Nagpur Duronto Express


Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus - Nagpur Junction Duronto Express is a daily service train which runs between Nagpur Junction, Second Capital of Maharashtra after Mumbai and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Mumbai. The train is most popular on this route. Nagpur Duronto Express is the first fastest daily service Duronto Express introduced in November 2009. It is considered as the fastest daily service Express on NGP-CSMT Central Railway line.

Stoppages

Being a Duronto express it does not stop at any other station in between. However it does stop at Bhusawal as a technical Halt. It also stops at Igatpuri and Kasara for removal and addition of banker engines. But from 1st of January 2016 all/some technical halts are converted to commercial halt. Thus tickets are issued from Nagpur, Bhusaval, Igatpuri and Mumbai.

Locomotive

Previously, a WCAM 2/2P or WCAM 3 used to haul the train from Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus to Igatpuri following which it got either a WAP 4 of Bhusawal Shed or WAP 7 of Ajni shed.
With Central Railway completing the change over of 1500 V DC traction to 25,000 V AC traction on 06 June 2015, this train is now hauled end to end by Ajni based WAP 7.

Coach composition

The coach composition of the Nagpur Duronto leaving NGP is as follows:-
WAP7-EOG-AB1-H1-A1-A2-B1-B2-B3-B4-S1-S2-S3-S4-S5-S6-S7-S8-EOG.
The train also runs with 24 coaches having extra 3-Tier coaches added on seasonal basis & as per demand.
From 23rd of February 2019, this train now runs with pure LHB coaches.

Other Trains on the Nagpur-Mumbai Route

, Samarsata Express, Gitanjali Express, Kolkata Mail via Nagpur, Vidarbha Express, Sewagram Express, Shalimar Express and some other trains ply on this route with travel time varying from 16 hrs to 13 hrs. However the Nagpur Duronto is the fastest option for this route as it manages to connect the two cities in just 11 hrs.