Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus – Nagpur Junction Duronto Express is a daily service train which runs between

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, the second Capital of Maharashtra after

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and

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (officially Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Bombay station code: CSMT ( mainline)/ST (suburban)), is a historic railway terminus and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The terminus was ...

, Mumbai. The train is the most popular on this route. The Duronto Express was introduced in November 2009. It is considered as the fastest daily service Express on NGP-CSMT Central Railway line.

Stoppages

Being a Duronto Express, it does not stop at any other station in between. However it does stop at Bhusawal Junction as a technical Halt. It also stops at

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and Kasara for removal and addition of banker engines. But from 1 January 2016 all/some technical halts are converted to commercial halt. Thus tickets are issued from Nagpur, Bhusaval, Igatpuri and Mumbai.

Locomotive

Previously, a WCAM 2/2P or

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used to haul the train from Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus to Igatpuri (technical halt) following which it got either a WAP 4 of Bhusawal Electric Loco Shed or

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of Ajni Electric Loco Shed. With Central Railway completing the change over of 1500 V DC traction to 25,000 V AC traction on 6 June 2015, this train is now hauled end to end by Ajni-based WAP 7.

Coach composition

The coach composition of the Nagpur Duronto leaving NGP is as follows:- WAP7-EOG-AB1-H1-A1-A2-B1-B2-B3-B4-S1-S2-S3-S4-S5-S6-S7-S8-EOG. The train also runs with 24 coaches having extra 3-Tier coaches added on seasonal basis & as per demand. From 23 February 2019, this train now runs with pure LHB coaches.

Other Trains on the Nagpur-Mumbai Route

Jnaneswari Express,

Samarsata Express The 12151 / 12152 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Howrah Samarsata Express is a Superfast Express train belonging to Indian Railways – Central Railways zone that runs between Lokmanya Tilak Terminus and in India. It is named after Samarasta Fe ...

, Gitanjali Express, Kolkata Mail via Nagpur,

Vidarbha Express The 12105 / 12106 Vidarbha Express is a Express train belonging to Indian Railways – Central Railway zone that runs between Mumbai CSMT and in Maharashtra. It is a daily service. It operates as train number 12105 from Mumbai CSMT to Gondia ...

, Sewagram Express, Shalimar Express and some other trains ply on this route with travel time varying from 16 hours to 13 hours. However the Nagpur Duronto is the fastest option for this route as it manages to connect the two cities in just 11 hrs. 12290 Nagpur Duronto Express 1

12290 Nagpur Duronto Express at Mumbai CST station

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