Duronto Express, first non-stop train from Pune to Delhi

News — By on September 29, 2009 at 12:05 PM

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Pune Mirror: Pune and Delhi just got closer. The first non-stop Duronto train of the Central Railway will depart from Pune today at 11 am. The train will cover the distance in 20 hours.

The demand for fast trains on this route have been on for a long time. Railway ministry has now introduced non-stop Duronto trains on several routes, out of which Pune got one on the Pune-Delhi route.

The 2263 Pune-Delhi Duronto will start its maiden journey from Pune today and reach Hazrat Nijamuddin in Delhi at 7 am on Wednesday. The fully air-conditioned train has 16 coaches divided into four classes.

Being a non-stop train, it will only take technically necessary halts, at Vasai, Baroda, Ratlam and Kota. It’ll be a bi-weekly train, leaving from Pune on Tuesdays and Fridays.

Harsha Shah of Railway Pravasi Group said, “Despite the rush on this route, there was no direct train from Pune to Delhi. We feel the train should be a daily one.” Shah added, “ The train does not have a pantry car nor the Tatkal facility. We have demanded these be provided”.

M G Dhamangaonkar, additional divisional railway manager of Pune Division said, “This particular route always has a good number of passengers and the Duronto has helped meet the demand.”

Duronto (meaning ‘quick’ in Bengali) Express trains are a set of specialised rail services, like Rajdhani Express and Shatabdi Express. The Duronto trains are projected to be the fastest trains in India and are to ply between the metros

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  • Amit

    Can anyone who has traveled by Pune-Delhi Duronto tell us how the train is in terms of cleanliness, punctuality, quality of coaches, etc. Has the pantry car been added? Do you get any food on the train.

  • Bhushan

    Can anyone who has traveled by Pune-Delhi Duronto tell us how the train is in terms of cleanliness, punctuality, quality of coaches, etc. Has the pantry car been added? Do you get any food on the train.

  • KRISHNAN

    Dear sir, for the past 5o years we have not been connecterd with double line from pune to manmad, kolhapur, sholapur(all south),bangalore ,chennai, trivandram,hyderabad, NOT ELECTRIFIED THE IT DEVELOPMENT IN THESE CITY IS SO HIGH PUNE MP IS NOT INTERESTED IN SURFACE TRAVEL. WE HAVE NO TRAIN TO SHIRDI FROM PUNE.SAI DHAM EXPRESS SHOULD BE STARTED ON DAILY BASIS AT 6AM.RETURN TO REACH AT 9PM. DURANTO EXPRESS SHOULD BE MADE EVERY DAY SO THAT LOAD ON OTHER TRAINS WILL REDUCE.

  • http://www.80trains.com Monisha Rajesh

    The train was excellent for food, cleanliness and timings. It was punctual, although perhaps overbooked as we ended up having to double up on our seats. However the food which is all included in the price of the ticket was on time, piping hot, well-presented. Both meals had a good variety on offer too. I absolutely recommend it as one of the best journeys that we took throughout our enormous trek around India for four months on trains.

  • NAVAS

    there are still no fast trains from pune to south india such as bangalore and chennai.
    for example, train takes 20+ hours to reach bangalore where bus takes only 12-14 hours.