Mumbai CST–Howrah Duronto Express

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Mumbai CST–Howrah Duronto Express

Overview
Service type	Duronto Express
Locale	Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Jharkhand & West Bengal
First service	September 29, 2009; 12 years ago (2009-09-29)
Current operator(s)	South Eastern Railway zone
Route
Start	Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus
End	Howrah Junction
Distance travelled	1,968.227712 km (1,223.000000 mi)
Average journey time	12261 – 26 hours, 35 minutes
Service frequency	Four times a week
Train number(s)	12261 / 12262
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 1st Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Yes
Technical
Rolling stock	WAP-7/WAP-4 (HWH/SRC)
Operating speed	74.029824 km/h (46 mph) (Average Speed), including halts. 130 km/h (max. permissible)

Mumbai CSMT–Howrah AC Duronto Express is a Duronto Express train plying in Mumbai–Howrah route.

Background[]

Being the non-stop version of the Duronto train, it used to take fewest intermediate halts for operational/ technical purposes such as crew change, locomotive change, food pick-up, and water-filling. Later most of operational/ technical halts were made commercial halts and for this train, another one halt has been provided in Raipur, a state capital.

Rake sharing[]

It shares rakes with Pune Howrah Duronto Express, which has same timetable or runs between Manmad Junction and Howrah Junction.

12261 Howrah Duronto Express

Howrah Duronto Express with Santragachi WAP-4 loco at Raigarh

Coach composition[]

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
	EOG	A3	A2	A1	H1	PC	B10	B9	B8	B7	B6	B5	B4	B3	B2	B1	EOG

12262 is the reverse composition of the above 12261.

B- Three Tier AC Sleeper/Third AC, A- Two Tier AC Sleeper/Second AC, H- AC First class cabins/First AC, PC-Pantry/Hot buffet car, EOG/GV-Generator van cum Guard van

Locomotive[]

It previously ran with WAP-4 loco of Howrah but now mostly gets WAP-7 loco of . Before the conversion of Mumbai CSMT to Kasara from 1500 V DC to 25 kV AC, it was hauled by WCAM-3 of KYN shed for that section.

Speed[]

Its all coaches are of air conditioned LHB coaches type which is capable of reaching 160 kmph but it does not touch. Sometimes people become confused because according to Indian Railways Permanent Way Manual (IRPWM) on Indian Railways website or Indian Railway Institute of Civil Engineering website, the BG (Broad Gauge) lines have been classified into six groups ‘A’ to ‘E’ on the basis of the future maximum permissible speeds but it may not be same as present speed.

The maximum permissible speed is 130 km/h but it is less in many parts of the journey as many parts are not fit for 130 km/h speed. The maximum permissible speed is 105 km/h between Mumbai CSMT and Kasara where increasing up to 110 kmph in future is planned, 60 km/h between Kasara and Igatpuri, 110 km/h between Igatpuri and Wardha, 120 kmph between Wardha and Nagpur [1], 110 km/h in Nagpur - Jharsuguda - Rourkela route but the speed in this part is under process to be increased to 130 kmph, 130 km/h between Rourkela to Tatanagar, Tatanagar to Kharagpur and Kharagpur to Andul. 110 km/h between Andul and Howrah. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Halts[]

Igatpuri, Bhusaval, Nagpur, Raipur, Bilaspur, Tatanagar.

Technical halts[]

12261 takes 1 technical halt at Kasara, It takes about 7 mins at Kasara for addition of banker engine WAG-7 for the run through the ghats, which is removed at Igatpuri.

12262 takes no technical halts.

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