The 12245 / 46 Howrah–Yeshvantapur Duronto Express is a Superfast Express train of the Duronto Express category belonging to Indian Railways – South Eastern Railway zone that runs between Template:Stnlnk in Kolkata, West Bengal and Template:Stnlnk in Bengaluru, Karnataka, both in India.
It operates as train number 12245 from Howrah Junction to Yesvantapur Junction and as train number 12246 in the reverse direction, serving the states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha & West Bengal. It runs with highly refurbished LHB coaches from 11 March 2020. It has been provided with pure Duronto-liveried sleeper coaches.
Coaches
The 12245 / 46 Howrah–Yeshvantapur Duronto Express presently has 1 AC First Class, 1 AC 2 tier, 4 AC 3 AC tier, 11 Sleeper class and 2 EOG coaches. In addition, it carries a pantry car.
As is customary with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand. All coaches are LHB hybrid coach.
Service
The 12245 Howrah–Yeshvantapur Duronto Express covers the distance of 1946 kilometres in 29 hours 00 mins (67.10 km/hr) & in 29 hours 15 mins as 12246 Yeshvantapur–Howrah Duronto Express (67.69 km/hr).
As the average speed of the train is above Template:Convert, as per Indian Railways rules, its fare includes a Superfast Express surcharge.
Food
| Class | Food source | Menu |
| First class | Cooked in Pantry car |
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| AC 2 tier/ AC 3 Tier/ Sleeper class | Picked up from IRCTC catering services in Yesvantpur Junction, Template:Stnlnk, Vijayavada, Template:Stnlnk and Bhubaneshwar |
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Routeing & Halts
The train 12245 / 46 Howrah–Yeshvantapur Duronto Express has stops at Template:Stnlnk, Template:Stnlnk,Template:Stnlnk Template:Stnlnk and Template:Stnlnk.
| Station code | Station name |
12245[1] |
Distance from source in km |
Day |
12246[2] |
Distance from source in km |
Day | ||
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| Arrival | Departure | Arrival | Departure | ||||||
| HWH | Template:Stnlnk | Source | 10:55 | 0 | 1 | 16:15 | Destination | 1959 | 2 |
| BBS | Template:Stnlnk | 16:50 | 17:00 | 437 | 1 | 09:40 | 09:50 | 1524 | 2 |
| VZM | Template:Stnlnk | 22:00 | 22:10 | 818 | 1 | 04:30 | 04:40 | 1142 | 2 |
| BZA | Template:Stnlnk | 04:30 | 04:45 | 1216 | 2 | 22:25 | 22:35 | 744 | 1 |
| RU | Template:Stnlnk | 10:10 | 10:15 | 1592 | 2 | 17:00 | 16:55 | 368 | 1 |
| YPR | Template:Stnlnk | 16:00 | Destination | 1957 | 2 | Source | 11:00 | 0 | 1 |
Locomotive
It is powered by a Template:Stnlnk-based WAP-4 for its entire journey.
Timings
- 12245 Howrah–Yeshvantapur Duronto Express leaves Howrah Junction at 10:50 AM every Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday and reaches Yeshvantapur Junction the next day at 4:00 PM.
- 12246 Yeshvantapur–Howrah Duronto Express leaves Yeshvantapur Junction at 11:00 AM every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday & Sunday and reaches Howrah Junction the next day at 4:45 PM.
References
- DURONTO TRAIN LIST. indianrail.gov.in.
- 'Tatkal' extended to Duronto trains, Aadhaar approved as ID proof(19 December 2011).
- Duronto action:-Bangalore(Yesvantpur)bound 12245 Yesvantpur Duronto Express.
- South Western Railway. swr.indianrailways.gov.in.
- Kolkata Template:Pipe SER revises menu & catering services tariff of Duronto Express trains.
- Rail Road Air-Indian Railways: INCREASE IN FREQUENCY OF HOWRAH-YESVANTPUR DURONTO EXPRESS. railroadair.blogspot.in(18 May 2011).
- Howrah–B'lore Duronto Exp from January 3.
- Howrah YESVANTPUR Howrah Duronto Express(15 March 2011).
- Duronto Express now chugs off from city too. Business Standard(5 January 2010).
External links
- Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry. indianrail.gov.in.
- IRCTC Online Passenger Reservation System. IRCTC.
- [IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet.. IRFCA.
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