Duronto Express

Duronto Express
दुरंतो एक्सप्रेस
Overview
Main Operation(s) India 2009 – Present
Fleet size 26
Parent company Indian Railways
Website www.indianrail.gov.in

Duronto Express is a category of long-distance non stop source to destination trains run by the Indian Railways. Initially these trains did not have any ticketing stops between the origin and the destination, but since January 2016 it is possible to book tickets from those technical stops. "Duronto" means "restless" in Bengali language. These trains' coaches have characteristic yellow-green livery. Duronto Express services connect the several metros and major state capitals of India. These trains are faster than Rajdhani and Shatabdi express.

History

The Government of India's Ministry of Railways (India) has been trying to introduce high-speed rail in India. In 2007, the ministry chose the 500-kilometre stretch between Delhi and Amritsar for a pre-feasibility study.[1] On 19 January 2009, Railway Minister, Mamata Banerjee, said that the ministry was in the process of appointing global consultants for introducing the high-speed trains on certain routes. Besides the Delhi-Amritsar route, Pune-Mumbai-Ahmedabad, Hyderabad-Dornakal-Vijaywada-Chennai, Chennai-Bangalore-Coimbatore-Ernakulam-Thiruvananthapuram and Howrah-Haldia.[2] But, this High Speed rail service for India is expected to be completed on a long run.

Meanwhile, non-stop Duronto Express trains were introduced in 2009–10 as a first step towards high-speed rail travel in India.[3] The first Duronto ran between Sealdah and New Delhi.

Efficiency and speed

The Duronto Expresses are one of the fastest trains in India. These trains run faster than Rajdhani Express[4] trains which hold the record of the fastest long-distance trains in India. For example, the New DelhiSealdah Duronto Express takes 16 hours to cover the journey against 17 hours taken by Rajdhani Express. The trains will adhere to the speed limit of 110 km/h {non-stop}.[5] The Chennai, Sealdah, Ernakulam and Pune Duronto run at a speed of 130 km/h.The Howrah-New Delhi Bi-weekly Duronto Express, with Hybrid-LHB rakes is the only Duronto permitted to run at a speed of 120 km/h[6] In March 2011, the cost of travel in the Duronto Express went up as the Minister of Railways announced a hike in railway fare. The decision to hike railway fares resulted in trouble across the Government and were rolled back,[7] only to be raised again on 1 April.[8] A feature exclusive to the Duronto is the LHB Sleeper coach. The sleeper class is the most common coach, and usually ten or more coaches could be attached.Dynamic pricing is applicable on all Duronto expresses

List of Current Duronto Express trains

New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Duronto Express
Secunderabad to Hazrat Nizamuddin Duronto Express
No Train number Services Avg Speed
1 12213/12214 Yeshvantapur Delhi Sarai Rohilla AC Duronto Express 75.639168 km/h (47 mph)
2 12219/12220 Secunderabad Mumbai Duronto Express 64.37376 km/h (40 mph)
3 12221/12222 Pune Howrah Duronto Express 72.42048 km/h (45 mph)
4 12223/12224 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Ernakulam Duronto Express 77.248512 km/h (48 mph)
5 12227/12228 Indore Duronto Express 65.983104 km/h (41 mph)
6 12239/12240 Jaipur Duronto Express 72.42048 km/h (45 mph)
7 12245/12246 Howrah Yeshvantapur Duronto Express 67.592448 km/h (42 mph)
8 12259/12260 Sealdah – New Delhi Duronto Express 87 km/h (54 mph)
9 12261/12262 Howrah Mumbai CST Duronto Express 74.029824 km/h (46 mph)
10 12263/12264 Hazrat Nizamuddin Pune Duronto Express 76 km/h (47 mph)
11 12265/12266 Delhi Sarai Rohilla Jammu Tawi Duronto Express 64.37376 km/h (40 mph)
12 12267/12268 Ahmedabad Duronto Express 77.248512 km/h (48 mph)
13 12269/12270 Chennai Duronto Express 77 km/hr
14 12273/12274 Howrah New Delhi Duronto Express 84 km/hr
15 12275/12276 Allahabad New Delhi Duronto Express 84 km/h (52 mph)
16 12281/12282 Bhubaneswar Duronto Express 77 km/hr
17 12283/12284 Ernakulam Duronto Express 64 km/hr
18 12285/12286 Secunderabad Hazrat Nizamuddin Duronto Express 76 km/hr
19 12289/12290 Nagpur Duronto express 74 km/hr
20 12293/12294 Allahabad Duronto Express 70 km/hr
21 12297/12298 Pune Ahmedabad Duronto Express 82 km/hr
22 22201/22202 Sealdah Puri Duronto Express 64 km/hr
23 22203/22204 Visakhapatnam – Secunderabad Duronto Express 73 km/hr
24 22205/22206 Chennai Madurai AC Duronto Express 71 km/h (44 mph)
25 22213/22214 Kolkata Shalimar – Patna Duronto Express 62 km/hr
26 22209/22210 Mumbai New Delhi Duronto Express 82 km/hr
Yeswanthapur-Howrah Duronto Express leaving Yeswanthapur Railway Station
Allahabad Duronto at Allahabad.

List of Defunct Duronto Express trains

No Previous Service Now running as
1 Ajmer Hazrat Nizamuddin Duronto Express Ajmer Hazrat Nizamuddin Jan Shatabdi Express
2 Chennai Thiruvananthapuram AC Duronto Express Chennai Thiruvananthapuram AC Superfast Express
3 Chennai Coimbatore AC Duronto Express Chennai Coimbatore Shatabdi Express
4 Amrtisar Chandigarh Duronto Express Amritsar Chandigarh Superfast Express
5 Lucknow New Delhi AC Duronto Express Lucknow Rajdhani Express
6 Anuvrat AC Superfast Express Anuvrat AC Duronto Express
7 Howrah Digha Duronto Express Howrah Digha AC Superfast Express

Incidents and accidents

See also

References

  1. "Bullet Trains Expected in India". Rediff. 3 May 2007. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
  2. "India plans High Speed rail Service for Railways". Rediff. January 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
  3. "Non-stop point-to-point long-distance trains introduced in the Budget". Rediff. 3 July 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
  4. "Duronto Trains Will Be Faster Than Rajdhani". India TV. 3 July 2009. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
  5. "Kolkata-New Delhi Duronto Express!". My News.in. 19 September 2009. Archived from the original on 6 November 2009. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
  6. "Duronto blazing new tracks". The Hindu. 21 September 2009. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
  7. "Didi's Duronto hits Rajdhani; Trivedi hikes fares". DNA India. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  8. "Revised train fares from April 1". The Deccan Chornicle. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  9. "Waitlisted causing trouble in Duronto". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
  10. "Harrowing experience for Duronto Express passengers". The Hindu. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
  11. "Duronto Express coaches come loose". The Hindu. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
  12. Sivanandan T V (12 September 2015). "Duronto train derails near Kalaburagi; 2 dead". The Hindu. Martur, Kalaburagi district. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
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