Duronto Express

Series of Express train in India

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Duronto Express

A typical Duronto Express third class coach

Overview
Status| Active
First service| 18 September 2009; 14 years ago (18 September 2009)
Successor| Vande Bharat (sleeper trainset)
Current operator(s)| Indian Railways
Website| http://indianrail.gov.in
Route
Line(s) used| 24
On-board services
Class(es)| 1st AC Class

2nd AC Class 3rd AC Class

Sleeper Class
Sleeping arrangements| Yes
Catering facilities| On-board catering
Observation facilities| Large Windows, Reading Light, Announcement speaker in all class
Entertainment facilities| Only for 1 AC and 2AC passengers
Baggage facilities| Underseat
Technical
Rolling stock| LHB coach
Track gauge| 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Electrification| In 20 trains
Operating speed| Avg: 63 - 83  km/h
Max: 130  km/h
Track owner(s)| Indian Railways

Duronto Express[1] (lit. 'Fast Express') is a category of long-distance fast trains run by the Indian Railways. Initially, these trains did not have any passenger stops between the origin and the destination except some technical stops, but since January 2016 it is possible to book tickets from those technical stops. These trains were introduced in 2009 and were named 'Duronto', meaning 'speedster' in Bengali, as it was the fastest train of that time, and now second fastest train series, just after Vande Bharat Express and Gatimaan Express.[2]Today, this series of trains regularly gets the second highest priority on Indian Railways and is considered as amongst its most premium trains. Unlike Rajdhani Express, Duronto Express services connect the several metros to other metros, one major state capitals of India to another, and national capital to state capitals. The cost of a Duronto Express is around Rs. 60 crore.[citation needed]

## History[edit]

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.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5] The first Duronto ran between Sealdah and New Delhi.

## About[edit]

Duronto Express gets the second highest priority on the Indian railway network.They are fully air-conditioned. Passengers are served optional meals (food price included in the train fare) during the journey except sleeper class. Depending on the duration and timings of the journey, these could include morning tea, breakfast, lunch, high tea and dinner. All Duronto Express trains offer three classes of accommodation: AC First Class (1A) with 2-berth and 4-berth coupès (with locking facility for privacy), AC 2-tier (2T) with open bays (4 berths/bay + 2 berths on the other side of the aisle of each bay), provided with curtains for privacy, and AC 3-tier (3T) with open bays (6 berths/bay + 2 berths on the other side of the aisle of each bay) including curtains and in few durontos, they also provide Sleeper Class (SL) with open bays (6 berths/bay + 2 berths on the other side of the aisle of each bay. Currently there are total 25 Duronto Express in Indian Railways.[citation needed]

## List of Duronto Express trains[edit]

#  | Train no.  | Train name  | Zone  | Distance  | Avg speed  | Inauguration

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1  | 12213/12214  | Yeshvantapur–Delhi Sarai Rohilla AC Duronto Express | SWR | 2,362 km (1,468 mi)  | 72.48 km/h (45 mph)  | 2011
2  | 12219/12220  | Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Secunderabad AC Duronto Express | SCR | 770 km (478 mi)  | 64.41 km/h (40 mph)  | 2011
3  | 12221/12222  | Pune–Howrah Duronto Express | SER | 2,015 km (1,252 mi)  | 70.70 km/h (44 mph)  | 2010
4  | 12223/12224  | Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Ernakulam Duronto Express | CR | 1,599 km (994 mi)  | 68.08 km/h (42 mph)  | 2011
5  | 12227/12228  | Mumbai Central–Indore Duronto Express | WR | 829 km (515 mi)  | 73.16 km/h (45 mph)  | 2011
6  | 12239/12240  | Mumbai Central–Hisar Duronto Express | WR  | 1,511 km (939 mi)  | 68.72 km/h (43 mph)  | 2011
7  | 12245/12246  | Howrah–SMVT Bengaluru Duronto Express | SER  | 1,937 km (1,204 mi)  | 66 km/h (41 mph)  | 2009
8  | 12259/12260  | Sealdah-Bikaner Duronto Express | ER | 1,920 km (1,193 mi)  | 76.18 km/h (47 mph)  | 2009
9  | 12261/12262  | Mumbai CSMT–Howrah Duronto Express | SER  | 1,965 km (1,221 mi)  | 73.57 km/h (46 mph)  | 2009
10  | 12263/12264  | Hazrat Nizamuddin–Pune Duronto Express | NR | 1,511 km (939 mi)  | 76.96 km/h (48 mph)  | 2009
11  | 12265/12266  | Delhi Sarai Rohilla–Jammu Tawi Duronto Express | NR  | 576 km (358 mi)  | 66.05 km/h (41 mph)  | 2010
12  | 12267/12268  | Mumbai Central–Hapa Duronto Express | WR  | 815 km (506 mi)  | 69.01 km/h (43 mph)  | 2009
13  | 12269/12270  | Chennai–Hazrat Nizamuddin Duronto Express | SR | 2,175 km (1,351 mi)  | 76.28 km/h (47 mph)  | 2009
14  | 12273/12274  | Howrah–New Delhi Duronto Express | ER  | 1,531 km (951 mi)  | 69.59 km/h (43 mph)  | 2010
15  | 12281/12282  | Bhubaneswar–New Delhi Duronto Express | ECoR | 1,730 km (1,075 mi)  | 75.08 km/h (47 mph)  | 2010
16  | 12283/12284  | Ernakulam–H.Nizamuddin Duronto Express | NR  | 2,638 km (1,639 mi)  | 68.04 km/h (42 mph)  | 2010
17  | 12285/12286  | Secunderabad–Hazrat Nizamuddin Duronto Express | SCR  | 1,661 km (1,032 mi)  | 75.77 km/h (47 mph)  | 2010
18  | 12289/12290  | Mumbai CSMT–Nagpur Duronto Express | CR  | 835 km (519 mi)  | 72.78 km/h (45 mph)  | 2009
19  | 12293/12294  | Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Prayagraj Duronto Express | CR  | 1,342 km (834 mi)  | 69.12 km/h (43 mph)  | 2012
20  | 12297/12298  | Ahmedabad–Pune Duronto Express | CR  | 625 km (388 mi)  | 71.11 km/h (44 mph)  | 2012
21  | 22201/22202  | Sealdah–Puri Duronto Express | ER  | 518 km (322 mi)  | 63.27 km/h (39 mph)  | 2012
22  | 22203/22204  | Visakhapatnam–Secunderabad Duronto Express | SCR  | 663 km (412 mi)  | 64.75 km/h (40 mph)  | 2012
23  | 22213/22214  | Kolkata Shalimar–Patna AC Duronto Express | SER  | 537 km (334 mi)  | 64.23 km/h (40 mph)  | 2012
24  | 22209/22210  | Mumbai Central–New Delhi Duronto Express | WR  | 1,386 km (861 mi)  | 83 km/h (52 mph)  | 2012

## List of defunct Duronto Express trains[edit]

#  | Previous service  | Now running as

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1  | Ajmer–Hazrat Nizamuddin Duronto Express | Ajmer–Delhi Sarai Rohilla Jan Shatabdi Express
2  | Howrah–Puri Duronto Express  | Howrah–Puri Shatabdi Express
3  | Chennai–Coimbatore AC Duronto Express  | Chennai Central–Coimbatore Shatabdi Express
4  | Chennai–Thiruvananthapuram AC Duronto Express  | Chennai–Thiruvananthapuram AC Superfast Express
5  | Amritsar–Chandigarh Duronto Express  | Amritsar–Chandigarh Superfast Express
6  | Lucknow–New Delhi AC Duronto Express | Lucknow–New Delhi AC Superfast Express
7  | Howrah–Digha Duronto Express  | Howrah–Digha AC Superfast Express[6]
8  | Prayagraj–New Delhi Duronto Express  | Prayagraj–New Delhi Humsafar Express
9  | Chennai–Madurai AC Duronto Express | Chennai Central–Madurai AC Superfast Express

## Gallery[edit]

* 22214 Patna-Kolkata Shalimar AC Duronto Express on Platform 1 of Shalimar Railway Station.

* 12273 Howrah-New Delhi Duronto Express on Platform 6 of Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction.

* New Delhi–Bhubaneswar Duronto Express

* Secunderabad to Hazrat Nizamuddin Duronto Express.

* Yeswanthapur–Howrah Duronto Express leaving Yeswanthapur railway station.

* 12290 Nagpur Duronto Express at Mumbai CST station.

* 12273 Howrah-New Delhi Duronto Express standing on platform 4 of Asansol Junction.

* 12273 Howrah-New Delhi Duronto Express lead by WAP 5 standing on Platform 5 at New Delhi Railway Station.

## Efficiency and speed[edit]

The Duronto Express is one of the fastest trains in India. Some of these trains run faster than Rajdhani Express[7] trains which hold the record of the fastest long-distance trains in India.For example, the Chennai–Hazrat Nizamuddin Duronto Express takes 28 hours to cover the journey while the Chennai Rajdhani Express takes 28 hours 35 minutes to do so. The trains will adhere to the speed limit of 130 km/h. New Delhi–Sealdah Duronto Express has a top speed of 130 km/h. The Mumbai, Sealdah, Yeshwantpur and Secundrabad Duronto runs at a speed of 130 km/h. The Howrah/Bhubaneshwar New Delhi, Secunderabad Hazrat Nizamuddin are now equipped with LHB rakes and now they also run at a speed of 130 km/h[8] 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,[9] only to be raised again on 1 April.[10] A feature exclusive to the Duronto is the LHB Sleeper coach. The sleeper class is the most common coach, and usually six or more coaches can be attached. Dynamic pricing is applicable on all scheduled Duronto express journeys.[citation needed]

## Incidents and accidents[edit]

* In January 2010, the passengers of the Duronto Express between Nagpur and Mumbai complained about passengers without confirmed tickets travelling inside the reserved coaches.[11]
* In May 2010, at least 19 passengers on board the Ernakulam Duronto Express were admitted to the Government General Hospital after complaining of food poisoning.[12]
* In June 2010, the Mumbai CST–Howrah Duronto Express  faced interruption as its engine and generator car were detached from the rest of the train's coaches due to technical problems. The problem was fixed within less than an hour.[13]
* In June 2013, the 12264 Hazrat Nizamuddin–Pune Duronto derailed near Monkey Hill due to a landslide. No injuries were reported & the train reached 5 hours late at Pune Junction [1].
* In September 2015, 12220 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Secunderabad AC Duronto Express derailed at Martur station between Shahbad and Gulbarga on Solapur Division in Karnataka at around 02:15. Two passengers were killed and more than 30 injured when eight of its coaches were derailed.[14]
* On 29 August 2017 12290 Nagpur Duronto Express heading towards Mumbai derailed between Vasind and Asangaon stations at 06.30 as heavy rains had caused mud slides onto the tracks which caused the derailment. No casualties were reported in an official statement by the Railway department.[15]
* On 17 January 2019 unidentified persons entered into Jammu-Delhi Duronto near Badli, Delhi and looted the passengers.
* On 10 May 2019 engine failure caused late departure of the train from Mumbai central by an hour.
* On 11 August 2019 Yeshvantapur–Delhi Sarai Rohilla AC Duronto Express was cancelled due to "unavoidable circumstances".
* On 24 April 2019 12274 Howrah–New Delhi Duronto Express led by Howrah WAP-7 30370 ran over cattle while at MPS near Jamtara, Jharkhand. The locomotive failed and was backed by ABB made GZB WAP-5 30009, but due to throttle issues it too needed help. A banker Locomotive, GMO WAG-9 31932 was attached. No passenger casualties/injuries were reported. This was a rare incident where all three types of locomotives equipped with 3-phase technology were seen hauling one train.
* On 16 October 2022 More than 20 armed robbers reportedly climbed onto a Delhi-Kolkata Duronto Express train early on Sunday. Several passengers were allegedly looted at gunpoint by the robbers who climbed onto at least six-seven bogies of the train.

## See also[edit]

* Jan Sadharan Express
* Garib Rath Express
* Rajya Rani Express
* Kavi Guru Express
* Vivek Express
* Yuva Express

## References[edit]

1. ^ "First ever non-stop train service 'Duronto' introduced". Government of India. Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
2. ^ "Mamata flags off first Duronto Express". Hindustan Times. 19 September 2009. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
3. ^ "Bullet Trains Expected in India". Rediff. 3 May 2007. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
4. ^ "India plans High Speed rail Service for Railways". Rediff. January 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
5. ^ "Non-stop point-to-point long-distance trains introduced in the Budget". Rediff. 3 July 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
6. ^ pib.nic.in, Retrieved 11 June 2019
7. ^ "Duronto Trains Will Be Faster Than Rajdhani". India TV. 3 July 2009. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
8. ^ "Duronto blazing new tracks". The Hindu. 21 September 2009. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
9. ^ "Didi's Duronto hits Rajdhani; Trivedi hikes fares". DNA India. 15 March 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
10. ^ "Revised train fares from April 1". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
11. ^ "Waitlisted causing trouble in Duronto". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
12. ^ "Harrowing experience for Duronto Express passengers". The Hindu. 17 May 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
13. ^ "Duronto Express coaches come loose". The Hindu. 26 June 2010. Archived from the original on 1 July 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
14. ^ Sivanandan T V (12 September 2015). "Duronto train derails near Kalaburagi; 2 dead". The Hindu. Martur, Kalaburagi district. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
15. ^ "Nagpur-Mumbai Duronto Express derails in Maharashtra, rail services affected between Kalyan and Kasara section - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 September 2017.

## External links[edit]

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