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