First LHB Run!! Sealdah Puri Duronto makes a Grand departure from Sealdah with HOG Connected WAP-7!!
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On February 12, 2012, the 22201/ 22202 Sealdah (SDAH)- Puri (PURI) DURONTO Express was inaugurated by then Railway Minister much to the excitement of the Kolkattans.
Not only it provided a cheap and fast mode of travel from Sealdah to Puri (Instead of...
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Howrah or Shalimar), but also paved way for run of Passenger traffic through the A.C.C. (Additional Chord Connector), that connected Eastern Railways and South Eastern Railways through Bhattanagar Loop. The train used to run with the conventional self generating (SG) ICF Rake.
And finally, on September 06, 2019, the train got the newest State of The Art LHB Coaches from Sealdah. Thanks to the CDO Employees, the rake was beautifully decorated and garlanded, and the ritual policy of breaking a coconut was followed as well. And as an icing on the cake, the train was HOG Equipped from the inaugural LHB Run too, being powered by 30503 HWH WAP- 7 (During the ICF Tenure, the train used to get HWH WAP- 4 as fixed link).
So enjoy the train making a grand departure from Sealdah on its first LHB run, and also check the train's last even run with ICF rake just two days prior.
The train follows the Sealdah- Bhattanagar Loop- Kharagpur- Balasore- Cuttack- Bhubaneshwar- Khurdah Road- Puri route.
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Super Amazing 5 in 1 Collection of LHB Trains!! WAP-7 WDG-4 WAP-4 with Rajdhani & Superfasts!!
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Enjoy the super amazing 5 in 1 collection of LHB Trains being hauled by WAP- 7, WAP- 4 and WDG- 4 Locomotives.
1) Powered by 22797 MGS WAP- 4, the 12337 Howrah (HWH)- Bolpur Shantiniketan (BHP) Superfast races through Dankuni Junction with a thrilling...
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twin tone.
2) Powered by an offlink 12167 SGUJ WDG-4, the 12378 New Alipurduar (NOQ)- Sealdah (SDAH) PADATIK Superfast cruises past Dankuni Junction running more than 3 hours late.
3) Powered by another twin tone 22407 HWH WAP- 4, the 15233 Kolkata (KOAA)- Darbhanga (DBG) MAITHILI Express thunders past Begampur station at a good speed.
4) Powered by 22509 HWH WAP-4, the 12178 Mathura (MTJ)- Howrah (HWH) CHAMBAL Weekly Superfast speeds past Dankuni Junction running a couple of hours behind schedule.
5) Powered by a thunderding 30523 HWH WAP-7, the 12305 Howrah (HWH)- New Delhi (NDLS) Weekly RAJDHANI (Via Patna) speeds past Madhusudanpur station at its MPS of 130 km/hr.
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One Nasty Parallel Overtake!! Shockingly Before time or 23+ Hrs Late?? Ajmer Superfast at its best!!
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Powered by an offlink 22552 CNB WAP- 4, the 12988 Ajmer (AII)- Sealdah (SDAH) Superfast races through the reversible track at good speed, and overtakes our EMU at Janai Road.
Now the train is notorious for its late running and rescheduling throughout the year....
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In my 8 years of railfanning, I have never seen the train running better than 2 hours late. And in the worst of scenario, I have seen it running more than 24 hours late. But on this particular day, I was shocked to see the train running well ahead of its scheduled time. And more shockingly especially when all the other trains were losing time in between Asansol and Howrah/ Sealdah/ Kolkata due to an accident near Panagarh, and numerous TSR on HB Chord.
Well, I am not sure that in an absolute bizarre turn of fortune, did the train actually come ahead of its time, or as per whims and fancies, it was actually more than 23 hours late?? Seems the questions will remain unanswered.
The train follows the Ajmer- Jaipur- Agra Fort- Tundla- Kanpur- Allahabad- Mughal Sarai- Gaya- Dhanbad- Asanol- Sealdah route.
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