HISTORY OF HOWRAH RAJDHANI __INDIAN RAILWAYS FAN CLUB__ 12301-12305 HOWRAH RAJDHANI

The Howrah Rajdhani Express began operations on March 3, 1969. The train departed from the New Delhi railway station to reach the Howrah Junction railway station in 17 hours 20 mins, covering a distance of 1,451 km (902 mi) .The express train reduced the travel time from Delhi to West Bengal from an earlier 24 hours to 17 hours. The Howrah Rajdhani is amongst few trains which are fully served by IRCTC, while others are Sealdah Duronto, Mumbai Rajdhani Express and Ahmedabad Rajdhani. Howrah Rajdhani is affectionally called the King by Railfans. Howrah Rajdhani is also the country's first WiFi enabled Rajdhani