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Bhubaneswar Duronto Express

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Service type
  
Duronto Express

Current operator(s)
  
East Coast Railway

Stops
  
4

Locale
  
Odisha & Delhi

Start
  
Bhubaneswar

End
  
New Delhi

Bhubaneswar Duronto Express

Bhubaneswar Duronto Express is a once-a-week weekly train which runs between Bhubaneswar, capital of Odisha and New Delhi in Delhi . This train was introduced as part of the Duronto Express trains that were announced by the then railways minister Mamata Banerjee in 2010-2011 rail budget. It is operated by East Coast Railway.

Contents

This train consists of total 17 no. of bogies out of which there are 8 no. of sleepers (S1-S8), 1 first class AC coach (H1), one 2-tier AC coach (A1), four 3-tier AC coaches (B1-B4), one pantry car and 2 no.s of SLR bogies each at both the ends. It uses hybrid-LHB coaches.

Time Table

12281 train starts from Bhubaneswar (BBS) every Wednesday at 08:10 AM and reach to New Delhi (NDLS) at 06:20 AM next day.

12282 train starts from New Delhi (NDLS) every Thursday at 12:55 PM and reach back to Bhubaneswar (BBS) at 11:05 AM next day.

Important Stoppages

For train no. 12281 Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Duronto, the important stoppages and technical halts are:

  • Balasore
  • Adra Junction
  • Mughalsarai Junction
  • Kanpur Central
  • For train no. 12282 New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Duronto the important stoppages and technical halts are

  • Kanpur Central
  • Mughalsarai Junction
  • Adra Junction
  • Balasore
  • Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Duronto Express is hauled by a Ghaziabad WAP-7 or Ghaziabad WAP-4 end to end as the route is fully electrified. Now it is mostly hauled by a Ghaziabad WAP-7 up to Bhubaneswar as its loco link has been upgraded and occasionally getting hauled by Ghazaiabad WAP-4.

    References

    Bhubaneswar Duronto Express Wikipedia


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