| Lucknow New Delhi AC Duronto Express | |
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| Overview | |
| Service type | Superfast Express,Duronto Express |
| First service | 8 February 2010 |
| Last service | 14 June 2014 |
| Current operator | Northern Railways |
| Route | |
| Termini | Lucknow Charbagh New Delhi |
| Stops | 2 |
| Distance travelled | 493 km (306 mi) |
| Average journey time | 08 hours 00 minutes as 12271LucknowNew DelhiDuronto Express, 07 hours 40 minutes as 12272New DelhiLucknowDuronto Express. |
| Service frequency | 3 days a week. 12271LucknowNew DelhiDuronto Express – Monday, Thursday and Saturday. 12272New DelhiLucknowDuronto Express – Tuesday, Friday and Sunday. |
| Train number | 12271 / 12272 |
| On-board services | |
| Classes | AC 1st Class, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, AC 3 tier Economy |
| Seating arrangements | No |
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
| Catering facilities | NoPantry car coach attached |
| Observation facilities | Replaced by 12429/30Lucknow Rajdhani Express |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | StandardIndian RailwaysDuronto coaches |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Operating speed | 140 km/h (87 mph) maximum ,62.94 km/h (39 mph), including halts |
The 12271 / 72LucknowNew DelhiDuronto Express was aSuperfast Express train of theDuronto Express category belonging toIndian Railways -Northern Railway zone that runs betweenLucknow NR andNew Delhi inIndia. It was replaced by Lucknow Rajdhani Express, which was then replaced byLucknow-New Delhi AC Superfast Express for everyday run.
It operates as train number 12271 fromLucknow NR toNew Delhi and as train number 12272 in the reverse direction serving the states ofUttar Pradesh &Delhi.
The 12271 / 72LucknowNew DelhiDuronto Express presently has 1 AC First Class, 2 AC 2 tier, 4 AC 3 tier, 4 AC 3 tier Economy and 2 End on Generator Car. It does not carry aPantry car coach.
As is customary with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion ofIndian Railways depending on demand.
The 12271LucknowNew DelhiDuronto Express covers the distance of 493 kilometres in 08 hours 00 mins (61.63 km/h) and in 07 hours 40 mins as 12272New DelhiLucknowDuronto Express (64.30 km/h).
As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/h (34 mph), as perIndian Railways rules, its fare includes aSuperfast Express surcharge.
The 12271 / 72LucknowNew DelhiDuronto Express used to run fromLucknow NR toNew Delhi with a 10-minute technical halt atMoradabad Jn.
As the route was not fully electrified, it used to be powered by a Tuglakabad-basedWDM 3A for its entire journey.
This Duronto used to departLucknow NR daily at 23:30 hrs IST and reachNew Delhi at 07:25[1] hrs IST the next day.