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The 12273/74 Howrah–New Delhi Duronto Express is a Duronto class train which operates between the capital of West Bengal, Kolkata and the national capital New Delhi. It is the second Duronto Express connecting Delhi to Kolkata, the other one being the Sealdah–Bikaner Duronto Express .
Duronto Express, translating to "restless" in Bengali, is a class of long-distance rapid trains operated by Indian Railways.Initially conceived to operate non-stop between origin and destination stations, since January 2016, these trains have been permitted to make additional commercial stops and accept ticket bookings from technical halts.
The Tivim/Thivim station offers the Shravan Seva, a service to help senior citizens in carrying their luggage.This is available by sending an SMS on 96640 44456 four hours in advance of the journey, with details of the PNR number, coach number and berth number of the travelling citizen (as of August 2016).
The train is designed to run at a maximum speed of 200 km/h (120 mph) but the maximum operating speed allowed is 130 km/h (81 mph) due to track and safety constraints. [13] Presently, the train runs at an average speed of 65 km/h (40 mph). [14] There are 14 non-executive chair cars and they can seat up to 72 passengers each in 3+2 configuration.
The Varanasi-Howrah section is part of the greater Delhi-Howrah corridor connecting Delhi with Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal. The 711 km (442 mi) journey would take around three hours to complete, five hours quicker than existing Rajdhani service which takes eight hours. Indian Railways had prepared the DPR for seven more corridors, that ...
The New Delhi-Rajendranagar Terminal (Patna) Tejas Rajdhani Express is the fastest train of this route (and is the fastest train of India) to cover a distance of 1001 Km in just 11 hours and 30 minutes, while Howrah–New Delhi Rajdhani Express is one of the fastest train on this route as it covers this journey in 19 hours and 25 minutes.
The trains are identified by five digit numbers with train-pairs traveling in opposite directions usually labelled with consecutive numbers. [145] Express trains often have specific unique names for easy identification. [146] In 2018–19, Indian Railways operated 13,523 passenger trains on average daily and carried 8.44 billion passengers. [147]
The 20171/20172 Rani Kamalapati (Bhopal Habibganj) - Hazrat Nizamuddin Vande Bharat Express is India's 11th and the fastest Vande Bharat Express train in service, connecting the states of Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and New Delhi with a maximum permissible speed of 160 km/h (99 mph). [1] [2] [3]