•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