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The 20501 / 20502 Agartala - Anand Vihar Terminal Tejas Rajdhani Express is a semi-high-speed Fully AC Train belonging to the Northeast Frontier Railway zone, and runs between Agartala and Anand Vihar Terminal in New Delhi, India. It is currently being operated as train numbers 20501/20502 on a weekly basis.[1][2][3]

Agartala Tejas Rajdhani Express

Overview
Service type	Tejas-Rajdhani Express
First service	28 October 2017; 4 years ago (2017-10-28)
Current operator(s)	Northeast Frontier Railway
Route
Termini	Agartala (AGTL) Anand Vihar Terminal (ANVT)
Stops	14
Distance travelled	2,423 km (1,506 mi)
Average journey time	40 hrs 5 min as 20501, 41 hrs 30 mins as 20502
Service frequency	Weekly [lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)	20501 / 20502
On-board services
Class(es)	First AC, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Pantry car On-board catering E-catering
Observation facilities	Large windows
Entertainment facilities	On-board WiFi
Baggage facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	Tejas rakes
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	130 km/h (81 mph) (top speed) 61 km/h (38 mph) average including halts as 20501, 58 km/h (36 mph) average including halts as 20502

It became the 1st Rajdhani express to be rolled out with Tejas Express livery Sleeper LHB coaches operated from 15 February 2021.[4]

Speed and service details

The 20501 Agartala–Anand Vihar Terminal Tejas Rajdhani Express has an average speed of 61 km/h and covers 2427 km in 40 hrs 5 mins.

The 20502 Anand Vihar Terminal–Agartala Tejas Rajdhani Express has an average speed of 58 km/h and covers 2427 km in 41 hrs 30 mins.

Route and halts

TRIPURA

1. Agartala (Starts)
2. Ambassa
3. Dharmanagar

ASSAM

1. New Karimganj Junction
2. Badarpur Junction
3. Hojai
4. Guwahati
5. Rangiya Junction
6. Barpeta Road

WEST BENGAL

1. New Jalpaiguri Junction

BIHAR

1. Katihar
2. Barauni Junction
3. Patliputra Junction

UTTAR PRADESH

1. Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction
2. Kanpur Central

DELHI

1. Anand Vihar Terminal (Ends)

Coach composition

The train has standard Tejas Express livery LHB coaches of 18 coaches, capable of achieving a maximum speed of 130 km/hr. The coach configuration is:

• 1 First AC classes
• 3 AC II Tiers
• 11 AC III Tiers
• 1 Pantry car
• 2 End-on Generator Car
• 1 Luggage Van

Locomotive

A Siliguri/SGUJ or a New Guwahati/NGC- based WDP-4/WDP-4B/WDP-4D locomotive hauls the train from Agartala to Guwahati, and from Guwahati to Anand Vihar Terminal, the train is hauled by WAP-7 Locomotive of Ghaziabad/GZB or Tuglakabad/TKD- based and vice versa.

Running

Train No. 20501 Agartala to Anand Vihar Terminal Tejas Rajdhani Express runs on Monday from Agartala and reaches Anand Vihar Terminal on Wednesday. Train No. 20502 Anand Vihar Terminal to Agartala Tejas Rajdhani Express runs on Wednesday from Anand Vihar Terminal and reaches Agartala on Friday.

See also

• Agartala railway station
• Anand Vihar Terminal railway station
• Tripura Sundari Express
• Bangalore Cantonment–Agartala Humsafar Express
• Sealdah–Agartala Kanchenjunga Express
• Deoghar–Agartala Weekly Express
• Howrah Rajdhani Express

Notes

References

External links

• 20501/Agartala - Anand Vihar Terminal Rajdhani Express
• 20502/Anand Vihar Terminal - Agartala Rajdhani Express

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THGHwYqHXmY

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