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Duranto Express
Duronto Express, translating to "restless" in Bengali, is a class of long-distance rapid trains operated by Indian Railways. Initially conceived to operate non-stop between origin and destination stations, since January 2016, these trains have been permitted to make additional commercial stops and accept ticket bookings from technical halts. Before the introduction of trains like the Gatimaan Express and Vande Bharat Express, Duronto trains held the distinction of being the fastest trains in India. Unlike its counterpart, the Rajdhani Express, which links India's capital, Delhi, to state capitals, the Duronto Express connects major metropolitan areas, state capitals, and the national capital. History The Government of India's Ministry of Railways has pursued the introduction of high-speed rail services in India. In 2007, the ministry initiated a pre-feasibility study for a 500-kilometre corridor between Delhi and Amritsar. Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee announced plans in Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Secunderabad AC Duronto Express
The Secunderabad–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus ''Duronto Express'' is a Superfast Express trains in India, Superfast Express train under Duronto Express, Duronto category that operates between and Lokmanya Tilak Terminus. The service is operated by South Central Railway zone of Indian Railways and connects the Indian states of Telangana and 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/h) in both directions and its fare thus includes an additional Superfast Express trains in India, Superfast surcharge for the service as it is quite above the average speed of an express train which is as per Indian Railways 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vande Bharat (sleeper Trainset)
The Vande Bharat sleeper trainset, formerly known as Train 20 is a semi-high-speed, long-distance electric multiple unit (EMU) train, designed to replace the Rajdhani Express. It is being developed based on the existing short-distance Vande Bharat trainset, differing in exterior body, sleeping berths, and onboard amenities due to its long-distance service. This train was originally planned to have featured two distinctive classes, the air-conditioned chair car and sleeper car. The sleeper cars would have included AC first class, AC two-tier and AC three-tier sub-classes. However, these plans were shelved after the tenders were red flagged. A series of fresh tenders were launched in 2022 and the contracts for which were awarded in 2023. Following the renaming of Train 18 as Vande Bharat Express, any mentions of Train 20 were stopped. It is currently known as the Vande Bharat Sleeper. The first prototype was launched in September 2024 and would start its operation after 3 mon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Western Railway Zone
The South Western Railway (SWR) is one of the 19 Indian Railways, railway zones of Indian Railways, headquartered at Hubballi in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Karnataka. SWR was created from carving out the routes from Southern Railway zone, Southern Railways, South Central Railway zone, South Central Railways and Central Railway zone, Central Railways in 2003. History The South Western Railway zone came into existence on 1 April 2003 by bifurcating Mysuru and Bengaluru divisions from Southern Railway along with Hubballi division from South Central Railway. It is headquartered at Hubballi and comprises three divisions namely Hubballi, Mysuru, and Bengaluru. The fourth division at Kalaburagi was slated to be the fourth division which was supposed to be carved out from Hubli, Secunderabad, Guntakal and Solapur divisions. Currently the divisional office at Kalaburagi is on hold due to operational constraints. Jurisdiction South Western Railway cove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mumbai Central Railway Station
Mumbai Central (formerly Bombay Central, station code: MMCT) is a major railway station on the Western line (Mumbai Suburban Railway), Western line, situated in Mumbai, Maharashtra in an area known by the same name. It serves as a major stop for both local and intercity trains with separate platforms between them. It is also a terminal for several long-distance trains including the Mumbai Rajdhani Express. It is one of the five major terminal stations in Mumbai, the others being Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Mumbai CSMT, Lokmanya Tilak Terminus, Mumbai LTT, Bandra Terminus, Bandra and Dadar railway station, Dadar. Trains depart from the station connecting various destinations mostly across states in the northern, western and north-western parts of India. The station was renamed from ''Bombay Central'' to ''Mumbai Central'' in 1997, following the List of renamed places in India, change of Bombay to Mumbai. In October 2017, Western Railway announced that the station code would cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mumbai Central–Indore Duronto Express
The 12227 / 12228 Mumbai Central–Indore ''Duronto Express'' is a Superfast Express train of the Indian Railways connecting (MMCT) to Indore (INDB). It is currently being operated with 12227 / 12228 train numbers. Coach composition *Note – The coach composition shown here is for 12227 (Mumbai to Indore), For 12228 (Indore to Mumbai) the composition will be flipped. Service It is the fastest train on the Mumbai–Indore sector. It averages 73 km/h as 12227 Duronto Express covering 829 km in 11 hrs 10 mins and 72 km/h as 12228 Duronto Express covering 829 km in 11 hrs 20 mins. The other train that connects Mumbai & Indore is the 12961/62 Avantika Express with an average speed of 68 km/h as 12961 and 64 km/h as 12962. Train details This train had its inaugural run on 26 January 2011. It was & still is a 2 days a week service. It is a fully AC train & uses LHB rakes. 12227/12228 Mumbai Central Indore Duronto Express has RSA with 12239/12240 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Railway Zone
Central Railway (abbreviated CR) is one of the 19 zones of Indian Railways. Its headquarters are located at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Mumbai. It has the distinction of operating the first passenger railway line in India, which opened from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Mumbai to Thane on . History The railway zone was formed on 5 November 1951 by grouping several government-owned railways, including the Great Indian Peninsula Railway, the Scindia State Railway of the former princely state of Gwalior, Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway, Nizam State Railway, Wardha Coal State Railway and the Dholpur State Railway.Rao, M.A. (1988). ''Indian Railways'', New Delhi: National Book Trust, p.42 The Central Railway zone formerly included large parts of Madhya Pradesh and part of southern Uttar Pradesh, which made it the largest railway zone in India in terms of area, track mileage and staff. These areas became the new West Central Railway zone in April 2003. The Centra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernakulam Junction Railway Station
Ernakulam Junction railway station (also known as Ernakulam South, station code: ERS) is an NSG–2 category Indian railway station in Thiruvananthapuram railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is the main railway terminus in the city of Kochi, Kerala. Controlling 376 train routes at a time, it is one of busiest railway stations in South India and an important railway hub. At in financial year 2018–19, it is the second largest in terms of passenger revenues in Kerala and the fifth largest in Southern Railway. Ernakulam Junction is an NSG-2 classified station operated by the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways and comes under the Thiruvananthapuram railway division. It is also the first fully disabled-friendly railway station in India. History Ernakulam Junction was first opened as Ernakulam South in 1932 when the metre-gauge line then terminating at Ernakulam Terminus railway station (ERG) was extended from Pachalam to the Cochin Harbour Terminus on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Ernakulam Duronto Express
The Ernakulam–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus ''Duronto Express'' is a bi-weekly nonstop Duronto Express train between Kochi and Mumbai, running through the scenic Konkan Railway route. It is considered to be the 2nd fastest option for train connectivity between Kochi and Mumbai.
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South Eastern Railway Zone
The South Eastern Railway (abbreviated SER) is one of the 19 Indian Railways, railway zones in India. It is headquartered at Garden Reach, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It comprises Adra railway division, Chakradharpur railway division, Kharagpur railway division and Ranchi railway division. History Predecessor The Bengal Nagpur Railway (BNR) Company was incorporated in 1887 to take over from the Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway and to convert the line to broad gauge. The work was completed in 1888. The extension of the main line from Nagpur to Asansol was completed by 1891. A 161-mile branch line (258 km) that connected Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, Bilaspur to Umaria coal mine was built and linked to the existing line from Umaria to Katni (1891). By the turn of the twentieth century, work on the Calcutta–Bombay and Calcutta–Madras lines was completed. Through the first half of the twentieth century work on the BNR lines progressed steadily. In 1921 the Talcher coalfields were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howrah Railway Station
Howrah railway station (also known as Howrah Junction) is a railway station located in the city of Howrah, of Kolkata Metropolitan Area, West Bengal, India. It is the largest and busiest railway complex in India, as well as one of the List of busiest railway stations, busiest and Railway platform#Greatest number of platforms, largest train stations in the world. It is also the oldest surviving railway complex in India. Howrah is one of the five large intercity railway stations serving the Kolkata metropolitan area, the others being , , and Kolkata railway station. The first public train from the station was on 15 August 1854, on what is now the Howrah – Hooghly Main Line. At present, about 600 passenger trains pass through the station, serving more than 1 million passengers a day. Utilising its 22 operational platforms, the station handles a total of 252 Mail/Express trains and 500 suburban EMU (train), EMU trains daily; ten of the platforms are long enough to cater to tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pune Junction Railway Station
Pune Junction railway station (station code: PUNE) is the main railway junction of the city of Pune, India. It is one of the major railway junctions in Maharashtra. Pune Junction consists of 6 platforms. It also has a suburban train network. It has two accesses, from HH Aga Khan Road on the south and Raja Bahadur Mills Road on the north. Pune Police and Central Reserve Police Force serve the station. History The first passenger train in India ran on 16 April 1853 on the track laid by the Great Indian Peninsula Railway from Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in Mumbai to . The GIPR line was extended to in 1854, then on the south-east side to via Palasdari railway station at the foot of the Western Ghats in 1856. While construction work was in progress across the Bhor Ghat, GIPR opened the – track to the public in 1858. The Pune railway station opened in 1858. The Bhor Ghat incline connecting Palasdari to Khandala was completed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pune–Howrah Duronto Express
The Pune - Howrah Duronto Express is a Duronto Category Superfast Express train of the Indian Railways connecting Pune to Howrah. It is one of three Duronto's operating out of Pune with the other two being 12263/64 Hazrat Nizamuddin Pune Duronto Express & 12297/98 Pune Ahmedabad Duronto Express. Coach composition The rake has 1 AC 1st Class, 3 AC 2 tier, 10 AC 3 tier, 1 Pantry Car and 2 End on Generator coaches. As with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand. Service It is the fastest train on the Pune – Howrah sector averaging over 5 hours faster than the only other train which does the Pune – Howrah sector 12129/30 Azad Hind Express. It averages as 12221 Pune Howrah Duronto Express covering in 28 hrs 35 mins & as 12222 Howrah Pune Duronto Express covering the same distance in 27 hrs 25 mins. Train details This train had its inaugural run on 9 October 2010. It is a fully AC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
/h1> STATION. ARRIVAL. DEPARTURE Ernakulam jn. Starts. 21:30 Kozhikode Main. 00:42. 00:45 Mangaluru Jn. 03:50. 04:00 Madgaon Jn. 08:40. 08:50 Ratnagiri. 12:25. 12:30 Lokmanya Tilak 18:15. Ends
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