Sealdah – New Delhi Duronto Express
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| Overview | |||||
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| Service type | Superfast, Duronto Express | ||||
| First service | 18 September 2009 | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Eastern Railway zone | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Start | Sealdah | ||||
| Stops | 4 | ||||
| End | New Delhi | ||||
| Distance travelled | 1,453.237632 km (903 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 16 hours, 55 minutes | ||||
| Service frequency | 12259 – Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Sunday. 12260 – Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday. | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | AC 1st Class, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier | ||||
| Seating arrangements | No | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Catering facilities | Pantry Car Coach attached | ||||
| Observation facilities | LHB Coaches | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | Standard Indian Railway Duronto coaches | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed |
135.184896 km/h (84 mph) (Maximum Speed), 85.295232 km/h (53 mph) (Average Speed), including halts | ||||
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Sealdah New Delhi Duronto Express is a Superfast express train of the Duronto Express category belonging to Indian Railways - Eastern Railway zone that runs between Sealdah and New Delhi in India.
It operates as train number 12259 from Sealdah to New Delhi and as train number 12260 in the reverse direction serving the states of West Bengal & Delhi.
It was the first and the fastest Duronto Express to be launched as announced in the Railway budget of 2008 / 09.
Coaches
The 12259 / 60 Sealdah New Delhi Duronto Express presently has 1 AC First Class, 3 AC 2 tier, 9 AC 3 tier, 2 End on Generator Car & 2 Pantry car coach.
As is customary with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
Service
The 12259 Sealdah New Delhi Duronto Express covers the distance of 1452 kilometres in 16 hours 55 mins (85.83 km/hr) & in 16 hours 45 but its takes generally 21 hours00 mins as 12260 New Delhi Sealdah Duronto Express (86.75 km/hr).
As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/h (34 mph), as per Indian Railway rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.
Routeing & Technical Halts
The 12259 / 60 Sealdah New Delhi Duronto Express runs from Sealdah via Dhanbad Junction, Mughalsarai Junction, Kanpur Central to New Delhi.This train stops Halts also.
Traction
As the route is fully electrified, and both the two rakes of 12259/12260 Sdah Duronto is HOG(Head On Generation) enabled so it is powered end to end by a Howrah based HOG(Head On Generation)WAP 7 locomotive as it's Regular Loco Link from both ends. Besides it is also powered by Howrah based WAP-4 Or Ghaziabad based WAP-7 as Offlinks.
References
- "DURONTO TRAIN LIST". indianrail.gov.in. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- "Mamata flags off Sealdah-New Delhi Duronto train - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- "tatkal/video/irfca---sealdah-new-delhi-ac-duronto-express-behind-the-power-of-howrah-wap-7-30203/8-aEBGiLzd_361333S11". firstpost.com. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- "Painter Mamata adds dash of colour to Duronto Express | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". dnaindia.com. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
