Pune Ahmedabad Duronto Express

Pune - Ahmedabad Duronto Express
Overview
Service type Duronto Express
First service 11 March 2012
Current operator(s) Central Railways
Route
Start Pune Junction
Stops 2
End Ahmedabad Junction
Distance travelled 635 km (395 mi)
Average journey time 8 hours 40 minutes
Service frequency 3 days a week. 12297 – Tuesday, Friday & Sunday, 12298 – Monday, Thursday & Saturday
On-board services
Class(es) AC 1st Class, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier
Seating arrangements No
Sleeping arrangements Yes
Catering facilities No Pantry Car attached
Observation facilities Runs with Duronto rake
Technical
Rolling stock 1
Track gauge Broad - 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed 73.27 km/hr (Average - including halts)

The Pune Ahmedabad Duronto Express is a Superfast express train of Indian Railways Duronto Class that connects Pune Junction (PUNE) to Ahmedabad Junction (ADI).

It operates as train number 12297 from Ahmedabad Junction to Pune Junction and as train number 12298 in the reverse direction.

Coach Composition

The rake has nine AC 3-tier coaches, three AC 2-tier coaches, one AC First Class, and two EOG cars, making a total of fifteen coaches. It does not have a pantry car coach.

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

Service

It is the fastest train on the Pune – Ahmedabad sector, averaging 73.27 km/hr in both directions.

Some of the other trains that cover the Pune – Ahmedabad sector are 11095/96 Ahimsa Express, 16613/14 Rajkot Express, 14805/06 Barmer Yeshvantapur AC Express, and 16209/10 Ajmer Express.

Train Details

This train had its inaugural run on March 11, 2012 and it runs with new Duronto rakes.

It is one of three Duronto Express trains that run from Pune Junction, the others being 12221/22 Pune Howrah Duronto Express and 12263/64 Hazrat Nizamuddin Pune Duronto Express.

Traction

Dual traction WCAM 2/2P or WCAM 3 locomotives from the Kalyan shed would haul the train all the way in both directions.

With progressive electrification changeover from DC traction to AC traction, Vadodara based WAP 5 locomotives have begun hauling the train.

Technical Halts

It has only technical halts, which are Lonavala, Khandala, and Vasai Road.

See also

References

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