Ranchi–New Delhi Rajdhani Express

The Ranchi–New Delhi Rajdhani Express is a premium train in the exclusive fleet of Rajdhani Express of Indian Railways.

Ranchi–New Delhi Rajdhani Express

Ranchi Rajdhani Express at New Delhi
Overview
Service type	Rajdhani Express
Locale	Jharkhand, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh & New Delhi
Current operators	Northern Railway (for 20407/20408 and 12453/12454) South Eastern Railway (for 20839/20840)
Route
Termini	Ranchi Junction (RNC) New Delhi (NDLS)
Stops	6 as 20839/20840, 5 as 20407/20408, 6 as 12453/12454
Distance travelled	20839/20840 - 1,307 km (812 mi), 20407/20408 - 1,251 km (777 mi), 12453/12454 - 1,244 km (773 mi)
Average journey time	20839/20840 16 Hrs 55 Mins, 20407/20408 16 Hrs, 12453/12454 17 Hrs 55 Mins
Train numbers	20839/20840, 20407/20408, 12453/12454
On-board services
Class(es)	AC First Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier
Catering facilities	On-board catering, E-catering
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	Average Speed (including halts) 20839/20840 (76 km/h), 20407/20408 (74 km/h), 12453/12454 (69 km/h)
Route map Legend (Via Chopan) 12453 ↓ Ranchi Junction Lohardaga Daltonganj Garwa Road Junction Nagar Untari Jharkhand Uttar Pradesh border Renukoot Chopan Sonbhadra Prayagraj Junction Kanpur Central Uttar Pradesh New Delhi border 12454 ↑ New Delhi 12453 - Ranchi → New Delhi 12454 - New Delhi → Ranchi Legend (Via Japla) 20407 ↓ Ranchi Junction Lohardaga Daltonganj Garwa Road Junction Jharkhand Uttar Pradesh border Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction Prayagraj Junction Kanpur Central Uttar Pradesh New Delhi border 20408 ↑ New Delhi 20407 - Ranchi → New Delhi 20408 - New Delhi → Ranchi (Via Bokaro Steel City) ↓ ( 20839 / 20840 ) ↓

History

• On 17 October 2001, Nitish Kumar, former Minister of Railways, inaugurated the train service as a weekly service through Bokaro Steel City with Hatia as the terminating station instead of present terminating station Ranchi.^[1] Later, in 2004 the frequency was increased to bi-weekly.^[2]
• On 11 June 2006, Lalu Prasad Yadav, former Minister of Railways, inaugurated the train service as a bi-weekly service through the Prayagraj - Mughalsarai - Daltonganj - Barkakana - Muri route. Later in 2021, after gauge conversion of Ranchi - Lohardaga rail line and construction of Lohardaga - Tori rail line the route was changed to Prayagraj - Mughalsarai - Daltonganj - Lohardaga - Tori - Ranchi.^[3][4] Further, the route for the train service on one of the two days of a week was changed to Prayagraj - Chunar - Chopan - Daltonganj - Lohardaga - Tori - Ranchi.

Coach composition

Train Number	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
20839	LOCO	EOG	B11	B10	B9	B8	B7	B6	B5	B4	B3	B2	B1	PC	A6	A5	A4	A3	A2	A1	H1	EOG
20840	LOCO	EOG	H1	A1	A2	A3	A4	A5	A6	PC	B1	B2	B3	B4	B5	B6	B7	B8	B9	B10	B11	EOG

Train Number	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
20407	LOCO	EOG	B11	B10	B9	B8	B7	B6	B5	B4	B3	B2	B1	PC	A5	A4	A3	A2	A1	H1	EOG
20408	LOCO	EOG	H1	A1	A2	A3	A4	A5	PC	B1	B2	B3	B4	B5	B6	B7	B8	B9	B10	B11	EOG

Train Number	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
12453	LOCO	EOG	B11	B10	B9	B8	B7	B6	B5	B4	B3	B2	B1	PC	A5	A4	A3	A2	A1	H1	EOG
12454	LOCO	EOG	H1	A1	A2	A3	A4	A5	PC	B1	B2	B3	B4	B5	B6	B7	B8	B9	B10	B11	EOG

Traction

The three sets of Ranchi Rajdhani Express is hauled by a WAP-7 (HOG)-equipped locomotive of Ghaziabad electric loco shed in both directions.Route& Halts

Time table

Route 1 - via Chopan						Route 2 - via Japla						Route 3 - via Bokaro Steel City
Train No. 12453		Stations	Train No. 12454			Train No. 20407		Stations	Train No. 20408			Train No. 20839		Stations	Train No. 20840
Arrival	Departure		Arrival	Departure		Arrival	Departure		Arrival	Departure		Arrival	Departure		Arrival	Departure
---	17:15	Ranchi	09:45	---		---	18:25	Ranchi	08:10	---		---	18:10	Ranchi	09:05	---
20:39	20:41	Daltonganj	05:40	05:42		21:39	21:41	Daltonganj	04:41	04:43		20:05	20:10	Bokaro Steel City	06:30	06:35
21:20	21:25	Garhwa Road	05:00	05:05		22:50	22:55	Garhwa Road	04:10	04:15		22:01	22:03	Koderma	04:40	04:42
22:36	22:38	Renukut	03:20	03:22		01:35	01:45	Mughalsarai	01:12	01:22		23:20	23:23	Gaya	03:30	03:33
00:05	00:10	Chopan	02:45	02:50								00:16	00:18	Dehri-on-Sone	02:28	02:30
03:35	03:37	Prayagraj	22:58	23:00		03:35	03:37	Prayagraj	22:58	23:00		01:35	01:45	Mughalsarai	01:12	01:22
05:40	05:45	Kanpur Central	20:52	20:57		05:40	05:45	Kanpur Central	20:52	20:57		05:40	05:45	Kanpur Central	20:52	20:57
11:10	---	New Delhi	---	16:10		11:10	---	New Delhi	---	16:10		11:10	---	New Delhi	---	16:10

Incidents

On 7 Sep 2017, the engine and power car of train derailed near New Delhi, but no casualties were reported.^[5]