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{{short description|Express train in India}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
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[[File:Indian Railways Duronto map.gif|thumb|Duronto map]]
'''Duronto Express'''<ref name="duronto">{{cite web|title=First ever non-stop train service 'Duronto' introduced|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=49672|work=[[Government of India]]|publisher=[[Press Information Bureau]]|access-date=3 July 2009}}</ref> is a category of long-distance non-stop source to destination trains run by the [[Indian Railways]]. Initially these trains did not have any ticketing stops between the origin and the destination, but since January 2016 it is possible to book tickets from those technical stops. "Duronto" means "very fast" in [[Bengali language|Bengali]]. These trains' coaches have characteristic yellow-green livery which contains a bi-meaning signature which are a field full of flower and a river flowing over it, 2nd meaning is a boy is running on the fields which signifies the meaning of Duronto. Duronto Express services connect the several [[Metropolitan cities of India|metros]] and major [[List of state and union territory capitals in India|state capitals of India]]. As of now, there are only two Duronto expresses that run on daily basis, one being Nagpur-CSMT Duronto and other one being Mumbai Central-Rajkot AC Duronto.

==History==
The Government of India's [[Ministry of Railways (India)]] has been trying to introduce high-speed rail in India. In 2007, the ministry chose the 500-kilometre stretch between Delhi and Amritsar for a pre-feasibility study.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bullet Trains Expected in India |url=http://www.rediff.com/money/2007/may/03train.htm|date=3 May 2007 |access-date=20 September 2009|publisher=[[Rediff]]}}</ref> On 19 January 2009, Railway Minister, [[Mamata Banerjee]], said that the ministry was in the process of appointing global consultants for introducing the high-speed trains on certain routes. Besides the Delhi-Amritsar route, Pune-Mumbai-Ahmedabad, Hyderabad-Dornakal-Vijaywada-Chennai, Chennai-Bangalore-Coimbatore-Ernakulam-Thiruvananthapuram and Howrah-Haldia.<ref>{{cite web|title=India plans High Speed rail Service for Railways |url=http://www.rediff.com/money/2009/jan/19lalu-plans-bullet-trains-in-india.htm|publisher=[[Rediff]]|date=January 2009|access-date=22 September 2009}}</ref> But, this [[High-speed rail in India|High Speed rail]] service for India is expected to be completed on a long run.

Meanwhile, non-stop Duronto Express trains were introduced in 2009–10 as a first step towards high-speed rail travel in India.<ref>{{cite news |title=Non-stop point-to-point long-distance trains introduced in the Budget |publisher=[[Rediff]] |date=3 July 2009 |access-date=22 September 2009 |url=http://business.rediff.com/slide-show/2009/jul/03/slide-show-1-mamata-presents-pro-people-budget.htm}}</ref> The first Duronto ran between [[Sealdah – New Delhi Duronto Express|Sealdah and New Delhi]].

==List of Duronto Express trains==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! style="background-color: #9ACD32" | #
! style="background-color: #9ACD32" | Train No.
! style="background-color: #9ACD32" | Train Name
! style="background-color: #9ACD32" | Avg Speed
|-
|1
| 12213/12214
| [[Yeshvantapur Delhi Sarai Rohilla AC Duronto Express|Yeshvantapur - Delhi Sarai Rohilla AC Duronto Express]]
| {{convert|75.64|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}}
|-
|2
| 12219/12220
| [[Secunderabad Mumbai Duronto Express|Mumbai LTT - Secunderabad Duronto Express]]
| {{convert|64.38|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}}
|-
|3
| 12221/12222
| [[Pune Howrah Duronto Express|Pune - Howrah Duronto Express]]
| {{convert|72.42|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}}
|-
|4
| 12223/12224
| [[Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Ernakulam Duronto Express|Mumbai LTT - Ernakulam Duronto Express]]
| 60 km/h (37 mph)
|-
|5
| 12227/12228
|[[Mumbai Central–Indore Duronto Express]]
| {{convert|65.99|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}}
|-
|6
| 12239/12240
| [[Jaipur Duronto Express|Mumbai Central - Jaipur Duronto Express]]
| {{convert|76|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}}
|-
|7
| 12245/12246
| [[Howrah Yeshvantapur Duronto Express]]
| {{convert|67.59|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}}
|-
|8
| 12259/12260
| [[Sealdah – New Delhi Duronto Express|Sealdah – Bikaner Duronto Express]]
| {{convert|78|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}}
|-
|9
| 12261/12262
| [[Howrah Mumbai CST Duronto Express]]
| {{convert|75|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}}
|-
|10
| 12263/12264
| [[Hazrat Nizamuddin Pune Duronto Express]]
| {{convert|76|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}}
|-
|11
| 12265/12266
| [[Delhi Sarai Rohilla Jammu Tawi Duronto Express]]
| {{convert|64.38|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}}
|-
|12
| 12267/12268
| [[Mumbai Central–Rajkot Duronto Express]]
| {{convert|77.24|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}}
|-
|13
| 12269/12270
|[[Chennai–Hazrat Nizamuddin Duronto Express]]
| 78 km/hr
|-
|14
| 12273/12274
| [[Howrah Duronto|Howrah - New Delhi Duronto Express]]
| 71 km/hr
|-
|15
| 12281/12282
| [[Bhubaneswar Duronto Express|Bhubaneswar - New Delhi Duronto Express]]
| 77 km/hr
|-
|16
| 12283/12284
|[[Ernakulam–H.Nizamuddin Duronto Express]]
| 64 km/hr
|-
|17
| 12285/12286
|[[Secunderabad Hazrat Nizamuddin Duronto Express]]
| 78 km/hr
|-
|18
| 12289/12290
| [[Nagpur Duronto express|Mumbai CST - Nagpur Duronto Express]]
| 74 km/hr
|-
|19
| 12293/12294
| [[Allahabad Duronto Express|Mumbai LTT - Prayagraj Duronto Express]]
| 70 km/hr
|-
|20
| 12297/12298
| [[Pune Ahmedabad Duronto Express]]
| 71 km/hr
|-

|21
| 22201/22202
| [[Sealdah Puri Duronto Express]]
| 64 km/hr
|-
|22
| 22203/22204
| [[Visakhapatnam – Secunderabad Duronto Express]]
| 73 km/hr
|-
|23
| 22213/22214
| [[Kolkata Shalimar – Patna Duronto Express]]
| 62 km/hr
|-
|24
|22209/22210
|[[Mumbai New Delhi Duronto Express]]
| 82 km/hr
|}

==List of Defunct Duronto Express trains==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! style="background-color: #9ACD32" | #
! style="background-color: #9ACD32" | Previous Service
! style="background-color: #9ACD32" | Now running as
|-
| 1
|[[Ajmer - Hazrat Nizamuddin Duronto Express|Ajmer Hazrat Nizamuddin Duronto Express]]
| [[Ajmer Hazrat Nizamuddin Jan Shatabdi Express]]
|-
| 2
| Howrah Puri Duronto Express
| [[Howrah - Puri Shatabdi Express]]
|-
| 3
| [[Chennai Coimbatore AC Duronto Express|Chennai Coimbatore Duronto Express]]
| [[Chennai Coimbatore Shatabdi Express]]
|-
| 4
|[[Chennai Thiruvananthapuram AC Duronto Express|Chennai Thiruvananthapuram Duronto Express]]
| [[Chennai Thiruvananthapuram AC Superfast Express]]
|-
| 5
| Amritsar Chandigarh Duronto Express
| [[Amritsar Chandigarh Superfast Express]]
|-
| 6
|[[Lucknow New Delhi AC Duronto Express|Lucknow New Delhi Duronto Express]]
| [[Lucknow–New Delhi AC Superfast Express]]
|-
| 7
|[[Howrah Digha Duronto Express]]
| [[Howrah Digha Super AC Express]]<ref>[http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=101556 pib.nic.in], Retrieved 11 June 2019</ref>
|-
|8
|[[Allahabad New Delhi Duronto Express]]
|[[Allahabad New Delhi Humsafar Express|Allahabad - New Delhi Humsafar Express]]
|-
|9
|[[Chennai Madurai AC Duronto Express]]
|[[Chennai Central–Madurai AC Superfast Express]]
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Duronto Express with Ghaziabad WAP-7 at Balasore.JPG|New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Duronto Express
File:Nameboard SC NZM Duronto.jpg|Secunderabad to Hazrat Nizamuddin Duronto Express
File:Yeswanthapur-Howrah Duronto Express.jpg|Yeswanthapur-Howrah Duronto Express leaving Yeswanthapur Railway Station
File:12290 Nagpur Duronto Express at Mumbai CST station.jpg|12290 Nagpur Duronto Express at Mumbai CST station
</gallery>

== Efficiency and speed ==

The Duronto Express is one of the fastest trains in [[Indian Railways|India]]. Some of these trains run faster than [[Rajdhani Express]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Duronto Trains Will Be Faster Than Rajdhani |url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/main/newsdetails.php?id=1884 |publisher=[[India TV]] |date=3 July 2009 |access-date=23 September 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713025759/http://www.indiatvnews.com/main/newsdetails.php?id=1884 |archive-date=13 July 2011}}</ref> trains which hold the record of the fastest [[Passenger Train|long-distance trains]] in [[Rail Transport in India|India]]. For example, the [[New Delhi Railway Station|New Delhi]] – [[Sealdah]] Duronto Express takes 16 hours to cover the journey against 17 hours taken by [[Rajdhani Express]]. Similarly, the [[Chennai-Hazrat Nizamuddin Duronto Express]] takes 28 hours to cover the journey while the [[Chennai Rajdhani Express]] takes 28 hours 35 minutes to do so. The trains will adhere to the speed limit of 130 km/h. New Delhi - Sealdah Duronto express has a top speed of 130 km/h. The Chennai, Sealdah, Yeshwantpur and Pune Duronto runs at a speed of 130 km/h.The Howrah/Allahabad/Bhubaneshwar New Delhi, Secunderabad Hazrat Nizamuddin, with Hybrid-LHB rakes is the only Duronto permitted to run at a speed of 120 km/h<ref name=THB>{{cite news |title=Duronto blazing new tracks|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/09/21/stories/2009092150190500.htm|work=[[The Hindu]] |date=21 September 2009|access-date=23 September 2009}}</ref> In March 2011, the cost of travel in the Duronto Express went up as the Minister of Railways announced a hike in railway fare. The decision to hike railway fares resulted in trouble across the Government and were rolled back,<ref>{{cite web|title=Didi's Duronto hits Rajdhani; Trivedi hikes fares|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_didis-duronto-hits-rajdhani-trivedi-hikes-fares_1662554|publisher=DNA India|access-date=7 April 2012|date=2012-03-15}}</ref> only to be raised again on 1 April.<ref>{{cite web|title=Revised train fares from April 1|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/nation/north/revised-train-fares-april-1-359|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120724102826/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/nation/north/revised-train-fares-april-1-359|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 July 2012|work=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=7 April 2012}}</ref> A feature exclusive to the Duronto is the [[LHB Coaches|LHB Sleeper coach]]. The sleeper class is the most common coach, and usually ten or more coaches can be attached. [[Dynamic pricing]] is applicable on all scheduled Duronto express journeys.

== Incidents and accidents ==
* In January 2010, the passengers of the Duronto Express between Nagpur and [[Mumbai]] complained about passengers without confirmed tickets travelling inside the reserved coaches.<ref>{{cite web|title=Waitlisted causing trouble in Duronto|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-01-15/nagpur/28130514_1_duronto-trains-duronto-express-waitlisted-passengers|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703013605/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-01-15/nagpur/28130514_1_duronto-trains-duronto-express-waitlisted-passengers|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 July 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=8 April 2012}}</ref>
* In May 2010, at least 19 passengers on board the Ernakulam Duronto Express were admitted to the [[Government General Hospital]] after complaining of [[food poisoning]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Harrowing experience for Duronto Express passengers|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/kerala/article432370.ece|work=The Hindu|access-date=8 April 2012}}</ref>
* In June 2010, the [[Howrah Mumbai CST Duronto express]] faced interruption as its engine and generator car were detached from the rest of the train's coaches due to technical problems. The problem was fixed within less than an hour.<ref>{{cite web|title=Duronto Express coaches come loose|url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/06/26/stories/2010062666431800.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100701034341/http://www.hindu.com/2010/06/26/stories/2010062666431800.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 July 2010|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2010-06-26|access-date=8 April 2012}}</ref>
* In June 2013, the 12264 Hazrat Nizamuddin Pune Duronto derailed near Monkey Hill due to a landslide. No injuries were reported & the train reached 5 hours late at [[Pune Junction railway station|Pune Junction]] [http://www.sakaaltimes.com/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsId=5187243545553704248&SectionId=5171561142064258099&SectionName=Pune&NewsDate=20130629&NewsTitle=Derailment%20near%20Khandala%20hits%20Pune-Mumbai%20train%20traffic].
* In September 2015, 12220 [[Secunderabad Mumbai Duronto Express]] Express derailed at Martur station between Shahbad and Gulbarga on Solapur Division in Karnataka at around 02:15. Two passengers were killed and more than 30 injured when eight of its coaches were derailed.<ref name="derail">{{cite news|last1=Sivanandan T V|title=Duronto train derails near Kalaburagi; 2 dead|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/duronto-train-derails-near-gulbarga/article7644737.ece|access-date=25 November 2016|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=12 September 2015|location=Martur, [[Kalaburagi district]]}}</ref>
* On 29 August 2017 12290 [[Nagpur Duronto Express]] heading towards Mumbai derailed between [[Vasind railway station|Vasind]] and [[Asangaon railway station|Asangaon]] stations at 06.30 as heavy rains had caused mud slides onto the tracks which caused the derailment. No casualties were reported in an official statement by the Railway department.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/nagpur-mumbai-duronto-express-derails/articleshow/60268989.cms|title=Nagpur-Mumbai Duronto Express derails in Maharashtra, rail services affected between Kalyan and Kasara section - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2017-09-06}}</ref>
* On 17 January 2019 unidentified persons entered into Jammu-Delhi Duronto near Badli, Delhi and looted the passengers.
* On 10 May 2019 engine failure caused late departure of the train from Mumbai central by an hour.
*On 11 August 2019 [[Yeshvantapur Delhi Sarai Rohilla AC Duronto Express|Yesvantpur-Delhi Sarai Rohilla Duronto Express]] was cancelled due to "unavoidable circumstances".
*On 24 April 2019 12274 [[New Delhi (NDLS) - Howrah (HWH) Duronto express]] led by Howrah WAP-7 30370 ran over cattle while at MPS near [[Jamtara]], Jharkhand. The locomotive failed and was backed by ABB made GZB WAP-5 30009, but due to throttle issues it too needed help. A banker Locomotive, GMO WAG-9 31932 was attached. No passenger casualties/injuries were reported. This was a rare incident where all three types of locomotives equipped with 3-phase technology were seen hauling one train.

==See also==
{{columns-list|colwidth=22em|* [[Jan Sadharan Express]]
* [[Garib Rath Express]]
* [[Rajya Rani Express]]
* [[Kavi Guru Express]]
* [[Vivek Express]]
* [[Yuva Express]]}}

== References ==
{{reflist|}}

== External links ==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140530062143/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/duronto_trn_list.html List of Duronto Trains] on India Rail website

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