Howrah Yeshvantapur Duronto Express
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Superfast, Duronto Express |
| First service | 3 January 2010 |
| Current operator(s) | South Eastern Railways |
| Route | |
| Start | Howrah Junction |
| Stops | 4 |
| End | Yeshvantapur Junction |
| Distance travelled | 1,946 km (1,209 mi) |
| Service frequency | 5 days a week. 12245 Howrah Yeshvantapur Duronto Express – except Monday & Thursday, 12246 Yeshvantapur Howrah Duronto Express – except Wednesday & Saturday |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | AC 1st Class, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class |
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
| Catering facilities | Pantry Car Coach attached |
| Observation facilities | LHB Coaches |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | Standard Indian Railway Duronto LHB Coaches coaches |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Operating speed |
110 km/h (68 mph) maximum 67.39 km/h (42 mph) including halts |
The 12245 / 46 Howrah Yeshvantapur Duronto Express is a Superfast express train of the Duronto Express category belonging to Indian Railways - South Eastern Railway zone that runs between Howrah Junction near Kolkata, West Bengal and Yeshvantapur Junction in Bangalore, Karnataka, both in India.
It operates as train number 12245 from Howrah Junction to Yeshvantapur Junction and as train number 12246 in the reverse direction serving the states of Karnataka, Andhra pradesh, Odisha & West Bengal.
Coaches
The 12245 / 46 Howrah Yeshvantapur Duronto Express presently has 1 AC First Class, 2 AC 2 tier, 6 AC 3 AC tier, 8 Sleeper Class & 2 sitting cum luggage rack coaches. In addition, it carries a Pantry car coach.
As is customary with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
Service
The 12245 Howrah Yeshvantapur Duronto Express covers the distance of 1946 kilometres in 29 hours 00 mins (67.10 km/hr) & in 28 hours 45 mins as 12246 Yeshvantapur Howrah Duronto Express (67.69 km/hr).
As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/h (34 mph), as per Indian Railway rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.
Routeing & Halts
The train 12245 / 46 Howrah Yeshvantapur Duronto Express has stops at Bhubaneswar, Vizianagaram, Vijayawada and Renigunta.
| Station Code | Station Name |
12245[1] |
Distance from Source in km |
Day |
12246[2] |
Distance from Source in km |
Day | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrival | Departure | Arrival | Departure | ||||||
| HWH | Howrah | Source | 11:00 | 0 | 1 | 16:10 | Destination | 1953 | 2 |
| BBS | Bhubaneswar | 16:55 | 17:00 | 437 | 1 | 10:00 | 10:15 | 1516 | 2 |
| VZM | Vizianagaram | 22:05 | 22:15 | 820 | 1 | 04:35 | 04:45 | 1133 | 2 |
| BZA | Vijayawada | 04:30 | 04:35 | 1216 | 2 | 22:25 | 22:35 | 738 | 1 |
| RU | Renigunta | 10:25 | 10:30 | 1616 | 2 | 16:50 | 16:55 | 361 | 1 |
| YPR | Yeshvantapur | 16:00 | Destination | 1977 | 2 | Source | 11:15 | 0 | 1 |
Loco link
As the route is fully electrified, it is powered by a Santragachi or Howrah based WAP 4 for its entire journey.
Timings
12245 Howrah Yeshvantapur Duronto Express leaves Howrah Junction every Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday and reaches Yeshvantapur Junction the next day.
12246 Yeshvantapur Howrah Duronto Express leaves Yeshvantapur Junction every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday & Sunday and reaches Howrah Junction the next day.
References
- "DURONTO TRAIN LIST". indianrail.gov.in. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- "‘Tatkal’ extended to Duronto trains,Aadhaar approved as ID proof | DeshGujarat". deshgujarat.com. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- "Duronto action:-Bangalore(Yesvantpur)bound 12245 Yesvantpur Duronto Express - YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- "South Western Railway". swr.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- "Kolkata | SER revises menu & catering services tariff of Duronto Express trains | The Echo of India". echoofindia.com. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- "Rail Road Air-Indian Railways: INCREASE IN FREQUENCY OF HOWRAH-YESVANTPUR DURONTO EXPRESS". railroadair.blogspot.in. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- "Howrah-B'lore Duronto Exp from January 3 | Siasat". siasat.com. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- "Howrah YESVANTPUR Howrah Duronto Express | Flickr - Photo Sharing!". flickr.com. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- "Duronto Express now chugs off from city too | Business Standard". business-standard.com. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
External links
- "Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
- "IRCTC Online Passenger Reservation System". irctc.co.in. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
- "[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet.". irfca.org. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
