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| Mumbai Central – Hisar Junction Duronto Express | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Mumbai Central – Hisar Junction Duronto Express AtHisar Junction railway station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overview | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Service type | Duronto Express | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First service | 3 April 2011; 14 years ago (2011-04-03) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current operator | Western Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Route | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Termini | Mumbai Central (MMCT) Hisar Junction (HSR) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stops | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance travelled | 1,160 km (721 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average journey time | 15 hours 20 minutes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Service frequency | Bi-Weekly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Train number | 12239 / 12240 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| On-board services | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes | AC 1st Class, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, AC Chair Car | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Catering facilities | Yes,pantry car attached | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Observation facilities | Rake sharing with 12227/12228Mumbai Central–Indore Duronto Express | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Technical | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rolling stock | LHB coach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating speed | 76 km/h (47 mph) average including halts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 12239 / 12240Mumbai Central–HisarDuronto Express is aDuronto Express train of theIndian Railways connectingMumbai Central (MMCT) toHisar Junction (Hisar). It is currently being operated with 12239 / 12240 train numbers.
The rake has 8 AC 3 tier coaches, 2 AC 2 tier coaches, 1 AC First Class, 5 AC Chair Car, 1 Pantry car and 2 EOG cars making a total of 14 coaches.
As is customary withIndian Railways, coaches are added/removed as per the demand.
It is the fastest train on theMumbai–Jaipur sector. It averages 75.59 km/h as 12239 Duronto Express covering 1159 km in 15 hrs 20 mins and 70.24 km/h as 12240 Duronto Express covering 1159 km in 16 hrs 30 mins.
Some of the other trains that cover the Mumbai–Jaipur sectors are 12955/56Jaipur Superfast Express, 12979/80Jaipur–Bandra Terminus Superfast Express, 19707/08Amrapur Aravali Express, 22933/34 Bandra Terminus–Jaipur Weekly Superfast Express, 12215/16Delhi Sarai Rohilla–Bandra Terminus Garib Rath Express which initially ran up to Jaipur, later extended to Delhi Sarai Rohilla.
This train had its inaugural run on 3 April 2011. It was & still is a 2 days a week service. It is a fully AC train & uses LHB rakes. Until 17 August 2021, it used to ply betweenMumbai Central andJaipur Junction but then, it was extended uptoHisar Junction.
It has halts atJaipur Junction,Vadodara Junction,Ratlam Junction, Kota Junction
Sawai Madhopur Junction is where it reverses direction of travel. This is not a commercial halt. This halt is for rake reversal only
The train is hauled by an electric locomotive
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