Draft:RajendraNagar - New Delhi Duronto Express


Rajendra Nagar Terminal - New Delhi
Duronto Express
Overview
Service typeDuronto Express
LocaleBihar, Uttar Pradesh & Delhi
First service8 November 2025; 18 months' time (2025-11-08)
Current operator(s)East Central Railway
Route
TerminiRajendra Nagar Terminal (RJPB)
New Delhi (NDLS)
Stops5
Distance travelled1,001 km (622 mi)
Average journey time12 hours 15min
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)12205 / 12206
On-board services
Class(es)AC 1st Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesAvailable
Observation facilitiesLarge windows
Baggage facilitiesYes
Technical
Rolling stockLHB rakes
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed130 km/h (81 mph)

he 12205 / 12205 Rajendra Nagar- New Delhi is a premium train of the Duronto Express category belonging to Indian Railways - Eastern Central Railway zone that runs between Rajendra Nagar and New Delhi in India.It operates as train number 12205 from Rajendra Nagar to New Delhi and as train number 12206 in the reverse direction serving the states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi. It used to run as New Delhi - Rajendra Nagar Duronto Express

Service edit

It runs daily. It operates as train number 12205 from Rajendra Nagar (Patna) to New Delhi railway station and as train number 12206 in the reverse direction. It covers a distance of 1001 kilometres in each direction however it takes 12 hours 15 minutes when operating as train number 12206 at an average speed of 83 km/h (including halts) while its return journey takes 12 h 35 min at an average speed of 80  km/h (including halts) as train number 12205.

It has 3 halts in either direction at Patna Junction, PT Deen Dayal Upadhaya Junction, and Kanpur Central.

Coach composition edit

Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
  EOG B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 B10 B11 A1 A2 A4 A4 A5 PC H1 H2 H3 EOG

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