Durgiana Express

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Durgiana Express
Overview
Service type Superfast
First service16 March 2010;14 years ago (2010-03-16)
Current operator(s) Eastern Railway
Route
Termini Kolkata (KOAA)
Amritsar (ASR)
Stops15
Distance travelled1,818 km (1,130 mi)
Average journey time29 hours 10 minutes
Service frequencyBi–weekly
Train number(s)12357 / 12358
On-board services
Class(es) AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsNo
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesOn-board catering,
E-catering
Observation facilitiesLarge windows
Baggage facilitiesAvailable
Other facilitiesBelow the seats
Technical
Rolling stock LHB coach
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed62 km/h (39 mph) average including halts.

The 12357 / 12358 Durgiana Express is a Superfast train of the Indian Railways connecting Kolkata in West Bengal and Amritsar Junction of Punjab. It is currently being operated with 12357/12358 train numbers on a twice a week basis. [1] [2] [3]

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Service

The 12357/Durgiana Express has an average speed of 62 km/h and covers 1818 km in 29 hrs 10 mins. 12358/Durgiana Express has an average speed of 61 km/h and covers 1818 km in 29 hrs 40 mins. Earlier it used to run nonstop between Lucknow NR and Moradabad JN, but then got the halt at Bareilly JN. Maximum permissible speed till DDU is 130 km/h, from DDU to LKO it is 110 km/h, from LKO to MB it is 100 km/h, from MB to UMB it is 110 km/h, from UMB to LDH it is 130 km/h again, and from LDH to ASR it is 110 km/h, and vice versa.

Durgiana express were comes in rail budget as Kolkata Amritsar doronto but afterwards it is named as Durgiana Express but the time table remains same. In a few stations like Varanasi Jn., Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhya Jn. it is still announced as the Kolkata Amritsar Doronto Express.

It is the fastest train in the superfast category on the grand chord line (4th fastest train between Ddu to KOAA after Howrah Rajdhani, Sealdah Rajdhani and Sealdah doronto). It gets high priority on its route.

The Durgiana express route is permanently diverted in Varanasi Lucknow section. Earlier it reached Lucknow from Varanasi via Sultanpur but now it reaches Lucknow via Pratapgarh, and vice versa.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

Coach composition

The train has standard LHB rakes with a maximum speed of 130 km/h. The train consists of 22 coaches:

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Sealdah(SDAH)-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Kolkata to Amritsar and vice versa.

Rake sharing

This train shares its rake with:

See also

Notes

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