End Of An Era | Swarna Jayanti Rajdhani with Twin ALCo Diesel Engines | Indian Railways

12957/58 Ahmedabad - New Delhi - Ahmedabad Swarna Jayanti Rajdhani Express Full Journey :    • New Delhi to Ahmedabad by Swarna Jayanti R...   #indianrailways #trains #thetrainguy With Ahmedabad - New Delhi via Palanpur, Ajmer, Jaipur fully electrified, the Swarna Jayanti Rajdhani Express begins to run with an electric locomotive wef 18th November 2021. Swarna Jayanti Rajdhani (Train No. 12957/12958) is a Rajdhani Express train on the Indian Railways broad gauge track network, connecting Ahmedabad (code: ADI) and New Delhi (code: NDLS), a distance of approximately 940 km. The train was one of the last Rajdhani Express trains to be introduced in the 20th century, making its inaugural run in 1997 after the estwhile metre gauge lines between Ahmedabad and Delhi through Gujarat, Rajasthan and Haryana were converted to broad gauge. Since it was introduced in the 50th year of India's independence, it was named 'Swarna Jayanti' (golden jubilee) Rajdhani Express. The train's rake is split into three classes of travel, AC 1st class (code: H/1A), AC 2 Tier (code: A/2A) and AC 3 Tier (code:B/3A). Usually, the train has one H/1A coach, four A/2A coaches and four to eight B/3A coaches. The train also has one or two End-On-Generation cars at either end. This train is popular with passengers and made a daily train in 2009. Previously, it used to run 5 days a week. As a Rajdhani Express, it is a superfast train and gets the highest priority on its journey between Ahmedabad and New Delhi.