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History of SBC - NZM - SBC Bengaluru Rajdhani 3 Answers History of SBC - NZM - SBC Bengaluru Rajdhani As far as I know, they never shared a slot. But SC Raj was 'extended' to SBC to increase the SBC Raj's frequency to 4 times a week. Till 1996, SBC Raj was a weekly train, sharing a slot with the TVC Raj (which was an extension of MAS Raj). At this time, SBC Raj was two-day one-night journey departing from SBC at 6:45 in the morning and reaching NZM the next night (and similar timings in the reverse journey). In 1996, its frequency was increased and a new weekly MAS Raj was... more... The SBC Rajdhani was started during the tenure of Mr C K Jaffer Sheriff the then RM. Mr Shariff's parliamentary constituency was (the then)Bangalore. I think it was the third Rajdhani introduced in India after Howrah and (the then)Bombay Rajdhanis. I think SBC was introduced just after the completion of SC-SBC gauge conversion. Please correct if needed You are mostly correct, except for the gauge conversion part. Bangalore-Guntakal gauge conversion was completed in 1983 itself and Guntakal-Secunderabad was completed in 1998. From the time the Bombay Rajdhani was introduced, the politicians down south were demanding a Rajdhani from Madras as well. The railways however were apprehensive to run a premium, high-fare train for such a long distance and kept pushing it out. Mr. Jaffer Sharieff, during his tenure, kick started many railway related projects in Karnataka, and also restarted the Rajdhani race by starting... more... | ||
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