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The Taj Express was started in 1964 to serve tourists traveling from Delhi to Agra. It reduced the traveling time from over three hours to around two and a half hours. Taj Express was started along the lines of Deccan Queen and provided a quick and comfortable journey between Agra and Delhi. It was a very popular train especially among foreign tourists, before the Bhopal Shatabdi was introduced in 1986. The train was later extended up to Gwalior, then to Jhansi in 2006. ==History== *In 1964 Taj Express was introduced from New Delhi to Agra. Running at 105 km/h it brought down the travel time on this route to 2h 35m. It was hauled by a WP 7003 steam engine. *In Oct, 1982 The Taj Express gets diesel locomotives (WDM-2). *In 1985. the then Railway Minister late Madhavrao Scindia extended the Taj Express to Gwalior Junction. *In 1986 The Taj Express gets electric locomotives. *1 July 2006, the train was extended to Jhansi. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Taj Express」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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