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{{Infobox rail service
| name = Mumbai Central–Hisar Duronto Express
| image = 12239 Jaipur Duronto Express (2).jpg
| image_width =
| caption =
| type = [[Duronto Express]]
| locale =
| first = {{start date and age|df=yes|2011|04|03}}
| last =
| operator = [[Western Railway zone|Western Railways]]
| ridership =
| start = {{stnlnk|Mumbai Central}} (MMCT)
| stops = 3
| end = {{stnlnk|Jaipur Junction}} (JP)
| distance = {{convert|1160|km|0|abbr=on}}
| journeytime = 15 hours 20 minutes
| frequency = Bi-Weekly
| class = AC 1st Class, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier
| seating = No
| sleeping = Yes
| autorack =
| catering = Yes, [[pantry car]] attached
| observation = Rake sharing with 12227/12228 [[Mumbai Central–Indore Duronto Express]]
| entertainment =
| baggage =
| otherfacilities =
| stock = [[LHB coaches]]
| gauge = {{track gauge|1676mm}}
| el =
| trainnumber = 12239 / 12240
| speed = {{convert|76|km/h|0|abbr=on}} average including halts
| map =
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}}

The 12239 / 12240 '''Mumbai Central–Hisar Duronto Express''' is a [[Duronto Express]] train of the [[Indian Railways]] connecting {{stnlnk|Mumbai Central}} (MMCT) to {{stnlnk|Hisar}}. It is currently being operated with 12239 / 12240 train numbers.

==Coach composition==

The rake has 8 AC 3 tier coaches, 2 AC 2 tier coaches, 1 AC First Class, 1 Pantry car and 2 EOG cars making a total of 14 coaches.

As is customary with [[Indian Railways]], coaches are added/removed as per the demand.

==Service==

It is the fastest train on the [[Mumbai]]–[[Jaipur]] sector. It averages 75.59 km/hr as 12239 Duronto Express covering 1159 km in 15 hrs 20 mins & 70.24 km/hr as 12240 Duronto Express covering 1159 km in 16 hrs 30 mins.

Some of the other trains that cover the Mumbai–Jaipur sectors are 12955/56 [[Jaipur Superfast Express]], 12979/80 [[Jaipur–Bandra Terminus Superfast Express]], 19707/08 [[Amrapur Aravali Express]], 22933/34 [[Bandra Terminus–Jaipur Weekly Superfast Express]], 12215/16 [[Delhi Sarai Rohilla–Bandra Terminus Garib Rath Express]] which initially ran up to Jaipur, later extended to Delhi Sarai Rohilla.

==Train details==

This train had its inaugural run on 3 April 2011. It was & still is a 2 days a week service. It is a fully AC train & uses LHB rakes. Until 17th August, 2021, it used to ply between [[Mumbai Central]] and [[Jaipur Junction]] but then, it was extended upto [[Hisar Junction railway station]].

==Commercial halts==

It has halts at {{stnlnk|Vadodara Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Ratlam Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Sawai Madhopur Junction}} in both directions (from 4 January 2016).

{{stnlnk|Kota Junction}} is a technical halt only when it operates as 12239 Jaipur Duronto Express.

{{stnlnk|Sawai Madhopur Junction}} is where it reverses direction of travel.

The train is hauled by a diesel locomotive till {{stnlnk|Jaipur Junction}}, from where it changes to electric locomotive.

[[File:Jaipur Duronto.jpg|thumbnail|right|12239 Hisar Duronto Express standing at {{stnlnk|Ratlam Junction}} with [[WAP-5]] locomotive of [[Electric Loco Shed, Vadodara|Vadodara shed]]]]
[[File:JPDuronto.jpg|thumb|Hisar Duronto Express – AC 3 tier coach]]

==Time Table==

* 12239 Mumbai Central–Jaipur Duronto Express leaves Mumbai Central every Tuesday & Sunday and reaches [[Hisar Junction]] the next day.
* 12240 Jaipur–Mumbai Central Duronto Express leaves [[Hisar Junction]] every Tuesday & Thursday and reaches Mumbai Central the next day.

==See also==
*[[Duronto Express]]
*[[Mumbai Central railway station]]
*[[Jaipur Junction railway station]]
*[[Jaipur Superfast Express]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{Railways in Western India}}
{{Duronto Express}}

==External links==
*{{cite web|url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in |title=Welcome to Indian Railway passenger reservation enquiry |publisher=indianrail.gov.in |accessdate=30 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131125225205/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/ |archivedate=25 November 2013 }}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.irctc.co.in|title=IRCTC Online Passenger Reservation System|publisher=irctc.co.in|accessdate=30 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070303131207/http://www.irctc.co.in/|archive-date=3 March 2007|url-status=dead}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.irfca.org|title=[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet.|publisher=IRFCA|accessdate=30 May 2014}}
*{{cite web|url=http://wr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&dcd=175&id=0,4,268|title=Western Railway|publisher=wr.indianrailways.gov.in|accessdate=30 May 2014}}
*{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-03-23/jaipur/28145469_1_duronto-express-new-train-jaipur|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020222339/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-03-23/jaipur/28145469_1_duronto-express-new-train-jaipur|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 October 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|title=Duronto Express to bring Mumbai closer to city|accessdate=30 May 2014}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mumbai-Jaipur Duronto Express}}
[[Category:Transport in Jaipur]]
[[Category:Transport in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Duronto Express trains]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Railway services introduced in 2011]]

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->Prathamsjg at 11:48, 11 November 2021