Nagpur Duronto Express

Nagpur Duronto Express (नागपूर दुरंतो एक्सप्रेस)
Overview
Service type Duronto Express
Locale Maharashtra
First service 24 November 2009
Current operator(s) Central Railways
Route
Start Nagpur
Stops 2
End Mumbai
Distance travelled 837 km (520 mi)
Service frequency Daily Service
Train number(s) 12289 / 12290
On-board services
Class(es) AC 1st Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class
Seating arrangements No
Sleeping arrangements Yes
Catering facilities No
Observation facilities Hybrid LHB rake
Technical
Rolling stock No Rake sharing
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed 74.40 km/h (46.23 mph) average with halts[1]

Nagpur Duronto Express is a daily service train which runs between Nagpur Junction, Second Capital of Maharashtra after Mumbai. The train is most popular on this route.

Stoppages

Being a Duronto express it does not stop at any other station in between. However it does stop at Bhusawal as a technical Halt. It also stops at Igatpuri and Kasara for removal and addition of banker engines. But from 1st of January 2016 all/some technical halts are converted to commercial halt. Thus tickets are issued from Nagpur, Bhusaval, Igatpuri and Mumbai.

Locomotion

Previously, a WCAM 2/2P or WCAM 3 used to haul the train from Mumbai CST to Igatpuri (technical halt) following which it got either a WAP 4 of Bhusawal Shed or WAP 7 of Ajni shed.

With Central Railway completing the change over of 1500V DC traction to 25000V AC traction on 06 June 2015, this train is now hauled end to end by Ajni based WAP 7.

Coach composition

The coach composition of the Nagpur Duronto leaving NGP is as follows:-[2]

WAP7-SLR-AB1-H1-A1-A2-B1-B2-B3-B4-S1-S2-S3-S4-S5-S6-S7-S8. A notable feature of this train is that it has only 1 EOG coach.

Other Trains on the Nagpur-Mumbai Route

Jnaneswari Express, Samarsata Express, Gitanjali Express, Kolkata Mail via Nagpur, Vidarbha Express, Sewagram Express, Shalimar Express and some other trains ply on this route with travel time varying from 16 hrs to 13 hrs. However the Nagpur Duronto is the fastest option for this route as it manages to connect the two cities in just 11 hrs.[3]

12290 Nagpur Duronto Express at Mumbai CST station
12290 Nagpur Duronto Express

See also

Sources

References

  1. ↑ "Duronto speeded up; days, timing changed". The Times of India. 10 November 2010. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  2. ↑ "Finally, daily Duronto express to Mumbai by June-end". The Times of India. 13 December 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "Nagpur-Mumbai Duronto to run daily before railway budget". The Times of India. 13 December 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
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