Ranchi Rajdhani to run via Lohardaga route every Thursday

Ranchi: The Ranchi–New Delhi Rajdhani Express will run once a week through the newly opened Ranchi-Lohardaga-Tori railway route from November 11. On November 8, the railways ministry gave its green light to the proposal of South Eastern Railways (SER) of running the train through the new route.
As per the Railway Board’s directive, the 12353/12354 Rajdhani Express will operate through the new route every Thursday. However, it will not make stops at the Lohardaga station and will have stoppages at Daltonganj, Garhwa Road, Pt Deendayal Upadhyay Junction and Prayagraj station.
“At present, the Ranchi Rajdhani Express operates four days a week. It reaches New Delhi via the Ranchi-Muri-Barkakana route in two days and takes the Ranchi–Bokaro route in the next two days. After the new directive, it will run through Muri and Barkakana once a week,” Pradeep Gupta, the divisional railway manager of Ranchi railway division, told TOI on Tuesday. “The travel time between Ranchi and New Delhi stations will be reduced by at least 90 minutes,” Gupta added.