Service type Duronto Express | End Howrah Junction | |
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Locale Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Jharkhand & West Bengal First service September 29, 2009; 7 years ago (2009-09-29) Current operator(s) South Eastern Railway zone Start Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus | ||
Mumbai CST-Howrah AC Duronto Express is a Duronto Express train of plying in Mumbai-Howrah route via Nagpur.
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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
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.