Hazrat Nizamuddin Pune Duronto Express
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Duronto Express |
| First service | September 28, 2009 |
| Current operator(s) | Northern Railway zone |
| Route | |
| Start | Hazrat Nizamuddin |
| Stops | 2 |
| End | Pune Junction |
| Distance travelled | 1,512 km (940 mi) |
| Average journey time | 20 hours |
| Service frequency | Bi-weekly |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | 1 AC, 2 AC & 3 AC |
| Seating arrangements | No |
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
| Catering facilities | Yes |
| Observation facilities | Yes |
| Entertainment facilities | No |
| Baggage facilities | Overhead racks |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | 1 |
| Track gauge | Broad – 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Operating speed | 75 km/h (47 mph) |
The Hazrat Nizamuddin Pune Duronto Express is a superfast express train of Indian Railways Duronto Class connecting Hazrat Nizamuddin (NZM) to Pune (PUNE). It is currently being operated with train numbers 12263 / 12264.[1][2]
Coach Composition
The rake has 10 AC 3 tier Coaches, 3 AC 2 tier Coaches, 1 AC First Class, 1 Pantry Car and 2 EOG Cars making a total of 17 coaches.[3]
Background
This train had its inaugural run on September 28, 2009. It currently runs with new LHB Rajdhani rakes, which were allotted to it recently. It is one of 3 Duronto Express trains running out of Pune Junction, the other trains being the 12221/22 Pune Howrah Duronto Express & 12297/98 Pune Ahmedabad Duronto Express. It travels at a peak speed of 130 km/h with an average speed of 76 km/h as 12263 and 75 km/h as 12264.
Service
It is the fastest train on the Delhi – Pune sector.[4] It averages 76.96 km/hr as 12263 Duronto Express covering 1520 km in 19 hrs 45 mins & in 20 hrs 45 mins averaging 73.25 km/hr as 12264 Duronto Express.
Some of the other trains that cover the Delhi – Pune sectors are 12629/30 Karnataka Sampark Kranti Express, 11077/78 Jhelum Express, 12779/80 Goa Express, 12781/82 Swarna Jayanti Express.
Route
The train halts at Kota Junction, Ratlam Junction, Vadodara Junction, Vasai Road, Khandala and Lonavala in both directions.
Karjat is a technical halt only as 12264 Duronto Express to facilitate banker loco attachment in order to push the train up the ghats.
Traction
At its introduction, it was hauled by a WCAM 2/2P or WCAM 3 locomotives of the Kalyan shed from Pune to Vadodara after which a Tughlakabad or Vadodara based WAP 7 or Ghaziabad based WAP 5 used to haul the train for the remainder of its journey. This was due to DC traction on the Central Line in Mumbai region.
With a complete changeover from DC to AC in 2014, it is currently hauled end to end by a Tughlakabad based WAP 7 or Ghaziabad based WAP 5 locomotive.
See also
References
- ↑ "Falling boulder in ghat derails Pune-bound train". Times of India. June 29, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
- ↑ "20 hrs to Delhi by train". Times of India. September 29, 2009. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
- ↑ "Delhi Pune Delhi Duronto Express train". Retrieved October 16, 2013.
- ↑ "Non-stop to Delhi, superfast to Solapur". Times of India. July 4, 2009. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
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