Swarna Jayanti Rajdhani Express

The 12957 / 12958 Swarna Jayanti Rajdhani Express is a Rajdhani Express train on the Indian Railways broad-gauge track network, connecting Sabarmati, Ahmedabad and New Delhi, a distance of approximately 929 km. The train was one of the Rajdhani Express trains to be introduced in the 20th century, making its inaugural run on 1 January 1998 after the erstwhile metre-gauge lines between Ahmedabad and Delhi through Gujarat, Rajasthan and Haryana were converted to broad gauge. Since it was introduced in the 50th year of India's independence, it was named 'Swarna Jayanti' Rajdhani Express.

Schedule

As of 21 March 2023, the Swarna Jayanti Rajdhani Express runs daily using the Jaipur–Ahmedabad line on Ahmedabad–Delhi main line. 12957 departs SBIB at 19:10 and arrives at NDLS at 07:30 the next day. 12958 departs NDLS at 19:55 and arrives at SBIB at 08:05 the next day, averaging approximately 77 km/h on both runs. In this sector, it is the fastest train between Ahmedabad and New Delhi. During its journey, the train passes through the Indian states of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana and Delhi. The entire train route is electrified and only the section between Jagudan and Palanpur Junction is on double line as of February 2025.

Route and halts

• Sabarmati Junction
• Mahesana Junction
• Palanpur Junction
• Abu road
• Falna
• Ajmer Junction
• Jaipur Junction
• Gurgaon
• Delhi Cantonment
• '''New Delhi'''

Time table

Station Code	Station name	Arrival	Departure
SBIB	Sabarmati Junction	---	18:45
MSH	Mahesana Junction	19:36	19:38
PNU	Palanpur Junction	20:40	20:42
ABR	Abu Road	21:20	21:25
FA	Falna	22:34	22:36
AII	Ajmer Junction	01:00	01:05
JP	Jaipur Junction	02:45	02:55
GGN	Gurgaon	06:24	06:26
DEC	Delhi Cantt	06:40	06:42
NDLS	New Delhi	07:30	---

Traction

It is hauled by a Vadodara Loco Shed based WAP-7 electric locomotive on its entire journey.

Coach composition

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
	EOG	A1	A2	A3	A4	A5	H1	PC	BE1	B1	B2	B3	B4	B5	B6	B7	B8	B9	B10	B11	B12	EOG

Other details

The train's rake is split into three classes of travel, AC 1st class, AC 2 Tier and AC 3 Tier. Usually, the train has one H/1A coach, four A/2A coaches and four to eight B/3A coaches. The train also has one or two End-on-Generation cars at either end. This train is popular with passengers and made a daily train in 2009. Previously, it used to run 5 days a week. As a Rajdhani Express, it is a Superfast train and gets the highest priority on its journey between Ahmedabad and New Delhi.