Ranchi-New Delhi Rajdhani Express train: The is set to get a new stoppage soon. The move comes following an approval by . Introduced in 2001, this premium train service is being maintained and operated by the South Eastern Railway (SER) zone.
Train number 12453/12454 Ranchi-New Rajdhani Express covers a distance of 1,246 km in 17:55 hrs. The train operates once a week.
Presently, the Ranchi-New Delhi Rajdhani Express train halts at 9 stations enroute. These are: Lohardaga, Daltonganj, Garwa Road, Nagar Untari, Renukut, Chopan, Sonbhadra, Prayagraj Junction and Kanpur Central.
In a letter dated April 27, 2026, the Railway Board stated that the Ministry of Railways has approved an experimental stoppage for train numbers 12453/12454 Ranchi-New Delhi-Ranchi Rajdhani Express at Jharkhand’s Latehar station. The station comes under the administrative control of the Dhanbad division of the East Central Railway (ECR) zone.
The RB also directed the zonal railway to implement the new stoppage at the earliest convenient date. The zonal railway is expected to announce the revised schedule of the Ranchi-New Delhi Rajdhani Express train soon.
Train number 12453 departs from Ranchi at 17:15 hrs (every Sunday) and arrives at New Delhi railway station at 11:10, the next day. On the return journey, train number 12454 leaves New Delhi at 16:10 hrs (every Saturday) and reaches Ranchi at 09:45 hrs.
The Ranchi-New Delhi Rajdhani Express has three types of coach composition: Third AC, Second AC and First AC. The fare for travelling between Ranchi and New Delhi in: the Third AC is Rs 2190, the Second AC is Rs 3,395 and the First AC is Rs 4,795. The dynamic ticket price is applicable on this train.
