Mumbai Central–Hisar Duronto Express
train service in India
The 12239 / 12240 Mumbai Central–Hisar Duronto Express is a Duronto Express train of the Indian Railways which belongs to Western Railway zone that runs between Mumbai Central of Maharashtra and Hisar Junction of Haryana in India.
Coach composition
The rake has 4 AC 3 tier Economy, 6 AC 3 tier coaches, 3 AC 2 tier coaches, 1 AC First Class, 1 Pantry car and 2 EOG cars making a total of 14 coaches.
As is customary with Indian Railways, coaches are added/removed as per the demand.
Service
It is the fastest train on the Mumbai–Jaipur sector. It averages 71.42 km/h as 12239 Duronto Express covering 1512 km in 21 hrs 10 mins and 68.2 km/h as 12240 Duronto Express covering 1512 km in 22 hrs 10 mins.
Some of the other trains that cover the Mumbai–Jaipur sectors are 12955/56 Jaipur Superfast Express, 12979/80 Jaipur–Bandra Terminus Superfast Express, 14701/02 Amrapur Aravali Express, 22933/34 Bandra Terminus–Jaipur Weekly Superfast Express, 12215/16 Delhi Sarai Rohilla–Bandra Terminus Garib Rath Express which initially ran up to Jaipur, later extended to Delhi Sarai Rohilla.
Train details
This train had its inaugural run on 3 April 2011. It was & still is a 2 days a week service. It is a fully AC train & uses LHB rakes. Until 17 August 2021, it used to ply between Mumbai Central and Jaipur Junction but then, it was extended up to Hisar Junction.
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