Hazrat Nizamuddin Pune Duronto Express

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

130 km/hr (Maximum)

76 km/hr as 12263, 76 km/hr as 12264(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]

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 Karnataka 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. It travels at a peak speed of 130 km/h with an average speed of 76 km/h as 12263 and 75 km/h as 12264.

Until February 2014, when the Central Railway was under DC traction, a Kalyan WCAM 2/2P or WCAM 3 locomotive hauls the train from Pune Junction until Vadodara Junction after which a Ghaziabad or Vadodara Junction based WAP 5 or WAP 7 locomotive hauls the train till Hazrat Nizamuddin.

After February 2014, when the Central Railway made a complete changeover from DC to AC traction, it has been hauled end to end by a Tughlakabad or Ghaziabad based WAP-7 or Vadodara WAP-5.

Commercial & 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 Timings
PUNE Pune Junction Starting Station Tuesday, Friday 1110 Hrs [6]
NZM Hazrat Nizamuddin Wednesday, Saturday Destination Station 0655 Hrs [7]

12264 Hazrat Nizamuddin Pune Duronto Express

Station Code Station Name Arrival Departure Timings
NZM Hazrat Nizamuddin Starting Station Monday, Thursday 1055 Hrs [8]
PUNE Pune Junction Tuesday, Friday Destination Station 0710 Hrs [9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Falling boulder in ghat derails Pune-bound train". Times of India. Jun 29, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
  2. ↑ "20 hrs to Delhi by train". Times of India. Sep 29, 2009. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Delhi Pune Delhi Duronto Express train". Retrieved October 16, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Non-stop to Delhi, superfast to Solapur". Times of India. Jul 4, 2009. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Hazrat Nizamuddin - Pune AC Duronto/12264". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
  6. ↑ {http://indiarailinfo.com/train/pune-hazrat-nizamuddin-ac-duronto-express-12263/7554/76/748}
  7. ↑ {http://indiarailinfo.com/train/pune-hazrat-nizamuddin-ac-duronto-express-12263/7554/76/748}
  8. ↑ {http://indiarailinfo.com/train/hazrat-nizamuddin-pune-ac-duronto-express-12264/7556/748/76}
  9. ↑ {http://indiarailinfo.com/train/hazrat-nizamuddin-pune-ac-duronto-express-12264/7556/748/76}
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