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Service
The 12357/Durgiana Express has an average speed of 62 km/hr and covers 1818 km in 29 hrs 10 mins. 12358/Durgiana Express has an average speed of 61 km/hr and covers 1818 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.
Route & Halts
The important halts of the train are:
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Coach composition
The train has standard LHB rakes with max speed of 120 kmph. The train consists of 20 coaches:
- 1 AC II Tier
- 5 AC III Tier
- 9 sleeper coaches
- 3 general
- 2 EOGs
Traction
Both trains are hauled by a Howrah(HWH)-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Kolkata to Amritsar and vice versa.
Rake sharing
This train shares its rake with:
- 12319/12320 Kolkata–Agra Cantonment Superfast Express
- 13135/13136 Kolkata–Jaynagar Weekly Express
See also
- Kolkata railway station
- Amritsar Junction railway station
- Kolkata–Agra Cantonment Superfast Express
- Kolkata–Jaynagar Weekly Express
- Howrah–Amritsar Express