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Sealdah – New Delhi Duronto Express

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Current operator(s)
  
Eastern Railway zone

Stops
  
4

Start
  
Sealdah

End
  
New Delhi

Sealdah – New Delhi Duronto Express

Service type
  
Superfast, Duronto Express

First service
  
September 18, 2009; 7 years ago (2009-09-18)

Sealdah New Delhi Duronto Express is a Superfast express train of the Duronto Express category belonging to Indian Railways - Eastern Railway zone that runs between Sealdah and New Delhi in India.

Contents

It operates as train number 12259 from Sealdah to New Delhi and as train number 12260 in the reverse direction serving the states of West Bengal & Delhi.

It was the first and the fastest Duronto Express to be launched as announced in the Railway budget of 2008 / 09.

Coaches

The 12259 / 60 Sealdah New Delhi Duronto Express presently has 1 AC First Class, 3 AC 2 tier, 9 AC 3 tier, 2 End on Generator Car & 2 Pantry car coach.

As is customary with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

Service

The 12259 Sealdah New Delhi Duronto Express covers the distance of 1452 kilometres in 16 hours 55 mins (85.83 km/hr) & in 16 hours 45 mins as 12260 New Delhi Sealdah Duronto Express (86.75 km/hr).

As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/h (34 mph), as per Indian Railway rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.

Routeing & Technical Halts

The 12259 / 60 Sealdah New Delhi Duronto Express runs from Sealdah via Dhanbad Junction, Mughalsarai Junction, Kanpur Central to New Delhi.

Traction

As the route is fully electrified, it is powered end to end by a Howrah based WAP 4 locomotive.

References

Sealdah – New Delhi Duronto Express Wikipedia