Dibrugarh To New Delhi : Full Journey : First Class AC Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express

DIBRUGARH (ASSAM) TO NEW DELHI : FULL TRAIN JOURNEY : 20503 DIBRUGARH - NEW DELHI RAJDHANI EXPRESS : LOCOMOTIVE CHANGE AT GUWAHATI FROM NGC WDP-4D TO GZB WAP-7 AT GUWAHATI STATION : INDIAN RAILWAYS

20503/Dibrugarh - New Delhi Rajdhani Express (Via Moranhat)
Other Names: Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express Via Lucknow
डिब्रुगढ़ - नई दिल्ली राजधानी एक्सप्रेस (मोराणहाट के रास्ते)
DBRG/Dibrugarh -- NDLS/New Delhi

Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express is a Rajdhani class train of Indian Railways that connects New Delhi Railway Station in Delhi to the Dibrugarh Railway Station in Assam.
The first version of this train was inaugurated on 26 October 1996 as Guwahati Rajdhani Express which ran via Barauni. It was flagged off by Ram Vilas Paswan (former Minister of Railways) which runs as a weekly service. The frequency was later increased to tri-weekly in 1997.
Later, on 11 January 1999, the Second set of Guwahati Rajdhani Express was inaugurated which runs through Chhapra. It was flagged off by Nitish Kumar (former Minister of Railways) which runs as a bi-weekly service.
After that, on 24 March 2010, the third set of Guwahati Rajdhani Express was inaugurated which runs through Muzaffarpur. It was flagged off by Mamata Banerjee (former Minister of Railways) which runs as a weekly service.
Later due to public demand in 2012, The three sets of Rajdhani was extended up to Dibrugarh and runs as Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express and also the frequency of First Set was increased to daily service.
February 2021: 20503/04 Dibrugarh Rajdhani frequency increased to 5 days a week from Weekly.
1st set of Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express with numbered 12423/12424 goes via New Tinsukia, Mariani, Dimapur, Lumding, Guwahati, New Bongaigaon, New Cooch Behar, New Jalpaiguri, Kishanganj, Katihar, Barauni, Patna Junction, Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction, Prayagraj Junction, Kanpur Central to New Delhi.
2nd set of Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express with numbered 20503/20504 goes via Mariani, Dimapur, Lumding, Guwahati, New Bongaigaon, New Jalpaiguri, New Cooch Behar, Kishanganj, Katihar, Samastipur, Muzaffarpur Junction, Hajipur Junction, Chhapra Junction, Ballia, Varanasi, Lucknow Charbagh, Bareilly, Moradabad to New Delhi.
3rd set of Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express with numbered 20505/20506 goes via Dhemaji, North Lakhimpur, Viswanath Charali, Rangapara North Junction, New Missamari, Rangiya, New Bongaigaon, New Alipurduar, New Jalpaiguri Junction, New Cooch Behar,Kishanganj, Katihar, Begusarai, Barauni Junction, Hajipur Junction, Chhapra Junction, Ballia, Varanasi, Lucknow Charbagh. Bareilly,. Moradabad to New Delhi.
All set of Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express (except for the third set of Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express numbered 20505/20506) are hauled by a Diesel Loco Shed, Siliguri-based WDP-4 / WDP-4B / WDP-4D diesel locomotive from Dibrugarh to Guwahati, after Guwahati it is hauled by an Electric Loco Shed, Ghaziabad-based WAP-7 electric locomotive until New Delhi and vice versa. In case of 20505/20506, the WAP-7 hauls the train from New Delhi to Rangiya and vice versa and the Diesel Loco Shed, Siliguri-based WDP-4 / WDP-4B / WDP-4D diesel locomotive takes over for its journey from Rangiya to Dibrugarh and vice versa.
On 25 June 2014, this train derailed in Chhapra, Bihar, killing four people and seriously injuring eight. Sabotage by Naxalites was considered but ruled out as the cause of the crash. Also, on 6 December 2016 derailed in Allipurduar district of west Bengal.

Dibrugarh railway station is a railway junction station on the Lumding–Dibrugarh section. Rated as an A Category railway station in Northeast Frontier Railway. It is located in Dibrugarh the 3rd largest city in the Indian state of Assam. Dibrugarh railway station (DBRG) is the second railway station of the historic city of Dibrugarh after Dibrugarh Town railway station (DBRT). It is the Largest railway station in Northeast India in terms of area covering approx 400 Bighas of Land. Nearest to the India's longest rail-cum-road Bogibeel Bridge which connects Southern Bank to Northern Bank of Assam.
The Dibrugarh–Kanyakumari Vivek Express was named in memories of Sri Swami Vivekananda which was introduced by Former Railway Minister Smt Mamata Banerjee on 19 November 2011. It is the only train service which covers the longest route in India. The train runs for 4,278 km (2,658 mi) across the states of Assam, Nagaland, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Tamil Nadu in 75 hours.
The Iconic Engineering Marvel 4.94 km (3 mi) long, combined Rail-Cum-Road Bogibeel Bridge across the Brahmaputra connects the Souther Bank of Assam Dibrugarh with the Northern Bank of Assam Dhemaji. The foundation of the infrastructure was laid by Former Prime Minister, Sri Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 2002, which is finally dadicated to the Nation on 25 December 2018 by Honourable Prime Minister Sri Narendra Modi.