Rani Kamalapati–New Delhi Shatabdi Express
The 12001/02 Rani Kamalapati-New Delhi Shatabdi Express is a train operated by the Northern Railways which runs between New Delhi, the main railway station of India's capital territory, New Delhi, and Rani Kamalapati railway station, the suburban railway station of Bhopal, the state capital of the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is one of the fastest trains in India with a maximum permissible speed of 150 km/h.
It runs on the New Delhi-Agra stretch. The train commenced service in 1988 and was the first Shatabdi train to be introduced. The train runs at an average speed of, including halts. There is a plan by the IR to cut short its travel time of 2 hours 06 minutes to 1 hour 35 minutes in the New Delhi-Agra section at an average speed of when the Maximum Permissible Speed in this section is enhanced to. The train was extended to Habibganj Railway Station from.
History
The name "Shatabdi" means century in Sanskrit. The first Shatabdi Express train was introduced in 1988 to commemorate the birth century of Jawahar Lal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India. Madhavrao Scindia was the Indian Railway Minister at that point of time and the Shatabdi Express was his brainchild. The first Shatabdi Express was flagged off between New Delhi and Gwalior Junction which was later extended toBhopal Junction and Habibganj railway stations.
Route
• New Delhi• Mathura Junction
• Agra Cantonment
• Dholpur
• Morena
• Gwalior Junction
• VGL Jhansi Junction
• Lalitpur Junction
• Bina Junction
• Bhopal Junction
• Rani Kamalapati