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Mumbai Central – Hapa AC Duronto Express
Overview
Service type	Duronto Express
First service	22 December 2009; 15 years ago (2009-12-22)
Current operator(s)	Western Railway
Route
Termini	Mumbai Central (MMCT) Hapa (HAPA)
Stops	3
Distance travelled	815 km (506 mi)
Average journey time	11 hrs 40 mins as 12267 & 11 hrs 55 mins as 12268
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	12267 / 12268
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 1st Class, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier,
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	No
Observation facilities	Large windows
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	70 km/h (43 mph) (average speed)
Route map Legend 12267 ↓ Mumbai Central Maharashtra Gujarat border Ahmedabad Junction Surendranagar Junction Rajkot Junction 12268 ↑ Hapa

The 12267/12268 Mumbai Central–Hapa Duronto Express is a Superfast Express train belonging to Western Railway zone that runs between Mumbai Central and Hapa in India. It is currently being operated with 12267/12268 train numbers on daily basis.

The train had its inaugural run on 22 December 2009. It was initially running up to Ahmedabad Junction. The train was extended to Rajkot Junction. In 2022, The train was extended to Hapa.

Coach composition

The train has standard LHB rakes with max speed of 130 kmph. The train consists of 16 coaches :

• 1 AC First Class
• 3 AC II Tier
• 6 AC III Tier
• 4 AC III Tier Economy
• 1 End On Generator
• 1 2nd seating class Tier (DL1)

Service

The 12267/Mumbai Central - Hapa Duronto Express has an average speed of 70 km/h and covers 815 km in 11 hrs 40 mins.

The 12268/Hapa - Mumbai Central Duronto Express has an average speed of 68 km/h and covers 815 km in 11 hrs 55 mins.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

• Mumbai Central
• Ahmedabad Junction
• Surendranagar Junction
• Rajkot Junction
• Hapa

Schedule

Gallery

• 12268 Rajkot Duronto Express –Old AC 1st Class
• 12268 Rajkot Duronto Express – Old AC 2 tier
• 12268 Rajkot Duronto Express – Old AC 3 tier
• 12268 Rajkot Duronto Express –Old AC 3 tier Economy

Traction

Dual-traction WCAM 2/2P locos would haul the train between Mumbai Central & Ahmedabad Junction until at least March 2012 although Western Railway completed DC electric conversion to AC on 5 February 2012.

It is now regularly hauled by a Vadodara-based WAP-5 or WAP-7 locomotive

This train skips Vadodara Junction & Surat. This is the only train along with Ahmedabad Pune Duronto 12297 which skips Vadodara Junction.

See also

• Mumbai Central railway station
• Ahmedabad Junction railway station
• Rajkot Junction railway station

References

1. "12267/Mumbai Central - Hapa AC Duronto Express". India Rail Info.
2. "12268/Hapa - Mumbai Central AC Duronto Express". India Rail Info.
3. "Indian Railways extends Mumbai Duronto Express from Ahmedabad to Rajkot; details here". Financial Express.
4. "WR TO RESTORE MUMBAI CENTRAL - HAPA DURONTO SUPERFAST EXPRESS". Western Railway.

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Operational	Mumbai Central–Hapa Pune-Ahmedabad Mumbai LTT–Prayagraj Bhubaneswar–New Delhi Chennai Central–Hazrat Nizamuddin Delhi Sarai Rohilla–Jammu Tawi Ernakulam–Hazrat Nizamuddin Mumbai LTT–Ernakulam Pune–Hazrat Nizamuddin Howrah–New Delhi Howrah–SMVT Bengaluru Mumbai CSMT–Howrah Howrah–Pune Mumbai Central–Indore Mumbai Central–Jaipur Mumbai Central–New Delhi Mumbai CSMT–Nagpur Patna–Kolkata Sealdah–Bikaner Sealdah–Puri Secunderabad–Hazrat Nizamuddin Mumbai LTT–Secunderabad Yesvantpur–Delhi Sarai Rohilla Visakhapatnam–Secunderabad
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• Transport in Mumbai
• Transport in Jamnagar
• Duronto Express trains
• Rail transport in Gujarat
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