12442 New Delhi - Bilaspur Rajdhani Express departing from New Delhi Railway station

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12442 New Delhi - Bilaspur Rajdhani Express departing from New Delhi on a winter foggy evening.

About BSP Rajdhani :-

The 12441 / 12442 Bilaspur-New Delhi Rajdhani Express is a Rajdhani Express train belonging to Indian Railways – Northern Railway zone that runs between Bilaspur Junction and New Delhi in India.
It operates as train number 12441 from Bilaspur Junction to New Delhi and as train number 12442 in the reverse direction, serving the states of Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi. It is the fastest train on the Bilaspur - Delhi via Nagpur route. Currently this is the only Rajdhani in the entire Indian Railway network to have a locomotive and rake reversal. The reversal for both the trains occurs at Nagpur Junction (NGP).

Then northbound 12441 Bilaspur–New Delhi Rajdhani Express covers the distance of 1,501 kilometres (933 mi) in 20 hours 45 minutes (72.34 km/h (44.95 mph)); the southbound 12442 New Delhi–Bilaspur Rajdhani Express takes 20:15 (74.12 km/h (46.06 mph)).

In the year 2009, This train was extended up till Howrah Junction for providing Bhopal Junction–Howrah Junction connection. That time the train used to depart Howrah Junction at 21.35 P.M., Tatanagar at 01.05 A.M., Bilaspur Junction at 08.05 A.M., Nagpur at 14.35 P.M. and reached New Delhi on 3rd day morning at 05.20 A.M. On return the train used to depart New Delhi at 20.35 P.M., Nagpur at 10.49 A.M., Bilaspur Junction at 17.34 P.M. Tatanagar at 00.40 A.M. and reached Howrah Junction at 04.20 A.M. From grey area of 2009, the extended service was withdrawn.

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