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The Jammu Rajdhani Express connects Jammu Tawi and New Delhi. Its number is 12425 / 12426.
This train was introduced on 10 July 1994. The 12425 / 12426 Rajdhani Express is the fastest train on the Jammu Tawi - New Delhi section. It used to run weekly once until 2009. In 2009 its frequency was increased from weekly to daily. It operates daily as train number 12426 from Jammu Tawi to New Delhi Railway Station and as train number 12425 in the reverse direction. It covers a distance of 577 kilometres in each direction however it takes 9 hours 15 mins when operating as train number 12426 at an average speed of 75 km/h (excluding halts) while its return journey takes 9 hrs at an average speed of 74 km/h (excluding halts).
It has 3 halts in either direction at Kathua, Pathankot Cantonment, and Ludhiana. It is the shortest rajdhani express in terms of distance.
