Mumbai CSMT–Howrah Duronto Express

Mumbai CSMT - Howrah Junction AC Duronto Express
Overview
Service type	Duronto Express
Locale	Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Jharkhand & West Bengal
First service	29 September 2009;16 years ago (2009-09-29)
Current operator	South Eastern Railway
Route
Termini	Mumbai CSMT (CSMT) Howrah Junction (HWH)
Distance travelled	1,968 km (1,223 mi)
Average journey time	26 hours 35 minutes
Service frequency	4 days a week
Train number	12261 / 12262
On-board services
Classes	AC First Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Available
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	Available
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Operating speed	74 km/h (46 mph) average including halts.
Route map Legend 12261 ↓ Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (Technical Halt) Igatpuri Bhusaval Junction Nagpur Junction Maharashtra Chhattisgarh border Raipur Junction Bilaspur Junction Chhattisgarh Jharkhand border Tatanagar Junction Jharkhand West bengal border 12262 ↑ Howrah Junction 12261 - Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus → Howrah 12262 - Howrah → Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus

The Mumbai CSMT–Howrah AC Duronto Express is a Duronto Express train operating on the Mumbai–Howrah route.

Background

Being the non-stop version of the Duronto train, it used to take the fewest intermediate stops for operational and technical purposes such as crew change, locomotive change, food pick-up, and water-filling. Later, most of operational (technical) stops were made commercial stops and stoppages are given in some state capitals and some state capitals are still non - stopping places.

Rake sharing

Rake sharing is done with Pune-Howrah Duronto Express (12222/12221), Howrah-SMVT Bengaluru AC Superfast Express (22863/22864), Santragachi-Chennai Central AC Express (22807/22808), with a total of five Rakes primarily maintained at Santragachi Coaching Depot. ^[1]

Coach composition

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
	EOG	A3	A2	A1	H1	PC	B12	B11	B10	B9	B8	B7	B6	B5	B4	B3	B2	B1	EOG

12262 is the reverse composition of the above 12261.

B- Three Tier AC Sleeper/Third AC, A- Two Tier AC Sleeper/Second AC, H- AC First class cabins/First AC, PC-Pantry/Hot buffet car, EOG/GV-Generator van cum Guard van

Locomotive

It previously ran with WAP-4 loco of Howrah but now mostly gets WAP-7 loco of Santragachi. Before the conversion of Mumbai CSMT to Kasara from 1500 V DC to 25 kV AC, it was hauled by WCAM-3 of KYN shed for that section.

Speed

All its coaches are air conditioned LHB coach, capable of reaching 160 kmph. There is some confusing because according to Indian Railways Permanent Way Manual (IRPWM) on the Indian Railways website or Indian Railway Institute of Civil Engineering website, the BG (Broad Gauge) lines have been classified into six groups ‘A’ to ‘E’ on the basis of the future maximum permissible speeds but it may not be same as current speed.

The maximum permissible speed is 130 km/h but it is less in some parts of the journey as these parts are not fit for 130 km/h speed. The maximum permissible speed is 105 km/h between Mumbai CSMT and Kasara ^[2] where increasing up to 110 kmph in future is planned, ^[3] 60 km/h between Kasara and Igatpuri, ^[2] either speed will be increased to 130 km/h from 110 kmph very soon or speed has already been increased recently like which has done for some trains earlier on Igatpuri - Nashik - Bhusaval - Akola - Badnera route. ^[4] 130 km/h on Badnera - Wardha route, ^[5] 130 kmph between Wardha and Nagpur, ^{[6] [7]} 130 km/h in Nagpur - Durg route, ^[8] 110 km/h in Durg - Jharsuguda which is a part of Nagpur - Jharsuguda route but the speed in this part is under process to be increased to 130 kmph, ^[2] 130 km/h in Jharsuguda - Tatanagar - Kharagpur - Andul route, ^{[9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]} 110 km/h between Andul and Howrah which is a part of Kharagpur - Howrah route. ^[2]

Time table

From Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus to Howrah - 12261. The train starts from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus every Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday. ^[1]

Station code	Station name	Arrival	Departure
CSMT	Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus	---	17:15
KSRA	Kasara	19:07	19:10
IGP	Igatpuri	19:38	19:40
BSL	Bhusaval Junction	23:00	23:05
NGP	Nagpur Junction	04:10	04:15
R	Raipur Junction	08:22	08:24
BSP	Bilaspur Junction	09:55	10:05
TATA	Tatanagar Junction	16:10	16:20
HWH	Howrah Junction	20:15	---

From Howrah to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus - 12262. The train starts from Howrah Junction every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday. ^[15]

Station code	Station name	Arrival	Departure
HWH	Howrah Junction	---	05:45
TATA	Tatanagar Junction	08:48	08:58
BSP	Bilaspur Junction	14:55	15:05
R	Raipur Junction	16:35	16:37
NGP	Nagpur Junction	20:50	20:55
BSL	Bhusaval Junction	01:45	01:50
IGP	Igatpuri	05:42	05:45
CSMT	Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus	08:15	---

Technical (operational) halts

12261 takes 1 technical halt at Kasara, Igatpuri. It takes about 7 mins at Kasara for addition of banker engine WAG-7 for the run through the ghats, which is removed at Igatpuri.

12262 has technical halt at Igatpuri if situation is normal and no halt at Kasara.

Accidents and incidents

On July 30, 2024, the Howrah-Mumbai Express train derailed near Chakradharpur in Jharkhand's Chakradharpur division, resulting in a tragic accident around 3:43 am. Eighteen coaches were affected, including 16 passenger coaches, one power car, and one pantry car. This severe incident led to the deaths of two individuals and injuries to 20 others. Initial findings suggest a collision with a derailed goods train as the cause. ^{[16] [17]}

References

1. telang, Kamlesh. "12261/Mumbai CSMT - Howrah AC Duronto Express - Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus to Howrah SER/South Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
2. "Raising of sectional speed to 130 Kmph on the routes of Golden Quadrilateral and the diagonal routes" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2021.
3. Mission Raftaar: Central Railway to increase speed limit on seven key routes, reduce travel time by four hours
4. "Central Railway infra works lead to speeding up of trains - 12 trains now running at 130 kmph on the Igatpuri-Bhusaval-Badnera section". Archived from the original on 23 November 2023.
5. "Central Railway Infrastructure Upgrades leads to Speeding up of Trains - 30 trains now running at up to 130 kmph on the Wardha-Badnera section of 95.44 km". Archived from the original on 15 June 2024.
6. Speed meter
7. "Central Railway infra works lead to speeding up of trains - 12 trains now running at 130 kmph on the Igatpuri-Bhusaval-Badnera section". Archived from the original on 9 December 2023.
8. "Speed Raising Work" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2022.
9. 2021: South Eastern Railway (SER) registered highest ever Loading Performance
10. "SER Celebrates 75th independence day". Archived from the original on 31 May 2023.
11. "2021: South Eastern Railway (SER) registered highest ever Loading Performance". pib.gov.in.
12. "Raising of sectional speed between Tatanagar and Rourkela & revised timings of Howrah-Mumbai CSMT special". Archived from the original on 24 March 2023.
13. "SER raises sectional speed for faster movement of trains". Archived from the original on 7 August 2022.
14. "South eastern railway accelerates sectional speed limit". Archived from the original on 26 March 2023.
15. Azhar. "12262/Howrah - Mumbai CSMT AC Duronto Express - Howrah to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus SER/South Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
16. "Howrah-Mumbai Mail derailed in Jharkhand, two dead, 18 injured". The Times of India. 30 July 2024. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 30 July 2024.
17. "2 killed as Mumbai-Howrah Mail derails in Jharkhand". The Indian Express. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.