Lokmanya Tilak Terminus - Secunderabad AC Duronto Express
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Superfast, Duronto Express |
| First service | 23 February 2011 |
| Current operator(s) | South Central Railways |
| Route | |
| Start | Secunderabad Junction |
| Stops | 7 (2 passenger stops, 5 technical stops) |
| End | Lokmanya Tilak Terminus |
| Distance travelled | 772.48512 km (480 mi) |
| Average journey time | 12 hours |
| Service frequency | 2 days a week. 12220 Secunderabad Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Duronto Express – Tuesday & Friday. 12219 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Secunderabad Duronto Express – Wednesday & Saturday. |
| Train number(s) | 12220 Up , 12219 Down |
| 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 |
112.65408 km/h (70 mph) (Maximum Speed), 64.37376 km/h (40 mph) (Average Speed), including halts |
The Secunderabad – Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Duronto Express is a superfast express train under Duronto category that operates between Secunderabad Junction and Lokmanya Tilak Terminus.[1]
The service is operated by South Central Railway zone of Indian Railways and connects the Indian states of Telangana & Maharashtra using train numbers 12220(Secunderabad - Mumbai (LTT)) and 12219(Mumbai (LTT) - Secunderabad) respectively
Service
The 12220 / 19 Secunderabad - Mumbai (LTT) Duronto Express covers the distance of 773 kilometres in 12 hours (64.42 km/hr) in both directions and its fare thus includes an additional superfast surcharge for the service as it is quite above the average speed of an express train which is 55 km/h (34 mph) as per Indian Railway rules.
The train offers only air-conditioned coaches. Its length generally comprises 1 AC 1st-class coach, 3 AC 2-tier coaches and 9 AC 3-tier coaches for passengers, generator coaches on either ends for powering the AC and a Pantry car for catering services
As is customary with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
Operation
The 12220 Secunderabad - Mumbai (LTT) Duronto Express starts from Secunderabad Junction every Tuesday & Friday night reaching Lokmanya Tilak Terminus the next day.
The 12219 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus - Secunderabad Duronto starts from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus every Wednesday & Saturday night reaching Secunderabad Junction the next day.
Routeing & Halts
Being a Duronto Express train, it has commercial halts at Pune and Solapur between its terminal stops.
However the 12220 Secunderabad Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Duronto Express runs from Secunderabad Junction with technical halts at Wadi Junction, Solapur Junction, Pune Junction, Lonavala and Khandala to Lokmanya Tilak Terminus.
The 12219 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Secunderabad Duronto Express runs from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus with technical halts at Karjat, Lonavala, Pune Junction and Wadi Junction to Secunderabad Junction.
Traction
As the total route is partly electrified .i.e. between Lokmanya Tilak Terminus & Daund and between Wadi & Secunderabad, it is powered by a Gooty or a Kalyan based WDP-4D for its entire journey.
The 12219 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Secunderabad Duronto Express gets 2 bankers which are attached to the train at Karjat in order to haul the train up to Lonavala (normally WAG 5 or WAG 7).
Electrification and doubling is currently in progress between Daund and Wadi junction. Once completed, it will be hauled end-to-end either by a Lallaguda based WAP-7 or a Kalyan based WCAM 2/2P or WCAM 3 locomotive.
Accidents
- On 4 May 2014, the 12220 Secunderabad Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Duronto Express collided with a tractor trailer near Pune killing 3 persons & seriously wounding 8.[2]
- On 12 September 2015, 12220 Secunderabad Mumbai Duronto Express Express derailed at Martur station between Shahbad and Gulbarga on Solapur Division in Karnataka at around 2:15 am. Two passengers were killed and more than 30 injured when eight of its coaches were derailed.
See also
References
- ↑ "New Bi-weekly Duranto Express to Mumbai from Feb 22". Retrieved 2014-08-01.
- ↑ "3 killed, 8 hurt as Duronto hits tractor near Pune". DNA India. 4 May 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
