Hazrat Nizamuddin Pune Duronto Express
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Duronto Express |
| First service | 28 September 2009 |
| Current operator(s) | Northern Railway |
| Route | |
| Start | Hazrat Nizamuddin |
| Stops | 2 |
| End | Pune Junction |
| Distance travelled | 1,520 km (940 mi) |
| Average journey time | 19 hours 45 minutes as 12263 Pune Hazrat NizamuddinDuronto Express, 20 hours 45 minutes as 12264 Hazrat Nizamuddin Pune Duronto Express |
| Service frequency | 2 days a week. 12263 – Tuesday & Friday, 12264 – Monday & Thursday |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | AC 1st Class, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier |
| Seating arrangements | No |
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
| Catering facilities | Yes, Pantry Car attached |
| Observation facilities | New LHB Rajdhani rake |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | 1 |
| Track gauge | Broad - 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Operating speed | 75.06 km/hr (Average - including halts) |
The Hazrat Nizamuddin Pune Duronto Express is a superfast express train of Indian Railways Duronto Class connecting Hazrat Nizamuddin (NZM) to Pune (PUNE). It is currently being operated with train numbers 12263 / 12264.[1][2]
Contents
Coach Composition
The rake has 10 AC 3 tier Coaches, 3 AC 2 tier Coaches, 1 AC First Class, 1 Pantry Car and 2 EOG Cars making a total of 17 coaches.[3]
Service
It is the fastest train on the Delhi – Pune sector.[4] It averages 76.96 km/hr as 12263 Duronto Express covering 1520 km in 19 hrs 45 mins & in 20 hrs 45 mins averaging 73.25 km/hr as 12264 Duronto Express.
Some of the other trains that cover the Delhi – Pune sectors are 12629/30 Sampark Kranti Express, 11077/78 Jhelum Express, 12779/80 Goa Express, 12781/82 Swarna Jayanti Express.
Train Details
This train had its inaugural run on 28 September 2009.[5] It currently runs with new LHB Rajdhani rakes, which were allotted to it recently. It is one of 3 Duronto Express trains running out of Pune Junction, the other trains being the 12221/22 Pune Howrah Duronto Express & 12297/98 Pune Ahmedabad Duronto Express.
Traction
A Ghaziabad based WAP 5 or WAP 7 locomotive hauls the train from Hazrat Nizamuddin until Vadodara Junction after which a dual traction WCAM 2/2P or WCAM 3 takes over until Pune Junction.
With Central Railway progressively moving towards a complete changeover from DC to AC traction, it has recently started being hauled end to end by a Tughlakabad WAP-7 or Vadodara WAP-5
Technical Halts
The train halts at Kota Junction, Ratlam Junction, Vadodara Junction, Vasai Road, Khandala and Lonavala in both directions.
Karjat is a technical halt only as 12264 Duronto Express to facilitate banker loco attachment in order to push the train up the ghats.
Schedule
12263 Pune Hazrat Nizamuddin Duronto Express
| Station Code | Station Name | Arrival | Departure |
|---|---|---|---|
| PUNE | Pune Junction | Starting Station | Tuesday, Friday |
| NZM | Hazrat Nizamuddin | Wednesday, Saturday | Destination Station |
12264 Hazrat Nizamuddin Pune Duronto Express
| Station Code | Station Name | Arrival | Departure |
|---|---|---|---|
| NZM | Hazrat Nizamuddin | Starting Station | Monday, Thursday |
| PUNE | Pune Junction | Tuesday, Friday | Destination Station |
See also
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External links
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- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBA-egjP3ak watch Pune-NZM Duronto express on YouTube
