Duronto Express

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Duronto Express


Typical paint scheme

Train type: Long-distance train
Countries: IndiaIndia India
First drive: September 18, 2009
Today's operator: Indian Railways
route
Railway line: Main routes between major cities
Cycle: weekly to daily
Train numbers: 122xx
Furnishing
Class (es): all trains
  • First Class AC (1A)
  • AC 2-tiers sleeper (2A)
  • AC 3-tiers sleeper (3A)

some moves additionally:

  • AC 3-tier economy (3E)
  • Sleeper Class (SL)
Seat car: no
Couchette: typically
  • 4 cars (2A)
  • 12 cars (3A)
Sleeping car: typically
  • 1 car (1A)
Catering: on site included in the price
Others: typically
Technical specifications
Rolling stock: LHB trolley with WAP-7
Gauge (s) : 1676 mm
Power system (s): 25 kV 50 Hz alternating current
Cruising speed: 60 to 80 km / h
Train run


Map of the Duronto connections in 2010

Duronto Express (from Bengali দুরন্ত , duranta , dt. Restless, restless, unruly ) is a train type of high-quality night trains of the Indian Railways . The trains connect the most important cities with a few stops.

history

The range of Duronto trains was developed in order to be able to offer faster connections without building high-speed lines. The first Duronto Express ran on September 18, 2009 between Sealdah station in Calcutta and Delhi and covered this route non-stop with only three technical stops. These were only released for passenger change in 2016.

offer

25 Duronto connections were offered in the 2020 timetable. The trains are the fastest connections between the big cities, the travel time is shorter than on the Rajdhani Express trains.

The ticket prices are based on supply and demand and are designed dynamically .

For the trains, high-quality LHB wagons in a yellow-green paintwork are used, which are hauled by a WAP-7 on electrified lines ; diesel locomotives of the classes WDP-4B and WDP-4D are used on non-electrified lines . The trains reach a top speed of 130 km / h .

Some trains are en route for more than a day. The longest connection runs from Ernakulam in the state of Kerala in southern India to Delhi and takes almost two days on the 2639 km long line. To Vadodara the train is run by a diesel locomotive, then an electric locomotive covered the train to Delhi. The train only runs once a week.

Comfort

The trains offer the following carriage classes :

  • First Class AC (A1): Sleeping car with 2 or 4-bed compartments
  • AC 2-tier sleeper (A2): couchette car with 4-person compartments
  • AC 3-tier sleeper (A3): couchette car with 6-person compartments, two couchettes one above the other along the side aisle

Some also offer:

  • Sleeper Class (SL): couchette coaches with 6-person compartments without air conditioning
  • AC 3-tier economy (E2): couchette coaches with 6-person compartments, three couchettes one above the other along the side aisle. This car class is only offered in a few trains.

Meals are included in the price of the ticket. It is prepared in the kitchen trolley on most trains and served to the seat. Sockets for the passengers are available.

List of Duronto express trains

In the 2020 timetable there were 25 pairs of Duronto trains:

Duronto express trains
begin target Introduced Train no. down Train no. back Travel time (hh: mm) Distance (km) Average
speed
(km / h) 		locomotive Number of cars
Bangalore Delhi 2011 12213 12214 31:20 2362 75 WAP-7 19th
Mumbai Secunderabad 2011 12219 12220 12:00 769 64 WDP-4D 18th
Pune Howrah 2010 12221 12222 28:35 2018 71 WAP-7 19th
Mumbai Ernakulam 2011 12223 12224 21:30 1292 60 WDP-4D

2 × WDM-3D

14th
Mumbai Indore 2011 12227 12228 11:50 830 70 WAP-7 14th
Mumbai Jaipur 2011 12239 12240 15:20 1160 76 WAP-7

WDP-4

WDP-4D

WDP-4B

14th
Howrah Bangalore 2009 12245 12246 29:10 1954 67 WAP-7 21st
Calcutta Bikaner 2009 12259 12260 24:45 1920 78 WAP-7

WDP-4

WDP-4D

WDP-4B

20th
Mumbai Howrah 2009 12261 12262 26:25 1961 74 WAP-7 19th
Pune Delhi 2009 12263 12264 19:45 1515 77 WAP-7 16
Delhi Jammu 2010 12265 12266 9:10 576 63 WAP-7 21st
Mumbai Rajkot 2009 12267 12268 11:30 739 64 WAP-5

WAP-7

WDM-3D

WDM-3A

12
Chennai Delhi 2009 12269 12270 28:00 2175 78 WAP-7 18th
Lucknow Delhi 2010 12271 12272 8:00 491 61 WDM-3A 12
Howrah Delhi 2010 12273 12274 21:50 1529 70 WAP-7 18th
Bhubaneswar Delhi 2010 12281 12282 22:45 1730 76 WAP-7 18th
Ernakulam Delhi 2010 12283 12284 44:15 2639 60 WDM-3A

WAP-7

16
Secunderabad Delhi 2010 12285 12286 21:30 1661 77 WAP-7 18th
Mumbai Nagpur 2009 12289 12290 11:05 833 75 WAP-7 23
Mumbai Prayagraj 2012 12293 12294 19:20 1343 69 WAP-7 20th
Ahmedabad Pune 2012 12297 12298 8:45 625 71 WAP-7 15th
Calcutta Puri 2012 22201 22202 8:35 519 60 WAP-7 16
Visakhapatnam Secunderabad 2012 22203 22204 10:30 698 66 WAP-7 17th
Mumbai Delhi 2012 22209 22210 17:15 1386 80 WAP-7 16
Calcutta Patna 2012 22213 22214 08:40 539 62 WAP-4 14th

See also

Web links

Commons : Duronto Express  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 12259 / Sealdah – Bikaner AC Duronto Express. In: Indian Rail Info. Retrieved August 12, 2020 .
  2. ^ Indian Railway Trains: Duronto Express. In: FabHotels Travel Blog. Retrieved on August 12, 2020 .
  3. ↑ 12283 / Ernakulam-Hazrat Nizamuddin Duronto Express. In: indianrailinfo.com. Retrieved on August 15, 2020 .
  4. ^ India Rail Info. Retrieved August 11, 2020 .
  5. ^ Duronto Trains at a Glance . In: Indian Railways (Ed.): Trains at a glance: July 2019 – June 2020 . S. 70-71 ( indiarailinfo.com [PDF]).
  6. ↑ Including generator wagons , usually two per train
  7. ↑ to Sawai Madhopur Junction, then diesel traction to Jaipur
  8. ↑ to New Delhi, then diesel traction to Bikaner
  9. ↑ a b c Hybrid composition: LHB and ICF cars
  10. ↑ to Ahmedabad electric traction, then diesel traction to Rajkot
  11. ↑ a b ICF car
  12. ↑ Electric traction from Vadodara