Ahmedabad-Mumbai non stop AC ‘Duronto’ train announced

Ahmedabad-Mumbai non stop AC ‘Duronto’ train announced
By our correspondent
Ahmedabad, DeshGujarat, 3 July, 2009



Presenting a Rail budget in the parliament today, central Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee announced a new Mumbai-Ahmedabad non stop train.

This is for the first time in history that Ahmedabad and Mumbai will be connected with a non-stop train.

Mumbai-Ahmedabad non stop train will be Air conditioned and operated on tri-weekly bases.

The Indian Railway has named this service as ‘Duronto’. Here is a complete list of 12 ‘Duronto’ trains announced in the budget.

1.New Delhi-Jammu Tawi Non stop (Tri-weekly)
2. Howrah-Mumbai (AC) Non stop (Bi-weekly)
3. Mumbai-Ahmedabad (AC) Non stop (Tri-weekly)
4. Chennai-Delhi Non Stop (Bi-weekly)
5. New Delhi-Lucknow Non Stop (Tri-weekly)
6. Delhi-Pune (AC) Non Stop (Bi-weekly)
7. Howarh-Delhi Non Stop (Bi-weekly)
8. New Delhi-Allahabad Non Stop (Tri-weekly)
9. Sealdah-New Delhi Non Stop (Bi-weekly)
10. Kolkata-Amritsar Non Stop (Bi-weekly)
11. Bhubaneswar-Delhi Non Stop (weekly)
12. Ernakulam-Delhi Non Stop (weekly)