How many Rajdhani trains are in India?

 •As per 2026 year,There are 27 Pair Rajdhani Express Operational in India

Including Newly launched 20508/Anand Vihar Terminal-Sairang Rajdhani Express.. connecting from Delhi to Sairang (Aizawl) capital city Mizoram which is 22 km By road

•This train was inaugurated by PM Modi on 13th September 2025

•Also 7 Tejas Rajdhani Express

⭐Current Active Service State wise:-

•Jammu and Kashmir:-12426/Jammu Tawi-New Delhi Rajdhani Express

•Gujarat:12957/Sabarmati (Ahmedabad)-New Delhi Swarna jayanti Rajdhani Express

•Maharashtra:-2 Tejas Rajdhani Express & 1 Pushpull Operation Rajdhani Express

•12951/Mumbai-New Delhi & 12953/Mumbai Central-Hazrat Nizamuddin August Kranti via Surat,Vadodara

•22221/Mumbai CST Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express Via Manmad,Bhopal

•Bihar:-1 Tejas Rajdhani

12310/New Delhi-Rajendra Nagar terminal Tejas Rajdhani Express

⭐North Eastern states

a)Assam:-3 Rajdhani Train

•20505/Dibrugarh-New Delhi via Rangapara North Jn Bypassing Guwahati

•20503/Dibrugarh-New Delhi via Guwahati and Bypassing New Tinsukia Jn

12423/Dibrugarh-New Delhi Via New Tinsukia Jn, •Guwahati

b)Tripura:-1 Tejas Rajdhani Express

20501/Agartala-Anand Vihar Terminal Tejas Rajdhani Express

•West Bengal:3 Rajdhani Train

•a)12301/Howrah-New Delhi via Gaya

•b)12305/Howrah-New Delhi via Patna

•c)12313/Sealdah-New Delhi Rajdhani

•Chhattisgarh:-12441/Bilaspur- New Delhi Rajdhani Express

•Jharkhand:-3 Rajdhani

•12451/Ranchi New Delhi Via Garhwa Road Jn, Chopan

•20839/Ranchi-New Delhi via Bokaro Gaya

•20407/Ranchi-New Delhi via Pt.DD Upadhyaya Junction

•Odisha:-3 Tejas Rajdhani Express

•22811/Bhubaneswar-New Delhi via Adra Jn

•20817/ Bhubaneswar New Delhi via Sambalpur City

•22823/Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Via Tatanagar

Goa:-22413/Madgaon Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express

⭐South India States

a)Karnataka:-22691/KSR Bengaluru Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express via Secunderabad

b)Telangana:-12437/Secunderabad Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express

c) Tamilnadu:-12433/MGR Chennai Central Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express

d) Kerala:-12431/Trivandrum Central Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express via Konkan

•So overall India's first Rajdhani Express was Howrah-New Delhi Via Gaya,..launched on 1st March 1969 from West Bengal to Delhi Connectivity

•India’s Shortest Distance Rajdhani is 12426/Jammu Tawi New Delhi covers 576 km within 8 hours.

•India's longest Rajdhani train is Trivandrum Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express which covers 2844 km and Tri-Weekly Service,.. Connecting Southern End part Kerala to Delhi Via Konkan

•India’s Unique Rajdhani train is 22223/Mumbai Cst-Hazrat Nizamuddhin

India's first train to operate with push-pull technology, featuring engines at both ends. Introduced to enhance "Mission Raftar," this method eliminates the need for banker engines in the Thull Ghat section, significantly reducing travel time.

•The states which don't have Rajdhani Express are:- Rajasthan,Madhya Pradesh,Punjab,Uttarakhand,Uttar Pradesh,Haryana

Andhra Pradesh(after the formation of Telengana splitting)

Union Territories like Pondicherry, Punjab Chandigarh

North Eastern States like Meghalaya,Sikkim,Arunachal Pradesh.

Total 10 states & 2 union Territories

•There are approximately 8 trains which are running Daily without any single Off Day.

The following trains are:-

•12426/Jammu Tavi New Delhi

•12957/Sabarmati New Delhi

•12952/Mumbai Central-New Delhi

•12952/Hazrat Nizamuddin August Kranti

•22221/Mumbai CST Hazrat Nizamuddin

12313/Sealdah-New Delhi

22691/KSR Bengaluru Hazrat Nizamuddin

Which Rajdhani Express train covers the longest distance in India?

 Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express train covers the longest distance in India.

About Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express

• The Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani is a Rajdhani Express train in India connecting New Delhi and Thiruvananthapuram Central, the capital of Kerala state.
• The train operates as train number 12431 from Thiruvananthapuram Central to Hazrat Nizamuddin and as train number 12432 in the reverse direction.
• It is the longest running Rajdhani Express train, which covers about 3,149 km (1,957 mi).
• It has a record for the highest section speed, reaching 104 km/h (65 mph) between Ratnagiri and Sawantwadi Road (225 km or 140 mi in 2 h 10 min).
• It also gets a top speed of 130 km/h (81 mph) between Nagda and Hazrat Nizamuddin (267 km).
• It moves at an average speed of 76.36 km/h (47.45 mph) between Delhi and Thiruvananthapuram. It runs the longest non-stop run between Kota Junction - Vadodara Junction section (528 km).

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Services of Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express

• The 12431 Rajdhani Express leaves Thiruvananthapuram Central on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday in the evening at 19:15 and reaches Hazrat Nizamuddin on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday in the afternoon at 12:40 of the third day.
• The 12432 Rajdhani Express leaves Hazrat Nizamuddin on Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday in the morning at 10:55 and reaches Thiruvananthapuram Central on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday in the morning at 05:25 of the third day.

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Coach Composition of Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express

• 9 AC III tier coach (B1 to B9).
• 5 AC II tier coach (A1 to A5).
• 1 AC First Class (H1).
• 1 Pantry Car (PC).
• 2 End On Generation (EOG).

So, there are total 18 coaches in the train.

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Stoppages of Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express

The stoppages of the train between Hazrat Nizamuddin and Thiruvananthapuram Central are

• Kota Jn (KOTA).
• Vadodara Jn (BRC).
• Vasai Road (BSR).
• Panvel Jn (PNVL).
• Ratnagiri (RN).
• Sawantwadi Road (SWV).
• Madgaon Jn (MAO).
• Karwar (KAWR).
• Udupi (UD).
• Mangaluru Jn (MAJN).
• Kasaragod (KGQ).
• Kannur Main (CAN).
• Kozhikode Main (CLT).
• Shoranur Jn (SRR).
• Thissur (TCR).
• Ernakulam Jn (ERS).
• Alappuzha (ALLP).
• Kollam Jn (QLN).

So, there are total 18 stoppages of the train between Hazrat Nizamuddin and Thiruvananthapuram Central.

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Some images of catering services provided in Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express train

• AC III tier and AC II tier

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• AC First Class

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NOTE

• The images of the catering services used above are Self-clicked during the journey in other Rajdhani Express train.
• The images of trains are imported from Google.

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