Mumbai CST - Howrah Duronto Express
Overview | |
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Service type | Duronto Express |
Locale | Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Jharkhand & West Bengal |
First service | September 29, 2009 |
Current operator(s) | South Eastern Railway zone |
Route | |
Start | Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus |
End | Howrah Junction |
Distance travelled | 1,968.227712 km (1,223.000000 mi) |
Average journey time | 12261 - 26 hours, 35 minutes |
Service frequency | Four times a week |
Train number(s) | 12261 / 12262 |
On-board services | |
Class(es) | AC 1st Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier |
Seating arrangements | No |
Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
Catering facilities | Yes |
Technical | |
Rolling stock | WAP 4 (HWH/SRC) |
Operating speed | 74.029824 km/h (46 mph) (Average Speed), including halts |
Mumbai CST-Howrah AC Duronto Express is a Duronto Express train of plying in Mumbai-Howrah route via Nagpur.
Background
Being non-stop version of Rajdhani train, it takes least number of intermediate halts for technical purposes like crew change, loco change and also other reasons such as food pick-up, water-filling, etc.
Rake sharing
It shares rakes with Pune Howrah Duronto Express, which has same timetable or run between Manmad Junction and Howrah Junction.
Coach Composition
Loco | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
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EOG | A3 | A2 | A1 | H1 | PC | B10 | B9 | B8 | B7 | B6 | B5 | B4 | B3 | B2 | B1 | EOG | |
12262 is the reverse composition of the above 12261.
B- Three Tier AC Sleeper/Third AC, A- Two Tier AC Sleeper/Second AC, H- AC First class cabins/First AC, PC-Pantry/Hot buffet car, EOG/GV-Generator van cum Guard van
Locomotive
It mostly gets WAP 4 loco of Howrah (ER) shed from Howrah Junction to Mumbai CST. Sometimes, it can also be seen with WAP 4 of Santragachi (SER) shed (Howrah - Mumbai CST). Recently, Mumbai 's lines conversion to AC has brought Howrah WAP 4 to and fro from and to Mumbai CST.
Before the conversion of Mumbai CST to Kasara from 1500 V DC to 25000 V AC, it was hauled by WCAM-3 of KYN shed for that section.
Technical Halts
12261 takes 6 technical halts at Kasara, Igatpuri, Bhusawal, Nagpur, Bilaspur and Tatanagar. It takes about 7 mins at Kasara for addition of banker engine WAG 7 for the run through the ghats, Igatpuri of about 15 to 20 mins for the removal of bankers, at Bhusaval of about 5 mins for crew change, Nagpur for 10-15 mins for breakfast pick up and crew change, Bilaspur Junction for 10 mins for lunch pick up and crew change and Tatanagar Junction of 10 mins for evening snacks pick-up.
12262 takes 5 technical halts, being the same as that of 12261 in reverse with an exception of Kasara.