Ahmedabad–Pune Duronto Express

Pune–Ahmedabad Duronto Express
Overview
Service type	Duronto Express
First service	11 March 2012; 9 years ago
Current operator(s)	Central Railways
Route
Start	Pune Junction (PUNE)
Stops	3
End	Ahmedabad Junction (ADI)
Distance travelled	635 km (395 mi)
Average journey time	8 hours 40 minutes
Service frequency	3 days a week
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 1st Class, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	E-catering
Observation facilities	Large windows
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coaches
Track gauge	Broad – 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	72 km/h (45 mph) average including halts

The 12297 /12298 Pune–Ahmedabad Duronto Express is a Express train of Indian Railways Duronto Express 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 160 km/hr in both directions.

Train details[]

This train had its inaugural run on 11 March 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[]

It is hauled by a Vadodara-based WAP-4 end to end.

Halts[]

It halts at two stations only, which are;

References[]

External links[]

[1]
[2] ICRTC
[3] IRFCA

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Mumbai Central–Rajkot Pune-Ahmedabad Mumbai LTT–Allahabad Bhubaneswar–New Delhi Chennai Central–Hazrat Nizamuddin Chennai Central–Madurai Delhi Sarai Rohilla–Jammu Tawi Ernakulam–Hazrat Nizamuddin Mumbai LTT–Ernakulam Pune–Hazrat Nizamuddin Howrah–New Delhi Howrah–Yeshvantapur Mumbai CST–Howrah Howrah–Pune Mumbai Central–Indore Mumbai Central–Jaipur Mumbai Central–New Delhi Mumbai CST–Nagpur Patna–Kolkata Sealdah–Bikaner Sealdah–Puri Secunderabad–Hazrat Nizamuddin Mumbai LTT–Secunderabad Yeshvantapur–Delhi Sarai Rohilla Visakhapatnam–Secunderabad
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