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Top 10 Fastest Train in India (Indian Railways)

Fastest Train in India

Searching for the fastest train in India, then you are at right place. As India has a big railway network as well as this is one of the oldest railway networks in the world. The Indian Railways has a bright plan to improve the top speed of India’s 10 super fast trains. In India, there are five maximum expensive trains also to be had under the Indian railway especially for tourism. Indian Railway is a great and one of the most established systems on the world.  In India Traveling by train is the best way of transport, as it is the most enjoyable journey. In recent year, they have started some fast trains on different routes. Here is the list of top 10 fastest trains in India.

List of Top 10 Fastest Train in India:

  1. Gatimaan Express (New Delhi to Agra)
  2. Shatabdi Express (New Delhi to Bhopal)
  3. Rajdhani Express (Mumbai to New Delhi)
  4. Sealdah Duronto Express (Sealdah to New Delhi)
  5. Kanpur Reverse Shatabdi(New Delhi to Kanpur)
  6. Howrah Rajdhani Express (New Delhi – Howrah)
  7. Howrah Duronto (New Delhi to Howrah)
  8. Allahabad Duronto Express (New Delhi to Allahabad)
  9. Sealdah Rajdhani Express (Sealdah to New Delhi)
  10. GaribRath (Nizamuddin to Bandra)

1. Gatimmaan Express:

Gatimmaan Express

Gatimaan Express is recently launch it has became a fastest train in India,it is a semi-high speed train that will connect New Delhi and Agra with in twenty minutes by Running at high speed of a hundred and sixty (160)km/hr.

2. Bhopal Shatabdi Express:

Shatabdi Express

The Bhopal Shatabdi Express is the fastest train in India with the top speed of 155 km/h on New Delhi-Agra stretch.These trains are fully Air-conditioned as well as much a high quality than most Indian rail coaches.

3. Rajdhani Express:

Rajdhani Express

Rajdhani the most magistral train in India which was introduced in 1969.Mumbai Rajdhani Express is a super fast express train, runs between Mumbai to Delhi the speed of this train is 91.2 km/h (56.7 mph)

4. Sealdah Duronto Express:

Sealdah Duronto

New Delhi Duronto Express is the very fastest express train of the Duronto Express,runs between Sealdah and New Delhi. Duronto Express category trains are long-distance non stop trains and Sealdah Duronto Express is the first Duronto Express by the Indian Railways. In the Bengali tongue ,‘Duronto’ means ‘restless’,and the fact is that these trains are nearly as fast as Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains.

5. Kanpur Reverse Shatabdi Express:

Kanpur Reverse Shatabdi

Kanpur New Delhi Shatabdi Express is the second Shatabdi Express Train for Kanpur Central, Lucknow Swarna Shatabdi Express being the first one. It is known as Kanpur Reverse Shatabdi by reason of reverse time table of Lucknow Shatabdi Express.This is the fastest train in India.

6. Howrah Rajdhani Express:

Howrah Rajdhani Express

Howrah Rajdhani Express is an express passenger train in India which connects New Delhi to Howrah,West Bengal. The Howarh Rajdhani was the first amongst the 22 operational Rajdhani Express trains , thereby becoming the first fully air-conditioned train in the country. The train is one of the fastest in India with an average speed of 88.21 km/hr.

7. Howrah Duronto Express:

Howrah Duronto Express

The thing we should know about Howrah Duronto is similar as Rajdhani type train, in this trains snacks and meals are provided as the cost for the same being included in the ticket cost. Jnaneshwari Express was the only Full AC Train that used to run in the past, but recent in the Mumbai-Howrah route’s full AC train tag goes to this Duronto Express.

Being non-stop version of Rajdhani train, it takes minimum number of intermediate halts for technical purposes like crew change, loco change and also other reasons such as food pick-up, water-filling, etc. Hence, There are no commercial halts like booking done only for Mumbai to Howrah or Howrah to Mumbai. It shares rakes with Pune Howrah Duronto Express, which has same timetable or run between Manmad Junction and Howrah Junction.

8. Allahabad Duronto Express:

Allahabad Duronto Express

Allahabad Duronto Express started giving service from 9th Feb 2010.The 12275 Allahabad New Delhi Duronto Express covers the distance of 634 kilometers in 07 hours 25 mins (85.48 km/hr) & in 07 hours 30 mins as 12276 New Delhi Allahabad Duronto Express (84.53 km/hr). As the an average speed varying of the train is above 34 mph (55 km/h), as per our Indian Railway rules, its allowance includes a Superfast surcharg.

9. Sealdah Rajdhani Express:

Sealdah Rajdhani Express

The Sealdah Rajdhani Express connects Sealdah (Kolkata) and Delhi. It is the 2nd fastest train after Sealdah to New Delhi Duronto Express on the Sealdah-Delhi sector. A high-speed WAP7 locomotive regularly hauls this express train.It operates as train number 12313 from Sealdah (Kolkata) to New Delhi Railway Station and as train number 12314 in the reverse direction.

10. Garib Rath Express:

Garib Rath Express

It is the fastest express train in the Garib Rath category which runs 81.15 km/hr, between Hazrat Nizamuddin to Bandra. The Garib Rath (literally: “Poor people’s chariot”) is a no-frills air-conditioned train started by the Indian Railways Only seating and three-tier (78 seats) accommodation is provided in Garib Rath The maximum speed of Garib Rath trains is around 130 Kmph.

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