Railway Minister intoduced 12 non stop trains in Rail Budget

First ever non-stop train service ‘Duronto’ introduced

RAILWAY BUDGET 2009-10

For the first time in the history, non-stop train service is being introduced in India. The non-stop train service ‘Duronto’ will have AC and non-AC sleepers and will run between select cities throughout the country.

Duronto train services

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)

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