Sealdah – New Delhi Duronto Express
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| Overview | |||||
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| Service type | Superfast, Duronto Express | ||||
| First service | September 18, 2009 | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Eastern Railway zone | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Start | Sealdah | ||||
| Stops | 4 | ||||
| End | New Delhi | ||||
| Distance travelled | 1,453.237632 km (903 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 16 hours, 55 minutes | ||||
| Service frequency | 12259 – Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Sunday. 12260 – Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday. | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | AC 1st Class, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier | ||||
| Seating arrangements | No | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Catering facilities | Pantry Car Coach attached | ||||
| Observation facilities | LHB Coaches | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Standard Indian Railway Duronto coaches | |||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed | 135.184896 km/h (84 mph) (Maximum Speed), 85.295232 km/h (53 mph) (Average Speed), including halts |
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Sealdah New Delhi Duronto Express is a Superfast express train of the Duronto Express category belonging to Indian Railways - Eastern Railway zone that runs between Sealdah and New Delhi in India.
It operates as train number 12259 from Sealdah to New Delhi and as train number 12260 in the reverse direction serving the states of West Bengal & Delhi.
It was the first and the fastest Duronto Express to be launched as announced in the Railway budget of 2008 / 09.
The 12259 / 60 Sealdah New Delhi Duronto Express presently has 1 AC First Class, 3 AC 2 tier, 9 AC 3 tier, 2 End on Generator Car & 2 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.
The 12259 Sealdah New Delhi Duronto Express covers the distance of 1452 kilometres in 16 hours 55 mins (85.83 km/hr) & in 16 hours 45 mins as 12260 New Delhi Sealdah Duronto Express (86.75 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.
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