Saturday, September 24, 2011

Duronto Trains, Duronto High Speed Non-Stop Trains India


Duronto means ‘quick’ in local Bengali language of India.  These trains were introduced in the long distance category by the then Hon’ble Railway’s minister Mamta Banerjee in the Indian Rail Budget 2009 -10 as a first step towards high speed, non-stop,  trains in India. These are the non-stop point to point rail services introduced for the second time in the history of India. The Sampark Kranti trains being the first which were introduced during the railway budget by the then rail minister Mr. Nitesh Kumar during 2004-2005. The special features of these trains are that they run non-stop from origin to destination, barring technical halts. All Duronto Express trains can be easily recorgnised by the characteristic yellow-green livery of their passenger coaches. Several Duranto Express services connect the metros and major state capitals of India.

Since several years, the Government of India's Ministry of Railways 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.  The cost for setting up the Delhi-Amritsar corridor is estimated to be around Rs 25,000 crores. On 19 January 2009, the former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav said that his 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- Ahmadabad,  Hyderabad- Dornakal- Vijayawada-Chennai, Chennai- Bangalore- Coimbatore- Ernakulum and Howrah- Haldia.  But, this High Speed rail service for India is expected to be completed on a long run. Meanwhile, Duranto trains are introduced as high speed non-stop trains.

The Duronto Expresses are one of the fastest trains in India. These trains run faster than Rajdhani Express trains which hold the record of the fastest long distance trains in India. This has been made possible as these trains, unlike the Rajdhani Express, will have no intermediate stoppages and run in much the same speed clocked by Rajdhani.  For example, the new bi-weekly non-stop train between New Delhi and Sealdah will take 16 hours to cover the journey, as against 17 hours taken by Rajdhani Express. The trains will, however, have technical stoppages   at a few stations for facilitating staff and loco change but the transit time will come down drastically. The trains will adhere to the speed limit of 110 km/h (non-stop). The Chennai and Pune Duronto are projected to run at a speed of 130 km/h.

The facilities offered in Duronto Express trains are one of the best by Indian Railways. The trains mainly comprises of five different classes of accommodations namely- First AC, Two-tier AC, Three Tier AC, Economy Three Tier AC (similar to Garib Rath Express) and Sleeper Class (Available in Mumbai- Nagpur Duronto, Secunderabad New Delhi Duranto and Howrah- Yeshwantapur  Duronto).


The Rakes comprise ICF coaches used in the Rajdhanis and Garib Raths earlier. Each Duronto coach is 24 meters long, compared to the regular coach length of 22.3 meters. Good quality stainless steel has been used to make the coaches. The coaches are well equipped with control discharge toilet system, superior sound and thermal insulation and center buffer coupler to run longer trains. The coaches have well-fitted with air springs instead of coil springs, thus offers great riding experience even at higher speeds. Besides unique safety and hygiene features like dustbins and fire extinguishers, the coaches have sleeker designs for bottle holders and switches, mobile charging points, sliding transparent doors between coaches, and LED night lamps instead of regular fluorescent light.

The passenger service of Duronto Express includes a great pantry car that provides meals whose cost is included in the train ticket itself. Moreover, the fares are also less when compared to other express trains running on the similar routes. And on some long haul Duronto Express trains, there’s also Doctors on board.

The timings of all the trains have been set keeping in mind the Service Class people who can opt for these trains to take Weekend leaves reaching in time for their offices on Mondays.
 
 Duronto Trains list and Timings
    
Train Number
Train Name
Train Source Stn
Source Dep. Time
Train Destination Stn
Dest. Arr. Time
12213
DURONTO EXPRESS
YESVANTPUR JN
23:40
DELHI S ROHILLA
06:50
12214
YPR DURONTO EXP
DELHI S ROHILLA
23:00
YESVANTPUR JN
07:30
12219
SC DURONTO EXP
LOKMANYATILAK T
23:05
SECUNDERABAD JN
11:05
12220
DURONTO AC EXP
SECUNDERABAD JN
23:05
LOKMANYATILAK T
11:05
12221
HOWRAH DURONTO
PUNE JN
15:15
HOWRAH JN
19:40
12222
HWH PUNE DURONTO
HOWRAH JN
08:20
PUNE JN
11:35
12223
LTT ERS DURONTO
LOKMANYATILAK T
20:50
ERNAKULAM JN
20:15
12224
ERS LTT DURONTO
ERNAKULAM JN
23:30
LOKMANYATILAK T
00:20
12227
INDORE DURONTO
MUMBAI CENTRAL
23:15
INDORE JN BG
11:10
12228
MUMBAI DURONTO
INDORE JN BG
23:00
MUMBAI CENTRAL
11:40
12239
JAIPUR DURONTO
MUMBAI CENTRAL
23:15
JAIPUR
14:05
12240
JP BCT DURONTO
JAIPUR
19:15
MUMBAI CENTRAL
11:40
12241
CDG ASR DURONTO
CHANDIGARH
18:50
AMRITSAR JN
23:15
12242
ASR CDG DURONTO
AMRITSAR JN
05:20
CHANDIGARH
09:45
12243
DURONTO EXP
CHENNAI CENTRAL
07:15
COIMBATORE JN
13:55
12244
DURONTO EXP
COIMBATORE JN
15:20
CHENNAI CENTRAL
22:05
12245
HWH YPR DURONTO
HOWRAH JN
11:00
YESVANTPUR JN
16:00
12246
DURONTO EXPRESS
YESVANTPUR JN
11:15
HOWRAH JN
16:00
12259
NDLS DURONTO
SEALDAH
18:40
NEW DELHI
11:00
12260
SDAH DURONTO EXP
NEW DELHI
20:05
SEALDAH
12:30
12261
HOWRAH DURONTO
MUMBAI CST
17:15
HOWRAH JN
19:40
12262
HWH CSTM DURONTO
HOWRAH JN
08:20
MUMBAI CST
10:30
12263
NZM DURONTO EXP
PUNE JN
11:10
H NIZAMUDDIN
07:15
12264
PUNE DURONTO EXP
H NIZAMUDDIN
11:00
PUNE JN
07:00
12265
DEE JAT DURONTO
DELHI S ROHILLA
22:15
JAMMU TAWI
07:15
12266
DURONTO EXPRESS
JAMMU TAWI
19:20
DELHI S ROHILLA
04:20
12267
ADI DURANTO EXP
MUMBAI CENTRAL
23:25
AHMEDABAD JN
05:50
12268
BCT DURANTO EXP
AHMEDABAD JN
23:45
MUMBAI CENTRAL
06:15
12269
DURONTO EXPRESS
CHENNAI CENTRAL
06:40
H NIZAMUDDIN
10:35
12270
MAS DURONTO EXP
H NIZAMUDDIN
15:50
CHENNAI CENTRAL
20:10
12271
NDLS DURONTO EXP
LUCKNOW NR
23:30
NEW DELHI
07:30
12272
LKO DURONTO EXP
NEW DELHI
23:30
LUCKNOW NR
07:10
12273
NDLS DURONTO
HOWRAH JN
13:00
NEW DELHI
06:05
12274
HWH DURONTO EXP
NEW DELHI
13:00
HOWRAH JN
06:10
12275
NDLS DURONTO EXP
ALLAHABAD JN
22:40
NEW DELHI
06:05
12276
ALD DURONTO EXP
NEW DELHI
22:40
ALLAHABAD JN
06:10
12277
HWH PURI DURONTO
HOWRAH JN
14:25
PURI
21:45
12278
PURI HWH DURONTO
PURI
06:15
HOWRAH JN
13:45
12281
BBS DURONTO EXP
BHUBANESWAR
08:10
NEW DELHI
06:05
12282
BBS DURONTO EXP
NEW DELHI
13:00
BHUBANESWAR
11:05
12283
ERS NZM DURONTO
ERNAKULAM JN
23:30
H NIZAMUDDIN
20:40
12284
NZM ERS DURONTO
H NIZAMUDDIN
21:35
ERNAKULAM JN
18:30
12285
NZM DURONTO EX
SECUNDERABAD JN
13:30
H NIZAMUDDIN
10:35
12286
NZM SC DURONTO
H NIZAMUDDIN
15:50
SECUNDERABAD JN
14:00
12289
NAGPUR DURONTO
MUMBAI CST
20:15
NAGPUR
07:15
12290
NGP CSTM DURONTO
NAGPUR
20:50
MUMBAI CST
07:50
12293
ALD DURONTO EXP
LOKMANYATILAK T
17:25
ALLAHABAD JN
12:25
12294
ALD LTT DURONTO
ALLAHABAD JN
19:30
LOKMANYATILAK T
14:50
12297
PUNE DURONTO
AHMEDABAD JN
22:30
PUNE JN
07:00
12298
ADI DURONTO EXP
PUNE JN
21:45
AHMEDABAD JN
06:15
12847
HWH DGHA DURONTO
HOWRAH JN
11:15
DIGHA FLAG STN
14:15
12848
DGHA HWH DURONTO
DIGHA FLAG STN
15:35
HOWRAH JN
18:35
22201
DURONTO EXPRESS
SEALDAH
20:00
PURI
04:00
22202
DURONTO EXPRESS
PURI
19:45
SEALDAH
04:00
22203
SC DURONTO EXP
VISHAKAPATNAM
22:30
SECUNDERABAD JN
08:00
22204
VSKP DURONTO EX
SECUNDERABAD JN
20:30
VISHAKAPATNAM
06:05
22209
NDLS DURONTO EXP
MUMBAI CENTRAL
23:15
NEW DELHI
16:55
22210
BCT DURONTO
NEW DELHI
23:30
MUMBAI CENTRAL
16:15
22211
AII NZM DURONTO
AJMER JN
05:50
H NIZAMUDDIN
12:35
22212
NZM AII DURONTO
H NIZAMUDDIN
15:10
AJMER JN
21:50
22213
DURONTO EXPRESS
SHALIMAR
22:05
PATNA JN
06:40
22214
DURONTO EXPRESS
PATNA JN
20:40
SHALIMAR
05:40
52451
SHIVALK DLX EXP
KALKA
05:30
SIMLA
10:15
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52452
SHIVALK DLX EXP
SIMLA
17:40
KALKA
22:25

 
 
For latest duronto trains and timings, please visit Indian Railways official website