Chennai–Hazrat Nizamuddin Duronto Express

Chennai Duronto Express
चेन्नै दुरंतो एक्सप्रेस
சென்னை துரந்தோ எக்ஸ்பிரஸ்
	Train Board of Chennai Duronto Express
Overview
Service type	Duronto Express
Current operator(s)	Southern Railway
Route
Termini	Chennai Central; Hazrat Nizamuddin
Stops	2
Distance travelled	2,174 km (1,351 mi)
Service frequency	2 days a week.
Train number(s)	12239, 12240
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 1st Class, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Yes, Pantry Car attached
Technical
Rolling stock	2
Track gauge	Broad - 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	76 km/h (Average - including halts)

The Chennai Central - Hazrat Nizamuddin Duronto Express or Chennai Duronto is a Duronto non-stop express train of Indian Railways, which connects Chennai, the state capital of Tamil Nadu with New Delhi the national capital. It is operated by the Southern Railway with 12269/12270 train numbers. It holds the record of being the fastest train between Chennai Central and Hazrat Nizamuddin covering the 2174 km in 27 hours and 55 minutes when compared to the Chennai Rajdhani which takes 28 hours and 15 minutes.

Coach Composition

The train uses a LHB rake and does not have any rake sharing arrangement as such. The rake consists of 2 SLRs, 8 Sleeper Class Coaches, 3 AC 3 Tier Coaches,2 two tier cum three tier coaches, 1 AC 2 Tier Coaches, 1 AC First Coach and 1 Pantry Car making a total of 18 coaches.

Traction

The train uses a Royapuram/Lallaguda based WAP 7 end to end. The maximum speed attained is 130 kmph between Hazrat Nizamuddin and Chennai.

Operation

This train is available weekly two times Monday and Friday from Chennai and Tuesday and Saturday from Delhi. This train has 6 technical halts over a total distance of 2,174 kilometres (1,351 mi).

Trivia

This train was featured in the 2016 Tamil film Thodari directed by Prabhu Solomon.

References

^ "Indiarailinfo - Chennai Duronto". Indiarailinfo. Retrieved 17 August 2014.

[ir-1] "Indiarailinfo - Chennai Duronto". Indiarailinfo. Retrieved 17 August 2014.

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Defunct	Ajmer–Hazrat Nizamuddin Howrah–Puri Chennai–Coimbatore Chennai–Thiruvananthapuram Amritsar–Chandigarh Lucknow–New Delhi Howrah–Digha Allahabad–New Delhi Chennai–Madurai

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Manufacturing units and workshops	Banaras Locomotive Works Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala Modern Coach Factory, Raebareli
Railway companies	Northern Railway North Eastern Railway North Central Railway North Western Railway East Indian Railway Company Kangra Valley Railway Rajputana–Malwa Railway Tirhut Railway Oudh and Tirhut Railway Indian Branch Railway Company Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway Cawnpore–Burhwal Railway Cawnpore–Barabanki Railway Lucknow–Bareilly Railway Bengal and North Western Railway Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway Mashrak–Thawe Extension Railway Lucknow–Sitapur–Seramow Provincial State Railway Bareilly–Pilibheet Provincial State Railway Segowlie–Raxaul Railway Delhi Metro Rail Corporation National Capital Region Transport Corporation
See also	Indian Railways Bholu (mascot) 1974 railway strike in India Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor

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Traction

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Trivia

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