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{{Short description|Train in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{unreferenced|date=March 2015}}
{{more citations needed|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox rail service
{{Infobox rail service
| name = Howrah - New Delhi Duronto Express
| name = Howrah–New Delhi Duronto Express
 
| image = File:Duronto Express standing on platform 4 of Asansol Junction.jpg
|caption =
|caption = Howrah-New Delhi Duronto Express standing on platform 4 of Asansol Junction.
| type = [[Duronto Express]]
| type = [[Duronto Express]]
| locale = [[Delhi]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Bihar]], [[Jharkhand]] & [[West Bengal]]
| locale = [[Delhi]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Bihar]], [[Jharkhand]] & [[West Bengal]]
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| operator = [[Eastern Railway zone]]
| operator = [[Eastern Railway zone]]
| ridership =
| ridership =
| start = {{rws|New Delhi}} '''(NDLS)'''
| start = {{stnlnk|New Delhi}} (NDLS)
| stops = 5
| stops = 5
| end = {{rws|Howrah}} '''(HWH)'''
| end = {{stnlnk|Howrah}} (HWH)
| distance = {{convert|1530|km}}
| distance = {{convert|1530|km}}
| journeytime = 21hr 45min
| journeytime = 21hr 45min
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| autorack =
| autorack =
| catering = Available
| catering = Available
| observation = [[LHB Coaches]]
| observation = [[LHB coaches]]
| entertainment =
| entertainment =
| baggage = Available
| baggage = Available
| otherfacilities=
| otherfacilities=
| stock = Loco: [[WAP-7]]
| stock = Loco: [[WAP-7]]
| gauge = {{RailGauge|1676mm}}
| gauge = {{track gauge|1676mm}}
| el = [[25 kV AC]] [[50 Hz]]
| el = [[25 kV AC]] [[50 Hz]]
| trainnumber = 12273/12274
| trainnumber = 12273/12274
| speed = Average - 71 km/hr<br />Maximum - 120 km/hr
| speed = Average 71 km/hr<br />Maximum 120 km/hr
| map =
| map =
| map_state =
| map_state =
}}
}}


The '''Howrah-New Delhi Duronto Express''' is a Duronto Class train which operates between capital of [[West Bengal]], [[Kolkata]] and the national capital [[New Delhi]]. It is the second Duronto train connecting Delhi to Kolkata.
The '''Howrah–New Delhi Duronto Express''' is a Duronto class train which operates between capital of [[West Bengal]], [[Kolkata]] and the national capital [[New Delhi]]. It is the second Duronto train connecting Delhi to Kolkata, the other one being [[Sealdah–Bikaner Duronto Express]].


==Locomotive==
==Locomotive==
[[File:12273 Duronto Express lead by WAP 5 standing on Platform 5, New Delhi, India.jpg|thumb|left|12273 Duronto Express lead by WAP 5 standing on Platform 5 in New Delhi]]


It is hauled by a [[Electric Loco Shed, Howrah|Howrah]]-based [[Indian locomotive class WAP-5|WAP-5]] end to end.<ref>{{cite web|title=India Rail info|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/train/-train-howrah-new-delhi-duronto-express-12273/7993/1/664}}</ref>


* It is hauled by a Howrah based WAP 5 end to end.
[[File:Howrah-New Delhi Duronto Express on Platform 6 of Mughalsarai Junction.jpg|thumb|Howrah-New Delhi Duronto Express on Platform 6 of Mughalsarai Junction]]
* Earlier it was hauled by a Howrah based WAP 7 end to end.
*


==References==
==References==
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{{Railways in Northern India}}


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Howrah-New Delhi Duronto Express}}
[[Category:Trains from Howrah Junction railway station]]
[[Category:Trains from Howrah Junction railway station]]
[[Category:Delhi–Kolkata trains]]
[[Category:Delhi–Kolkata trains]]