Ranchi–New Delhi Rajdhani Express

The Ranchi–New Delhi Rajdhani Express is a premier train in the exclusive fleet of Rajdhani Express of Indian Railways.

History

 * On 17 October 2001, Nitish Kumar, former Minister of Railways, inaugurated the train service as a weekly service through Bokaro Steel City with Hatia as the terminating station instead of present terminating station Ranchi. Later, in 2004 the frequency was increased to bi-weekly.
 * On 11 June 2006, Lalu Prasad Yadav, former Minister of Railways, inaugurated the train service as a bi-weekly service through the Prayagraj - Mughalsarai - Daltonganj - Barkakana - Muri route. Later in 2021, after gauge conversion of Ranchi - Lohardaga rail line and construction of Lohardaga - Tori rail line the route was changed to Prayagraj - Mughalsarai - Daltonganj - Lohardaga - Tori - Ranchi. Further, the route for the train service on one of the two days of a week was changed to  Prayagraj - Chunar - Chopan - Daltonganj - Lohardaga - Tori - Ranchi.

Traction
The three sets of Ranchi Rajdhani Express is hauled by a WAP-7 (HOG)-equipped locomotive of Ghaziabad electric loco shed in both directions.

Incidents
On 7 Sep 2017, the engine and power car of train derailed near New Delhi, but no casualties were reported.