Top 5 fastest trains in India







1. Train 18 / Vande Bharat Express (22435 / 22436 and 22439 / 22440)

The Vande Bharat Express, also known as Train 18 is an Indian semi-high-speed train. It runs between New Delhi and Varanasi and New Delhi and Sri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra. It is fully air-conditioned. Vande Bharat Express has many facilities such as automatic doors, rotatable seats, Wifi, CCTV cameras, etc. Vande Bharat Express was finally inaugurated on 15 February 2019. It is the fastest engineless train in India.

Train no. 22435/22436

  • Max Speed: 180km/h
  • Average speed: 96km/h
  • Total distance travelled: 769 km
  • Time taken: 8 hours
  • No. of stops - 2 ( Kanpur Central and Prayagraj Jn. )
























2. Gatimaan express (02049 / 02050)

Img not found The Gatimaan Express is an Indian semi-high-speed train. It runs between Hazarat Nizamuddin and Jhansi. Passengers are provided with both veg and non-veg food along with water. It is fully air-conditioned
  • Max Speed: 160km/h
  • Average speed: 91km/h
  • Total distance travelled: 403 Km
  • Time taken: 4 hours 25 minutes
  • No. of stops - 2 ( Agra Cantt. and Gwalior)
























3. Bhopal Habibganj New Delhi Shatabdi Express (12001 / 12002)

Img not found The New Delhi Habibganj Shatabdi Exp runs between New Delhi and Bhopal Habibganj. It was inaugurated in 1988 and was the first Shatabdi train to be introduced. Snacks, Meals, Water, etc. are provided. It is fully air-conditioned
  • Max Speed: 150km/h
  • Average speed: 84 km/h
  • Total distance travelled: 709 km
  • Time taken: 8 hours 30 minutes
  • No. of stops - 8 ( Mathura Jn, Agra Cantt, Dhaulpur, Morena, Gwalior, Jhansi Jn, Lalitpur Jn, Bhopal Jn)





















4. Mumbai New Delhi Rajadhani (02951-02952) and Kanpur New Delhi Shatabdi (02033-02034)

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Train no. 02951/02952

The Mumbai New Delhi Rajadhani Express runs between Mumbai and New Delhi. Morning/evening snacks, bottled water, tea and coffee, soup, meals, ice-cream are served. It is fully air-conditioned.
  • Max Speed: 140km/h
  • Average speed: 90 km/h
  • Total distance travelled: 1384 km
  • Time taken: 15h 35m
  • No. of stops - 6 (Borivali, Surat, Vadodara Jn, Ratlam Jn, Nagda Jn, Kota Jn)










Train no. 02033/02034

The Kanpur New Delhi Shatabdi runs from Kanpur to New Delhi. It is fully air-conditioned. Snacks, water and meals are provided.
  • Max Speed: 140km/h
  • Average speed: 90 km/h
  • Total distance travelled: 440 km
  • Time taken:
  • No. of stops - 2 (Ghaziabad Jn and Etawah Jn.)
















5. Sealdah New Delhi Duranto and Howrah New Delhi Rajadhani

Image not found The Sealdah New Delhi Duronto runs from Sealdah to New Delhi. Snacks, meals, water, tea and coffee are provided. It is fully air-conditioned.

Train no. 12259/12260

  • Max Speed: 135km/h
  • Average speed:86 km/h
  • Total distance travelled:1457 km km
  • Time taken: 17 hours
  • No. of stops - 3 (Dhanbad Jn, Mughal Sarai Jn. and Kanpur Central)










Train no. 12301/12302

. The Howrah New Delhi Rajdhaani runs from Howrah to New Delhi. Snacks, meals, water, tea and coffee are provided. It is fully air-conditioned. It was the first train in India to become fully air-conditioned.
  • Max Speed: 135km/h
  • Average speed: 77 km/hr
  • Total distance travelled: 1450 km
  • Time taken: 19h 55m
  • No. of stops - 7 ( Kanpur Central, Allahabad Jn, Mughal Sarai Jn, Gaya Jn, Parasnath, Dhanbad Jn and Asansol Jn.)