Agartala Tejas Rajdhani Express

The 20501 / 20502 Agartala – Anand Vihar Terminal Tejas Rajdhani Express is a flagship Rajdhani-class train operated by Indian Railways. It connects Agartala, the capital city of state of Tripura in Northeast India, to Anand Vihar Terminal in Delhi, the national capital. Notably, it is the only Rajdhani-class train originating from the eastern part of India that terminates at Anand Vihar Terminal, instead of New Delhi Railway station in Delhi.

Agartala - Anand Vihar Terminal Tejas Rajdhani Express
Agartala Tejas Rajdhani Express Arrived At Prayagraj Junction railway station
Overview
Service type	Tejas Rajdhani Express
First service	28 October 2017 (2017-10-28)
Current operator	Northeast Frontier Railway
Route
Termini	Agartala (AGTL) Anand Vihar Terminal (ANVT)
Stops	15
Distance travelled	2,423 km (1,506 mi)
Average journey time	43hrs 40mins
Service frequency	Weekly
Train number	20501 / 20502
On-board services
Classes	First AC, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier.
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Available
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB Tejas rakes
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	130 km/h (81 mph) maximum, 59 km/h (37 mph) average including halts.
Route map ↓ 20501 • 20502 ↑ Agartala   Tripura Assam border Ambassa  Dharmanagar   Tripura Assam border New Karimganj Badarpur Junction Hojai Guwahati   Assam West Bengal border Rangiya Junction  Barpeta Road   Assam West Bengal border New Jalpaiguri Junction Malda Town   West Bengal Bihar border   West Bengal Bihar border Bhagalpur Junction Jamalpur Junction Patna Junction   Bihar Uttar Pradesh border Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction Kanpur Central   Uttar Pradesh Delhi border Anand Vihar Terminal

It became the first Rajdhani express to be rolled out with Tejas Express Liveried Sleeper LHB Coaches from 15 February 2021.

Running

During the time of its introduction, the Agartala Rajdhani Express use to traverse via Katihar- Barauni – Patliputra route to Delhi. However, on 15 January 2024, due to commercial requirements and passenger demand, the Railway Board approved its re-routing via Malda Town – Bhagalpur – Jamalpur – Patna route, with commercial stoppages at Malda Town, Bhagalpur, Jamalpur and Patna Junction, on 05 March 2026 due to passengers demand railways provide stoppage at Maibang on experimental basis

Routes and halts

• Agartala

• Ambassa

• Dharmanagar

• New Karimganj

• Badarpur Junction

• New Haflong

• Maibang

• Hojai

• Guwahati

• Rangiya Junction

• Barpeta Road

• New Cooch Behar

• New Jalpaiguri

• Malda Town

• Sahibganj Junction

• Bhagalpur

• Jamalpur Junction

• Patna Junction

• Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction

• Kanpur central

• Anand Vihar Terminal

Traction

This train is hauled by WDP-4, WDP-4B, WDP-4D of Siliguri Loco shed From Agartala to Guwahati.After the Guwahati this train is hauled by the WAP-7 of Ghaziabad shed.

Coach composition

At first this train used ICF Coaches but on 15 February 2021 this train got new Lhb tejas coaches.

This train consists of

1 AC first tier coaches

4 AC two tier coaches

12 AC three tier coaches

2 EOG coaches

1 High capacity parcel van coach

Coach positioning

This coach positioning is for 20501 at Agartala

LOCO-HCP-EOG-A1-A2-A3-A4–H1-PC-B1-B2-B3-B4-B5-B6-B7-B8-B9-B10-B11-B12-EOG

This is vice versa for 20502 at Anand Vihar Terminal.

See also

• Agartala railway station
• Anand Vihar Terminal railway station
• Tripura Sundari Express
• Agartala–SMVT Bengaluru Humsafar Express
• Sealdah–Agartala Kanchenjunga Express
• Deoghar–Agartala Weekly Express
• Howrah Rajdhani Express
• Patna Tejas Rajdhani Express
• Bhubaneshwar Tejas Rajdhani Express

External links

• 20501/Agartala - Anand Vihar Terminal Rajdhani Express
• 20502/Anand Vihar Terminal - Agartala Rajdhani Express

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