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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 .
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).
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.
It is the longest-running Rajdhani Express train in India, which covers about 2845 km in about 42 hours. [ 2 ] The train number is 12431/12432 which runs only on Tuesday, Thursday & Friday from Thiruvananthapuram Central to Hazrat Nizamuddin also it reverse runs in Sunday, Tuesday & Wednesday from Hazrat Nizamuddin to Thiruvananthapuram Central.
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 trains are identified by five digit numbers with train-pairs traveling in opposite directions usually labelled with consecutive numbers. [77] Express trains often have specific unique names for easy identification. [78] Rajdhani Express introduced in 1969 were the first trains to reach speeds of up to 120 km/h (75 mph). [16]
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.
On the return journey, the New Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express (train number 12302) departs from New Delhi at 16:50 hrs and arrives in Howrah at 09:55 hrs the next day, completing its journey in 17 hours and 5 minutes, with an average speed of 85 km/h. [13] En route, the train stops at the following stations; Asansol Junction; Dhanbad Junction ...