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Kolkata Shalimar–Patna AC Duronto Express
The Kolkata Shalimar-Patna AC ''Duronto Express'' is a premium superfast express train of the Indian Railways connecting Shalimar Railway Station (SHM) to Patna Railway Station (PNBE). It is currently being operated with 22213 (M, W, F)/ 22214 (T, T, Sat) train numbers. Stoppages It stops only at Asansol Junction railway station railway station and Jasidih Junction railway station railway station only. livehindustan Engine used The Engine used for this Train is a of Santragachi shed from Shalimar to Patna. Coach composition |
Duronto Express
Duronto Express, translating to "restless" in Bengali, is a class of long-distance rapid trains operated by Indian Railways. Initially conceived to operate non-stop between origin and destination stations, since January 2016, these trains have been permitted to make additional commercial stops and accept ticket bookings from technical halts. Before the introduction of trains like the Gatimaan Express and Vande Bharat Express, Duronto trains held the distinction of being the fastest trains in India. Unlike its counterpart, the Rajdhani Express, which links India's capital, Delhi, to state capitals, the Duronto Express connects major metropolitan areas, state capitals, and the national capital. History The Government of India's Ministry of Railways has pursued the introduction of high-speed rail services in India. In 2007, the ministry initiated a pre-feasibility study for a 500-kilometre corridor between Delhi and Amritsar. Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee announced plans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shalimar Railway Station
Shalimar railway station (SHM) is a Railway Terminus located in Shibpur, Howrah of West Bengal. It is one of five large intercity railway stations serving the Kolkata metropolitan region, India. The other stations are Sealdah, Howrah, Kolkata and Santragachi Junction. Shalimar station is situated on the western bank of Hooghly River. History The place where now the station is situated was formerly a very small rail station, and served by some diesel loco hauled trains. The present platforms were occupied by some goods lines. Those lines were a part of large Shalimar rail yard. In 2000, the first plan was conceived to use this area as a bigger rail station. The rapidly growing long-distance passengers were gradually overcrowding the Howrah station. Due to the limitation of space, new platform construction is restricted at Howrah. Although 3 new platforms (17, 22 & 23) were constructed at Howrah during 2006 – 2008, those were not sufficient. Side by side, due to its al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duronto Express Trains , a Bangladeshi cricket team
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Transport In Patna
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Rail Transport In Howrah
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Indian Locomotive Class WAP-7
The Indian locomotive class WAP-7 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1999 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Passenger traffic (P) locomotive, 7th generation (7). They entered service in 2000. A total of 1909 WAP-7 have been built, with more units being built at CLW, Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW) and Patiala Locomotive Works (PLW). The WAP-7 has been serving passengers for Indian Railways since their introduction in 1999. It is a passenger variant of the WAG-9 freight locomotive with a modified gear ratio to pull lighter loads at higher speeds. With an output of 6,125 hp, it is the most powerful passenger locomotive in the Indian Railways fleet, and the most numerous passenger locomotive in India. The WAP-7 is capable of hauling 24 coach trains at speeds . It also capable of hauling 26 coaches trains at speeds of 130 km/h. History The WAP-7 is largely used ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jasidih Junction Railway Station
Jasidih Junction (station code: JSME) is the first busiest railway station in terms of train frequencies and fourth in terms of population after , and and serving as the satellite station of Deoghar city in the Deoghar district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Many premium trains halt here like Howrah Rajdhani (via Patna), Howrah - New Delhi Duronto, Poorva Express, Kolkata - Patna Garib Rath, Shalimar Patna Duronto Express and recently launched Patna-Howrah Vande Bharat Express and Varanasi-Baidyanathdham Vande Bharat Express. It has also been included under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme and is waiting to be upgraded with world-class services. Administration Jasidih Junction is under the Asansol railway division, Asansol division of Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. Further extension The railways have proposed a Jasidih–bypass line after construction of which trains from and can run up to and without loco reversal at Jasidih, also saving considerable tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asansol Junction Railway Station
Asansol Junction (station code: ASN) is a railway station of Eastern Railway in Asansol of Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The station is on the Howrah–Delhi main line. It is the 8th busiest railway station in India in terms of frequency of trains after , , , , Ambala Cant, and . Around 171 trains pass through the station daily. It serves Asansol and the surrounding areas. Overview Mining-industry zone "The entire belt between Durgapur (158 km from Howrah), and all the way up to Dhanbad and beyond is industrialized. Apart from factories, there are many coalmines, some closed now, and some with fires burning deep in the mineshafts. Mining area extends for a large area, mostly to the south of the tracks. Quite a portion of the track passes through cuttings, where the surrounding area is higher than the track level, resulting in the profusion of characteristic small masonry bridges crossing the tracks." This description is from "Gomoh loco s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Railways
Indian Railways is a state-owned enterprise that is organised as a departmental undertaking of the Ministry of Railways (India), Ministry of Railways of the Government of India and operates India's national railway system. , it manages the fourth List of countries by rail transport network size, largest national railway system by size with a track length of , running track length of and route length of . , 96.59% of the broad-gauge network is Railway electric traction, electrified. With more than 1.2 million employees, it is the world's List of companies by employees, ninth-largest employer and List of largest employers in India, India's second largest employer. In 1951, the Indian Railways was established by the amalgamation of 42 different railway companies operating in the country, spanning a total of . The railway network across the country was reorganized into six regional zones in 1951–52 for administrative purposes, which was gradually expanded to 18 zones over the ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Bengal
West Bengal (; Bengali language, Bengali: , , abbr. WB) is a States and union territories of India, state in the East India, eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of as of 2011. The population estimate as of 2023 is 99,723,000. West Bengal is the List of states and union territories of India by population, fourth-most populous and List of states and union territories of India by area, thirteenth-largest state by area in India, as well as the List of first-level administrative divisions by population, eighth-most populous country subdivision of the world. As a part of the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent, it borders Bangladesh in the east, and Nepal and Bhutan in the north. It also borders the Indian states of Jharkhand, Odisha, Bihar, Sikkim and Assam. The state capital is Kolkata, the List of metropolitan areas in India, third-largest metropolis, and List of cities in I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superfast Express Trains In India
India has a system of express trains, operated by Indian Railways which comes under the purview of the Ministry of Railways (India), Ministry of Railways of Government of India. , it maintains over of tracks, spanning across in route length, and operates nearly 3,000 express trains daily. According to the Ministry of Railways, express trains travel faster and have limited stops than Slow and fast passenger trains in India, ordinary passenger trains. Any passenger train with an average speed higher than is considered super-fast. , India does not have any operational High-speed railway, high-speed trains. The maximum operational speed of is achieved by Gatimaan Express and Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj)–Hazrat Nizamuddin Vande Bharat Express on the Tughlakabad railway station, TughlakabadAgra Cantonment railway station, Agra section. Earlier steam locomotive operated trains largely operated below . With the introduction of electric locomotives in later 1920s and newer steam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
