ET WAP4 WITH 12293 MUMBAI LTT - ALLAHABAD AC DURONTO EXPRESS SKIPPING KALYAN JUNCTION STATION OF CENTRAL RAILWAYS.
12293/Mumbai LTT - Allahabad AC Duronto Express
मुंबई लोकमान्य टिळक टर्मिनस - इलाहाबाद वातानुकुलीत दुरोंतो एक्सप्रेस मुंबई लोकमान्य तिलक टर्मिनस - इलाहाबाद दुरंतो वातानुकूलित एक्सप्रेस
LTT/Lokmanya Tilak Terminus -- ALD/Allahabad Junction
The Lokmanya Tilak Terminus - Allahabad Duronto Express, also known as LTT – Allahabad Duronto is a superfast express train of the Indian Railways connecting Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) to Allahabad Junction (ALD). It is the forty-fourth fastest-running train in India and the fastest train between Mumbai and Allahabad.[2] It is currently being operated with 12293 / 12294 train numbers.
This train had its inaugural run on 11 March 2012 as train number 01093 from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus to Allahabad Junction. Regular services commenced on 13 March 2012 as train no. 12294 & on 16 March 2012 as train no. 12293. It is a fully AC train & uses refurbished Rajdhani Coaches.
Being a Duronto Express train, it has no commercial halts between its terminal stops. However train (12293) has 5 technical halts, at Kasara, Igatpuri, Bhusawal, Itarsi, and Satna. It takes 7 minutes at Kasara for addition of banker engine for the run through the ghats, Igatpuri of about 5 minutes for the removal of bankers, at Bhusaval of about 5 minutes for crew change, Itarsi for 20 minutes for locomotive change, Satna Junction for 10 mins for breakfast pick up.
12293 Down Mumbai LTT-Allahabad AC Duronto Express
Station Code Station Name Arrival Departure
LTT Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Starting Station Monday, Friday
ALD Allahabad Junction Tuesday, Saturday Arrival Station
12294 UP Allahabad-Mumbai LTT AC Duronto Express
Station Code Station Name Arrival Departure
ALD Allahabad Junction Starting Station Tuesday, Saturday
LTT Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Sunday, Wednesday Arrival Station.
The Allahabad Duranto has one AC 1st Class coach, three AC 2 tier class coaches, one pantry cars, two luggage cum generator coaches & up to eight AC 3 tier coaches taking the total up to 15 coaches.
12294 Allahabad Duronto Express passing Kalyan Junction
Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
BSicon LDER.svg EOG B8 B7 B6 B5 B4 B3 B2 B1 PC H1 A3 A2 A1 EOG.
12294 is the reverse composition of the above 12293. B- Three Tier AC Sleeper (Third AC), A- Two Tier AC Sleeper (Second AC), H- AC First class cabins (First AC), PC-Pantry (Hot buffet) car, EOG/GV-Generator van cum Guard van.
Since the route is partly electrified, a WCAM 3 from the Kalyan shed hauls the train from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus up to Itarsi Junction handing over to a powerful Mughalsarai based WDP 4 or WDM 3A which power the train until Allahabad Junction.
