The Kolkata Shalimar-Patna AC ''Duronto Express'' is a premium
superfast express
India has a system of express trains, operated by Indian Railways which comes under the purview of the Ministry of Railways of Government of India. , it maintains over of tracks, spanning across in route length, and operates nearly 3,000 ex ...
train of the
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 fou ...
connecting
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, Kolkat ...
(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
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 i ...
railway station and
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 s ...
railway station only.
Patna Shalimar Duronto
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Engine used
The Engine used for this Train is a 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 ...
of Santragachi shed from Shalimar to Patna.
Coach composition
The Duronto train provides a different category of accommodation. It has 1 AC tier, 2 AC tier and 3 AC tiers. The coach composition of the Patna Duronto is as follows:
See also
*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 hav ...
References
*http://indiarailinfo.com/train/timeline/edits-kolkata-shalimar-patna-duronto-express-22213-shm-to-pnbe/16936/1913/332
*http://indiarailinfo.com/train/farechart/ticket-fares-kolkata-shalimar-patna-duronto-express-22213-shm-to-pnbe/16936/1913/332
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Rail transport in Howrah
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Duronto Express trains
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Railway services introduced in 2012