August Kranti Rajdhani Express 12954 train route

August Kranti Rajdhani Express (12954) runs from Delhi to Mumbai. It departs from Delhi H Nizamuddin station (NZM) at 16:50 from platform 3 and arrives at Mumbai Central station (MMCT) at 09:45 on platform 1. August Kranti Rajdhani Express takes 16 hrs 55 mints to cover the distance of 1378 km between Delhi and Mumbai. It is a superfast train. The average speed of this train is 81 kmph. It has classes First AC (1A), Second AC (2A) and Third AC (3A). This train runs daily. Final chart for August Kranti Rajdhani Express is prepared at Delhi usually 3-4 hours before train departure time. August Kranti is second Rajdhani that connects Delhi with Mumbai. This train made its maiden run way later than Mumbai Rajdhani on Jan 01, 1992. This Rajdhani is named after the August Kranti maidan of Mumbai from where Quit India Movement started in the year 1942. It has three stoppages in Mumbai (Borivali, Andheri and Mumbai Central) whereas Mumbai Rajdhani has 2 stoppages in Mumbai (Borivali and Mumbai Central) and takes approx 1 hour more than other Rajdhani to reach destination.

August Kranti Rajdhani Express starts from Delhi H Nizamuddin (NZM) at 16:50, reaches Mathura Jn (MTJ) at 18:28, Kota Jn (KOTA) at 21:40, Ratlam Jn (RTM) at 00:53, Dahod (DHD) at 02:16, Vadodara Jn (BRC) at 04:16, Surat (ST) at 06:00 and Valsad (BL) at 06:47. It arrives at Mumbai Central on second day at 09:45. It stops at 12 stations in its route between Delhi H Nizamuddin and Mumbai Central. Passengers use 12954 August Kranti Rajdhani Express to travel mostly from Delhi to Mumbai, Delhi to Surat, Delhi to Vadodara, Delhi to Vapi and Mathura Jn to Mumbai.

Delhi is the capital city of India. It is second most populous city of India with a population of more than 1.25 crore. It is well connected to almost all of India. Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi is the busiest airport of India. Following its overhaul and with introduction of terminal 3, its passenger handling capacity increased many folds, and was voted as Best airport in the world in 2015. Intra-city connectivity in Delhi is at par with other developed cities in the world owing to world class Delhi-metro. Being the capital city of India, Delhi is home to embassies of almost all the popular countries. Famous tourist attractions in Delhi are Akshardham temple, Lotus temple, Jama Masjid, Humayun's Tomb, Gurudwara Bangla Sahib, Qutab Minar, Red Fort, India Gate, Rashtrapati Bhawan and Parliament House. Connaught Place, Khan Market and the Hauz Khas Village are heaven for the foodies as these places have lots of restaurants offering varied lip-smacking cuisines.

Mumbai formerly known as Bombay is one of the most prominent cities in India. Mumbai is known for a lot of things namely Bollywood, Ganpati festival, shopping streets, colleges, Mumbai local trains, street food, Mumbai Dabbawallas delivering food tiffins, the Gateway of India. Mumbai once comprised of seven islands. That is why there are various sea links as it is surrounded by water bodies along the coast.Mumbai airport is centrally located in the city and is known as Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport (BOM). Mumbai have the credits for various services that were opened here first. Like the first airport of India Juhu Aerodrome was first established here in 1928, first 5-star hotel-Taj Mahal Hotel, the first railway terminal was constructed in Mumbai and was known as Bori Bunder (Now known as CST Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus), the first electric rail system, the first public bus service (BEST) are some of the facilities that started first in Mumbai. As a true Mumbaikar says Mumbai is not just a city it is a spirit in itself.