Saturday, July 25, 2026

Which states does not have Rajdhani Express trains in Indian Railways?

 As of now 2026, 12 Indian states do not have a Rajdhani Express originating or terminating within their borders.

Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh,

Haryana, Himachal Pradesh,

Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya,

Nagaland

Punjab

Rajasthan

Sikkim

Uttarakhand

⭐Additionally Uttar Pradesh previously had the Lucknow Rajdhani Express, but it was later converted into an AC Superfast Express, so it no longer has its own Rajdhani.

Several of the states do not have Rajdhani Express because Rajdhani Express connectivity supposed to be long distance (1000 km plus), other states…destination is providing less coverage.

Many States are already near by distance, for Example Haryana, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh which is close to Delhi, so Alternative premium trains already serve the route, like Shatabdi Express Vande Bharat Express

already other Rajdhani Express passes through major station like New Delhi Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express via Lucknow, Guwahati, Dimapur (Nagaland)

Sabarmati-New Delhi Swarna Jayanti Rajdhani Express via Ajmer, Jaipur,

Hazrat Nizamuddin-Secunderabad Rajdhani Express via Bhopal, Nagpur

Recently Mizoram State got its Rajdhani Express, after the completion of railway project Bairabi-Sairang (Near Aizawl)

The Sairang- Anand Vihar Terminal Rajdhani Express was inaugurated in September 2025.

Andhra Pradesh use to have Rajdhani Express before the seperation of Telangana State, now after the Seperation, Telangana State holds Rajdhani Express and Andhra Pradesh State holds AC Train, Visakhapatnam-New Delhi AP AC Express.

Assam do have Rajdhani Express called New Delhi Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express, 3 services operates,

Even Though Assam Capital Place is Dispur, But Major RailHub is Guwahati which serves the capital region and additional benefit of connecting to Eastern Part of Assam Near Myanmar Border.