Sealdah–Bikaner Duronto Express


The 12259 / 12260 Sealdah - Bikaner Duronto Express is a train of the Duronto Express category belonging to Indian Railways - Eastern Railway zone that runs between Sealdah and Bikaner in India.It operates as train number 12259 from Sealdah to New Delhi and as train number 12260 in the reverse direction serving the states of West Bengal, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Haryana. It used to run as New Delhi - Sealdah Duronto Express and was the firstDuronto Express to be launched as announced in the Railway budget of 2008/09. On 24th February 2020, it was extended beyond New Delhi to Bikaner, thereby becoming not only the first Duronto service to Bikaner, but also one connecting New Delhi and Bikaner.

Coaches

The 12259 / 60 Sealdah Bikaner Duronto Express presently has one AC First Class, four AC 2 tier, ten AC 3 tier, two End on Generator Car & one Pantry car coach.
As is customary with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

Service

The 12259 Sealdah Bikaner Duronto Express covers the distance of in 24 hours 45 minutes, at an average speed of ), and in 24 hours 30 minutes as 12260 Bikaner Sealdah Duronto Express, an average speed of. As the average speed of the train is above, as per Indian Railway rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.

Routeing & Technical Halts

The 12259 / 60 Sealdah Bikaner Duronto Express runs from Sealdah via Dhanbad Junction, PT. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction, Kanpur Central, New Delhi, Loharu, Sadulpur, Churu, Ratangarh to Bikaner Junction. This train stops Halts also.

Traction

As the route is partly electrified, and both the two rakes of 12259/12260 Seadah - Bikaner Duronto Express is HOG enabled so it is powered from Sealdah to New Delhi by a Howrah based HOG WAP 7 Locomotive as it's Regular Loco Link from both ends. Besides it is also powered by Howrah based WAP-4 Or Ghaziabad based WAP-7 as Offlinks. On its remaining journey from New Delhi to Bikaner Junction, it is hauled by a Bhagat Ki Kothi or Tughlakabad based WDP-4B or WDP-4D diesel locomotive, as the route is not yet fully electrified.

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