Fast and Furious : 130 KMPH : Blistering Howrah Rajdhani Express with HWH WAP7 Rattles past Dankaur
Indian Railways : 12301 / Howrah - New Delhi Rajdhani Express (via Gaya) hauled by Howrah (HWH) WAP7 #30468 goes at terrific speed from Dankaur (NCR) Howrah Rajdhani is the most prestigious Rajdhani class train in India which connects New Delhi to Howrah, Kolkata. The Howrah Rajdhani was the first Rajdhani Express in India, thereby becoming the first fully air-conditioned train in the country. The train is one of the fastest in India with an average speed of 88 km/h (55 mph). Howrah Rajdhani gets highest priority on Howrah–Delhi main line and Howrah-Delhi Grand Chord Line. It connects two big metropolis of India. The Howrah Rajdhani Express began operations on 3rd March, 1969. The train departed from the New Delhi railway station to reach the Howrah Junction railway station in 17 hours 20 mins, covering a distance of 1,451 km (902 mi) .The express train reduced the travel time from Delhi to West Bengal from an earlier 24 hours to 17 hours. The Howrah Rajdhani is amongst few trains which are fully served by IRCTC, while others are Sealdah Duronto, Mumbai Rajdhani Express and Ahmedabad Rajdhani. Howrah Rajdhani is affectionally called the King by Railfans. Howrah Rajdhani is also the country's first WiFi enabled Rajdhani The idea of introducing Rajdhani express as a set of superfast express trains met with consternation and criticism due to both political reasons and the fear of the proposed speed leap from the then maximum permissible speed of express trains of 100 km/h (62 mph) to 140 km/h (87 mph) for trial runs of the train. The planning team behind the idea of such express trains made proposals to the zonal railways whose territories the Rajdhani express would be crossing but was met with opposition. The team was however, able to materialise its plan. The civil aviation in India was back then at its inception which made it was necessary to introduce high speed railway connectivity between metropolitan cities to allow faster travel. The introduction of such fast passenger express trains in the country was an important step for the Indian Railways to take the railway network in India closer to the advanced and high speed railways around the world. The Howrah Rajdhani express was introduced on 1st March 1969. It was flagged-off from New Delhi at 5:30 pm IST for Howrah and arrived at the Howrah junction station at 10:50 am IST next morning. The New Delhi bound Rajdhani express departed from Howrah at 5:00 pm IST on 3rd March, 1969 and arrived at New Delhi at 10:20 am IST next morning. Location : Dankaur (NCR), Uttar Pradesh, INDIA Keep Watching !! Subscribe me for more videos !! Video by, Prathamesh Yeram #rajdhani #trains #train #indianrailways #howrahrajdhani #wap7 #dankaur #uttarpradesh #india #freedomfamily #speed
