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{{Infobox rail service<br />
| name = Bangalore Rajdhani Express<br />
| image= File:22694 Banglore Rajdhani Express.jpg<br />
| caption = Bengaluru Rajdhani Express train board<br />
| type = [[Rajdhani Express]]<br />
| locale = [[Karnataka]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Telangana]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Rajasthan]], [[Haryana]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] & [[Delhi]]<br />
| first = {{start date and age|df=yes|1992|11|01}}<br />
| last =<br />
| operator = [[South Western Railway Zone|South Western Railways]]<br />
| ridership =<br />
| start = [[Bangalore City railway station|KSR Bengaluru City]] ('''SBC''')<br />
| stops = 17<br />
| end = [[Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station|Hazrat Nizamuddin]] ('''NZM''')<br />
| distance = {{convert|2366|km|0|abbr=on}}<br />
| journeytime = 33 hours 55 minutes<br />
| frequency = Daily<br />
| class = [[Indian Railways coaching stock|AC 1st Class]], [[Indian Railways coaching stock|AC 2 tier]], [[Indian Railways coaching stock|AC 3 tier]]<br />
| seating = No<br />
| sleeping = Yes<br />
| autorack =<br />
| catering = Available<br />
| observation = Large windows<br />
| entertainment = <br />
| baggage = Available<br />
| otherfacilities=<br />
| stock = [[LHB Coaches]]<br />
| gauge = {{RailGauge|1676mm}} <br> [[Broad Gauge]]<br />
| el = <br />
| trainnumber = 22691 / 22692 <br />
| speed = <br />
{{convert|130|km/h|0||abbr=on}} maximum,<br />
{{convert|69.75|km/h|0|abbr=on}} average including halts<br />
| map = <br />
| map_state =<br />
}}<br />
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The 22691 / 22692 '''Bengaluru - Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express'''. This train connects [[Bengaluru]] and [[Delhi]]. It was the fastest service on the Bangalore & Delhi sector before [[Yeshvantapur Delhi Sarai Rohilla AC Duronto Express]] running via [[Secunderabad]]-[[Nagpur]]-[[Bhopal]]-[[Agra]] route.<br />
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==History==<br />
Originally introduced in 1992, this was a weekly train, then converted to bi-weekly, tri-weekly and then four times a week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/travel/trsched.htm|title=Rajdhani changes!|accessdate=23 August 2017|publisher = Rediff|date=}}</ref> Before the Konkan Railway came up in 1998, there were only 2 South bound Rajdhani from Delhi. Bangalore Rajdhani Express was a weekly train back then having rake sharing agreement with [[Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express]] & it used to run via [[Chennai Central]]. In end of March 2010, service 12493/12494, which later became 22693/22694 was added to make it a daily service. This was the first Rajdhani where overnight service standard was changed - the distance being greater than what can be covered overnight at Indian Railway's speeds. It covers a distance of {{convert|2366|km|0|abbr=on}} kilometres in [[Bangalore City railway station|KSR Bangalore City]] to [[Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station|Hazrat Nizamuddin]] direction and it takes 33 hours 55 mins when operating as train number 22691 at an average speed of {{convert|69.75|km/h|miles/h|abbr=on}} while its return journey as train number 22692 takes 33 hrs 55 mins to cover {{convert|2366|km|0|abbr=on}} at an average speed of {{convert|69.75|km/h|miles/h|abbr=on}} thus making it the second fastest train on the Bangalore - Delhi sector running via [[Secunderabad]]-[[Nagpur]]-[[Bhopal]]-[[Agra]] route. Currently 22693/94 is being planned to be revived again in [[Yeshvantapur railway station|Yeshvantapur Junction]] - [[Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station|Hazrat Nizamuddin]] route, which will either run via [[Hubli]] or [[Hubballi]]-[[Pune]]-[[Vadodara]]-[[Kota, Rajasthan|Kota]] route or run via [[Raichur]]-[[Solapur]]-[[Bhusaval]]-[[Bhopal]]-[[Agra]] route. In the midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic, this train is running as 02691/02692 COVID A/C special since May 2020. Catering, bedding, curtains aren't available presently, till the end of the Pandemic till which it is expected to run as this special<br />
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== Service ==<br />
Bengaluru Rajdhani Express is the 2nd fastest train on the Bengaluru (Earlier known as Bangalore) - Delhi sector after [[Yeshvantapur Delhi Sarai Rohilla AC Duronto Express]]. It is a daily service. It operates as train number 22691 from [[Bangalore City railway station|Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna (Bengaluru)]] to [[Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station]] and as train number 22692 in the reverse direction. It has been converted into a daily service from 1 July 2017.<ref name="toi">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/delhi-bangalore-rajdhani-to-run-daily/articleshow/57777113.cms|title=Delhi- Bangalore Rajdhani to run daily|publisher = Times of India|date = 22 March 2017|accessdate = 21 August 2017}}</ref><br />
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== Coach composition ==<br />
The Bangalore Rajdhani generally has a 1 [[Indian Railways coaching stock|AC 1st Class]], 5 [[Indian Railways coaching stock|AC 2 tier]], 11 [[Indian Railways coaching stock|AC 3 tier]], 1 [[Dining car|Pantry]] car, 2 [[Diesel generator|End on Generator]] coaches taking the total up to 20 coaches. <!--This Rajdhani had an infamous coach composition in terms of livery such that it was also called 'King of Mismatch'. Sometimes it had coaches of 7 different liveries.This mismatch is seldom seen now after the train switched over to LHB coaches--> 22693/22694 received [[LHB Coaches|LHB coaches]] effective 20 April/21 April 2012. 22691/22692 Bangalore Rajdhani also received [[LHB coaches]] effectively from 09/08/2012 thus making it to run entirely with [[LHB coaches]] since 9 August 2012.<br />
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==Routes & Halts==<br />
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* '''[[Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station|Hazrat Nizamuddin]]'''<br />
* [[Agra Cantonment railway station|Agra cantt]]<br />
* [[Gwalior Junction railway station|Gwalior]]<br />
* [[Jhansi Junction railway station|Jhansi]]<br />
* [[Bhopal Junction railway station|Bhopal]]<br />
* [[Itarsi Junction railway station|Itarsi]]<br />
* [[Nagpur railway station|Nagpur]]<br />
* [[Balharshah Junction railway station|Balharshah]]<br />
* [[Kazipet Junction railway station|Kazipet]]<br />
* [[Secunderabad Junction railway station|Secunderabad]]<br />
* [[Sedam railway station|Sedam]]<br />
* [[Raichur railway station|Raichur]]<br />
* [[Guntakal Junction railway station|Guntakal]]<br />
* [[Anantapur railway station|Ananthpur]]<br />
* [[Dharmavaram Junction railway station|Dharmavaram]]<br />
* [[Sathya Sai Prasanthi Nilayam railway station|Shri Sathya Sai Prashanthi Nilayam]]<br />
* '''[[Bangalore City railway station|Bangalore City]]'''<br />
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== Traction ==<br />
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At its introduction it was hauled by [[Kazipet Junction railway station|Kazipet]] based [[Indian locomotive class WDM-3A|WDM-3A]] till [[Secunderabad Junction railway station]] after which a [[Ghaziabad Junction railway station|Ghaziabad]] based WAP-1 or [[Indian locomotive class WAP-4|WAP 4]] used to haul it for the remainder of the journey. The electric locomotive link was changed to [[Indian locomotive class WAP-7|WAP 7]] in 2007. In 2010, the [[Krishnarajapuram railway station|Krishnarajapuram]] loco shed took over with its [[Indian locomotive class WDM-3A|WDM-3A]] and in 2013, the [[EMD GT46PAC|WDP 4]] locomotive which was used till [[Secunderabad Junction railway station]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-telangana/electrification-of-397-km-lines-completed-by-scr/article19168328.ece|title=Record electrification by SCR over 3 months|date=29 June 2017|accessdate=21 August 2017|publisher='The Hindu'}}</ref> after which rest of the journey was hauled by [[Tughlakabad railway station|Tughlakabad]] or [[Lallaguda railway station|Lallaguda]] based [[Indian locomotive class WAP-7|WAP 7]].<br />
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With the completion of electrification between [[Bangalore|Bangalore City Junction]] and [[Guntakal Junction railway station|Guntakal]] on 30 June 2017, it is currently hauled end to end by a [[Lallaguda railway station|Lallaguda]] or [[Krishnarajapuram railway station|Krishnarajapuram]] based [[Indian locomotive class WAP-7|WAP 7]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Telangana/2017-08-03/South-Central-Railway-on-track-to-cut-travel-time/316463|title=South Central Railway on track to cut travel time|date=2 August 2017|accessdate=21 August 2017|publisher='The Hans India'}}</ref><br />
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As of February 2020 it is hauled by a [[Electric Loco Shed, Tuglakabad|Tughlakabad]] (TKD) / [[Electric Loco Shed, Lallaguda|Lallaguda]] (LGD) based [[WAP 7]] ('''HOG''') equipped locomotive on its entire journey.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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<gallery><br />
File:22694 Banglore Rajdhani Express.jpg<br />
File:22694 Banglore Rajdhani Express 2.jpg|Banglore Rajdhani Express [[Indian Railways coaching stock|AC 3 tier]] coach<br />
File:Greeting Poster on Banglore Rajdhani.jpg|Greeting Poster on Banglore Rajdhani<br />
File:22693 WAP7 KZJ LHB rake.jpg|[[Indian Railways coaching stock|AC 1st Class]] Bangalore Rajdhani Express<br />
</gallery><br />
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==References==<br />
{{commons category|Bangalore Rajdhani Express}}<br />
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{{Rajdhani Express}}<br />
{{Railways in Southern India}}<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bangalore City - Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express}}<br />
[[Category:Transport in Delhi]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Bangalore]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Karnataka]]<br />
[[Category:Rajdhani Express trains]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Maharashtra]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Delhi]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
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