Howrah–Yeshvantapur Duronto Express
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 in Kolkata, West Bengal and Yeshvantapur Junction in Bengaluru, Karnataka, both in India.
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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(HWH) |
| Stops | 4 |
| End | Yeshvantapur Junction(YPR) |
| Distance travelled | 1,945.696896 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 | 109.435392 km/h (68 mph) (Maximum Speed), 67.592448 km/h (42 mph) (Average Speed), including halts |
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. It runs with Highly Refurbished LHB Coaches from 11th March 2020. It has been provided with pure Duronto liveried sleeper coaches.
Coaches
The 12245 / 46 Howrah Yeshvantapur Duronto Express presently has 1 AC First Class, 1 AC 2 tier, 4 AC 3 AC tier, 11 Sleeper Class and 2 EOG 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. All Coaches are LHB Hybrid Coach.
Service
The 12245 Howrah Yeshvantapur Duronto Express covers the distance of 1946 kilometres in 29 hours 00 mins (67.10 km/hr) & in 29 hours 15 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 | 10:55 | 0 | 1 | 16:15 | Destination | 1959 | 2 |
| BBS | Bhubaneswar | 16:50 | 17:00 | 437 | 1 | 09:40 | 09:50 | 1524 | 2 |
| VZM | Vizianagaram | 22:00 | 22:10 | 818 | 1 | 04:30 | 04:40 | 1142 | 2 |
| BZA | Vijayawada | 04:30 | 04:45 | 1216 | 2 | 22:25 | 22:35 | 744 | 1 |
| RU | Renigunta | 10:10 | 10:15 | 1592 | 2 | 17:00 | 16:55 | 368 | 1 |
| YPR | Yeshvantapur | 16:00 | Destination | 1957 | 2 | Source | 11:00 | 0 | 1 |
Locomotive
It is powered by a Santragachi based WAP 4 for its entire journey.
Timings
12245 Howrah Yeshvantapur Duronto Express leaves Howrah Junction at 10:50 AM every Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday and reaches Yeshvantapur Junction the next day at 4:00 PM.
12246 Yeshvantapur Howrah Duronto Express leaves Yeshvantapur Junction at 11:00 AM every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday & Sunday and reaches Howrah Junction the next day at 4:45 PM.
References
- "DURONTO TRAIN LIST". indianrail.gov.in. Archived from the original on 30 May 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- "‘Tatkal’ extended to Duronto trains, Aadhaar approved as ID proof | DeshGujarat". deshgujarat.com. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- "Duronto action:-Bangalore(Yesvantpur)bound 12245 Yesvantpur Duronto Express - YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- "South Western Railway". swr.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- "Kolkata | SER revises menu & catering services tariff of Duronto Express trains | The Echo of India". echoofindia.com. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- "Rail Road Air-Indian Railways: INCREASE IN FREQUENCY OF HOWRAH-YESVANTPUR DURONTO EXPRESS". railroadair.blogspot.in. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- "Howrah-B'lore Duronto Exp from January 3 | Siasat". siasat.com. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- "Howrah YESVANTPUR Howrah Duronto Express | Flickr - Photo Sharing!". flickr.com. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- "Duronto Express now chugs off from city too | Business Standard". business-standard.com. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
External links
- "Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
- "IRCTC Online Passenger Reservation System". irctc.co.in. Archived from the original on 3 March 2007. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
- "[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet". irfca.org. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
