A ‘Zero Rajdhani’ train via 4.94 km long Bogibeel bridge has now brought the people of the two banks of the Brahmaputra river closer to New Delhi by more than 100 km.
- The Train number 02505/02506 between New Delhi and Dibrugarh on October 12, 2020 was technically not a Rajdhani, whose train number starts with 2. The zero makes it a special train, usually operated temporarily.
- The special ‘Rajdhani’ could be a first, deviating from the train definition, bypassing Guwahati, the original terminal for Rajdhani, by some 50 km.
- Bogibeel, is India’s longest rail-and-road bridge across the Brahmaputra and had in December 2018 brought the two “emotionally connected” banks of eastern Assam closer by more than seven hours.
(Source: The Hindu)
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