Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express is one of the premier train in the exclusive fleet of Rajdhani Expresses of Indian Railways. It connects Template:Rws in Delhi and Template:Rws in Assam.
Dibrugarh Rajdhani via Samastipur and Bogibeel is the king of all Rajdhanis in Indian Railways .
History
- The first version of this train was inaugurated on 26 October 1996 as Guwahati Rajdhani Express which ran via Barauni. It was flagged off by Ram Vilas Paswan (Former Minister of Railways) which runs as a Weekly service.[1] The frequency was later increased to Tri-weekly in 1997.[2]
- Later on, 11 January 1999 the Second set of Guwahati Rajdhani Express was inaugurated which runs through Chhapra. It was Flagged off by Nitish Kumar (Former Minister of Railways) which runs as a bi-weekly service.
- After that on, 24 March 2010 the third set of Guwahati Rajdhani Express was inaugurated which runs through Muzaffarpur. It was flagged off by Mamata Banerjee (Former Minister of Railways) which runs as a weekly service.[3]
- Later due to public demand in 2012, The three sets of Rajdhani was extended up to Dibrugarh and runs as Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express and also the Frequency of First Set was increased to daily service.[4][5]
Route & Halts
- 1st set of Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express with numbered 12423/12424 goes via Template:Rws, Template:Rws, Template:Rws, Template:Rws, Template:Rws, Template:Rws, Template:Rws, Template:Rws, Template:Rws, Template:Rws, Template:Rws, Template:Rws to Template:Rws.
- 2nd set of Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express with numbered 20503/20504 goes via Template:Rws, Template:Rws, Template:Rws, Template:Rws, Template:Rws, Template:Rws, Template:Rws, Template:Rws, Template:Rws, Template:Rws, Template:Rws, Template:Rws, Template:Rws, Template:Rws, Template:Rws to Template:Rws.
- 3rd set of Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express with numbered 20505/20506 goes via Template:Rws, Template:Rws, Template:Rws, Template:Rws, Template:Rws, Template:Rws, Template:Rws, Template:Rws, Template:Rws, Template:Rws, Template:Rws, Template:Rws, Template:Rws, Template:Rws, Template:Rws, Template:Rws, Template:Rws. Template:Rws,. Template:Rws to Template:Rws.
Traction
All set of Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express are hauled by a Siliguri based WDP-4 / WDP-4B / WDP-4D diesel locomotive from Template:Rws to Template:Rws, after Template:Rws it is hauled by a Ghaziabad based WAP 7 electric locomotive until Template:Rws and vice versa.
Derailment
On 25 June 2014, this train derailed in Chhapra, Bihar, killing four people and seriously injuring eight.[6] Sabotage by Naxalites was considered but ruled out as the cause of the crash.[7] Also, on 6 December 2016 derailed in Allipurduar district of west Bengal.
Gallery
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12424 Dibrugarh Town Rajdhani Express departing Katihar Junction -
20504 Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express arriving Katihar Junction -
02423 Dibrugarh Rajdhani COVID19 Special with SGUJ WDP4 arriving Katihar -
02423 Dibrugarh Rajdhani COVID19 Special with GZB WAP7 arriving Katihar -
02423 Dibrugarh Rajdhani (COVID-19 AC Special) leaving Katihar
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See also
References
- ↑ Rail Budget 1994-95, Retrieved 25 May 2016
- ↑ Rail Budget 1995-96, Retrieved 25 May 2016
- ↑ Rail Budget 2009-10, Retrieved 25 May 2016
- ↑ Rail Budget 2010-11, Retrieved 25 May 2019
- ↑ Rail Budget 2005-06, Retrieved 25 May 2016
- ↑ New Delhi-Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express Derails in Bihar, Four Killed. NDTV(25 June 2014).
- ↑ Delhi-Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express derailment: Bihar CM rules out Maoist role(25 June 2014).
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