Taj Express

Taj Express

The Taj Express was started in 1964 to serve tourists traveling from Delhi to Agra. It reduced the traveling time from over three hours to around two and a half hours. Taj Express was started along the lines of Deccan Queen and provided a quick and comfortable journey between Agra and Delhi. It was a very popular train especially among foreign tourists, before the Bhopal Shatabdi was introduced in 1986. The train was later extended upto Gwalior and then to Jhansi.

History

*In 1964 Taj Express was introduced from New Delhi to Agra. Running at 105km/h it brought down the travel time on this route to 2h 35m. It was hauled by a WP 7003 steam engine.
*In Oct, 1982 The Taj Express gets diesel locomotives (WDM-2).
*In 1985. the then Railway Minister late Madhavrao Scindia extended the Taj Express to Gwalior.
*In 1986 The Taj Express gets electric locomotives.
*1st July 2006, the train is extended to Jhansi.

Route

The train No. is 2279 from Jhansi to Nizamuddin, Delhiand, from Nizamuddin, Delhi to Jhansi the train No. is 2280.
*Nizamuddin, Delhi
*Faridabad
*Mathura
*Raja ki Mandi, Agra
*Agra Cantt, Agra
*Dhaulpur
*Morena
*Gwalior
*Dabra
*Datia
*Jhansi

ee Also

*Bhopal Shatabdi
*List of named passenger trains of India
*Indian Railways - Travel Coach types and their seating / berths

External Links

* [http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history5.html http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history5.html]
* [http://www.nr.indianrail.gov.in/scripts/static/RecentReleasesDisplay_h.aspx?id=1389 http://www.nr.indianrail.gov.in/scripts/static/RecentReleasesDisplay_h.aspx?id=1389]
* [http://www.irfca.org/~shankie/famoustrains/famtraintaj.htm History of Taj Express]
* [http://www.cleartrip.com/trains/2280 Route map of Taj Express]
* [http://hindi.indiarailinfo.com/train/map/1610/748/477 Taj Express Time-Table] in Hindi


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