This demand was further put down by the MP of Nashik Hemant Godse, after which an in-principle approval from the Railway Minister Piyush Goyal was given in December 2018.

Trials were conducted by RDSO and Central Railway of using two WAP-7 locomotives with a 20 LHB car rake in a push-pull arrangement.

[4] 22221 Rajdhani leaves Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus at 16:00 daily and arrives Hazrat Nizamuddin at 09:55 every second day.

22222 Rajdhani leaves Hazrat Nizamuddin at 16:55 daily and arrives Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus at 11:15 every second day.

[5][6] CR Rajdhani Express runs with LHB rolling stock composition as below: CR Rajdhani Express is run using three LHB Rakes and the rakes are maintained at Wadi Bunder coaching depot, located besides Sandhurst Road railway station.