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{{Infobox rail service<br />
| name = Durgiana Express<br />
| image = <br />
| image_width = <br />
| caption = Durgiana Express train board<br />
| type = [[Superfast Express trains in India|Superfast]]<br />
| locale = <br />
| first = {{start date and age|df=yes|2010|03|16}}<br />
| last =<br />
| operator = [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railways]]<br />
| ridership =<br />
| start = {{stnlnk|Kolkata}} (KOAA)<br />
| stops = 15<br />
| end = {{stnlnk|Amritsar}} (ASR)<br />
| distance = {{convert|1818|km|0|abbr=on}}<br />
| journeytime = 29 hours 10 minutes<br />
| frequency = Bi–weekly<br />
| class = AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved<br />
| seating = No<br />
| sleeping = Yes<br />
| autorack =<br />
| catering = On-board catering <br> E-catering<br />
| observation = <br />
| entertainment = <br />
| baggage = Below the seats<br />
| otherfacilities=<br />
| stock = [[LHB coaches]]<br />
| gauge = {{track gauge|1676mm}}<br />
| el =<br />
| trainnumber = 12357 / 12358<br />
| speed = {{cvt|62|km/h|0|abbr=on}} average including halts<br />
| map =<br />
| map_state =<br />
}}<br />
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The 12357 / 12358 '''Durgiana Express''' is a [[Superfast Express trains in India|Superfast]] train of the Indian Railways connecting {{stnlnk|Kolkata}} in [[West Bengal]] and {{stnlnk|Amritsar Junction}} of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]. It is currently being operated with 12357/12358 train numbers on a twice a week basis.<ref>[https://twitter.com/EasternRailway/status/842035566124404736/photo/1 ER TO INTRODUCE LHB RAKES IN THREE MORE EXPRESS TRAINS]</ref><ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/ludhiana/rail-traffic-limping-back-to-normalcy-in-region/245549.html Rail traffic limping back to normalcy in region]</ref><ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/ludhiana/two-special-trains-to-saharsa-in-bihar-to-clear-holi-rush/213059.html Two special trains to Saharsa in Bihar to clear Holi rush]</ref><br />
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== Service==<br />
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The 12357/Durgiana Express has an average speed of 62&nbsp;km/hr and covers 1818&nbsp;km in 29 hrs 10 mins. 12358/Durgiana Express has an average speed of 61&nbsp;km/hr and covers 1818&nbsp;km in 29 hrs 40 mins. Earlier it ran non-stop between lucknow nr till moradabad. Maximum permissible speed till ddu is 130 and from ddu to asr its speed ranges between 110 and 120 depend upon track conditions.<br />
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== Route & Halts ==<br />
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The important halts of the train are:<br />
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* '''{{stnlnk|Kolkata}}'''<br />
* {{stnlnk|Asansol Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Dhanbad Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Parasnath}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Gaya Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Sasaram Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Mughalsarai Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Varanasi Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Lucknow Charbagh}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Bareilly Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Moradabad Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Saharanpur Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Ambala Cantt Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Ludhiana Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Jalandhar City Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Beas Junction}}<br />
* '''{{stnlnk|Amritsar Junction}}'''<br />
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==Coach composition==<br />
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The train has standard LHB rakes with max speed of 120 kmph. The train consists of 20 coaches:<br />
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* 1 AC II Tier<br />
* 5 AC III Tier<br />
* 9 sleeper coaches<br />
* 3 general<br />
* 2 EOGs<br />
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== Traction==<br />
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Both trains are hauled by a [[Electric Loco Shed, Howrah|Howrah]](HWH)-based [[WAP-7]] electric locomotive from [[Kolkata]] to [[Amritsar]] and vice versa.<br />
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== Rake sharing ==<br />
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This train shares its rake with:<br />
* 12319/12320 [[Kolkata–Agra Cantonment Superfast Express]]<br />
* 13135/13136 [[Kolkata–Jaynagar Weekly Express]]<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Kolkata railway station]]<br />
* [[Amritsar Junction railway station]]<br />
* [[Kolkata–Agra Cantonment Superfast Express]]<br />
* [[Kolkata–Jaynagar Weekly Express]]<br />
* [[Howrah–Amritsar Express]]<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
{{notelist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* [https://indiarailinfo.com/train/674 12357/Durgiana Express]<br />
* [https://indiarailinfo.com/train/durgiana-sf-express-12358/944/344/7037 12358/Durgiana SF Express]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Durgiana Express}}<br />
[[Category:Transport in Kolkata]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Amritsar]]<br />
[[Category:Express trains in India]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in West Bengal]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Jharkhand]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Bihar]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Haryana]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Punjab, India]]<br />
[[Category:Railway services introduced in 2010]]<br />
[[Category:Named passenger trains of India]]<br />
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