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The Secunderabad–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Duronto Express is a Superfast Express train under Duronto category that operates between Secunderabad Junction and Lokmanya Tilak Terminus.[1]

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Secunderabad Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Duronto Express

Overview
Service type	Superfast Express, Duronto Express
First service	23 February 2011
Current operator(s)	South Central Railways
Route
Start	Secunderabad Junction
Stops	7 (2 passenger stops, 5 technical stops)
End	Lokmanya Tilak Terminus
Distance travelled	772 km (480 mi)
Average journey time	12 hours
Service frequency	2 days a week. 12220 Secunderabad–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Duronto Express – Tuesday & Friday. 12219 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Secunderabad Duronto Express – Wednesday & Saturday.
Train number(s)	12220 Up, 12219 Down
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 1st Class, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier[citation needed]
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Pantry car attached
Observation facilities	LHB coaches
Technical
Rolling stock	Standard Indian Railways Duronto coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	110 km/h (68 mph) (Maximum Speed), 64.37376 km/h (40 mph) (Average speed), including halts

The service is operated by South Central Railway zone of Indian Railways and connects the Indian states of Telangana & Maharashtra using train numbers 12220 (Secunderabad–Mumbai (LTT)) and 12219 (Mumbai (LTT)–Secunderabad) respectively

Service

The 12220 / 19 Secunderabad–Mumbai (LTT) Duronto Express covers the distance of 773 kilometres in 12 hours (64.42 km/hr) in both directions and its fare thus includes an additional Superfast surcharge for the service as it is quite above the average speed of an express train which is 55 km/h (34 mph) as per Indian Railways rules.

The train offers only air-conditioned coaches. Its length generally comprises 1 AC 1st-class coach, 3 AC 2-tier coaches and 9 AC 3-tier coaches for passengers, generator coaches on either ends for powering the AC and a pantry car for catering services

As is customary with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

Operation

• The 12220 Secunderabad–Mumbai (LTT) Duronto Express starts from Secunderabad Junction every Tuesday & Friday night reaching Lokmanya Tilak Terminus the next day.
• The 12219 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Secunderabad Duronto starts from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus every Wednesday & Saturday night reaching Secunderabad Junction the next day.

Routeing & halts

Being a Duronto Express train, it has commercial halts at Pune and Solapur between its terminal stops.

However the 12220 Secunderabad–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Duronto Express runs from Secunderabad Junction with technical halts at Wadi Junction, Solapur Junction, Pune Junction, Lonavala and Khandala to Lokmanya Tilak Terminus.

The 12219 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Secunderabad Duronto Express runs from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus with technical halts at Karjat, Lonavala, Pune Junction and Wadi Junction to Secunderabad Junction.

Traction

As the total route is partly electrified .i.e. between Lokmanya Tilak Terminus & Daund Junction and between Wadi Junction & Secunderabad, it is powered by a Gooty or a Kalyan-based WDP-4D for its entire journey.

The 12219 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Secunderabad Duronto Express gets 2 bankers which are attached to the train at Karjat in order to haul the train up to Lonavala (normally WAG-5 or WAG-7).

Electrification and doubling is currently in progress between Daund Junction and Wadi Junction. Once completed, it will be hauled end-to-end by a Lallaguda-based WAP-7.

Speed

The maximum permissible speed of the train is up to 110 kmph except some parts. Its all coaches are of air conditioned LHB coaches type which is capable of reaching 160 kmph but it does not touch. Sometimes people become confused because according to Indian Railways Permanent Way Manual (IRPWM) on Indian Railways website or Indian Railway Institute of Civil Engineering website, the BG (Broad Gauge) lines have been classified into six groups ‘A’ to ‘E’ on the basis of the future maximum permissible speeds but it may not be same as present speed.

105 kmph between Lokmanya Tilak T and Karjat as it is about whole part of Mumbai Karjat route having speed of 105 kmph, 80 kmph in Karjat Palasdari only 3 km long route, 60 kmph in Palasdari Lonavala 25 km long ghat (hill) route, 110 kmph in Lonavala Wadi route, Wadi Vikarabad Secunderabad is unknown.

Accidents

• On 4 May 2014, the 12220 Secunderabad–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Duronto Express collided with a tractor trailer near Pune Junction killing 3 persons & seriously wounding 8.[2]
• On 12 September 2015, 12220 Secunderabad–Mumbai Duronto Express Express derailed at Martur station between Shahbad and Gulbarga on Solapur Division in Karnataka at around 2:15 am. Two passengers were killed and more than 30 injured when eight of its coaches were derailed.

See also

• Lokmanya Tilak Terminus
• Visakhapatnam–Secunderabad Duronto Express
• Secunderabad–Hazrat Nizamuddin Duronto Express
• Secunderabad railway station

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