Did Rajdhani trains run faster in 1973? The answer may surprise you

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Once the pride of Indian Railways, the Rajdhani Express hasn't lived up to its speed promises decades later.

In 1973, the Howrah-Delhi route took 17 hours and 20 minutes, with a maximum speed of 120 kmph.

The New Delhi-Varanasi Vande Bharat, for example, covers 759 kilometers in eight hours, achieving an average speed of 94.88 kmph.

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