Mumbai–Jaipur Duronto Express
# Mumbai–Jaipur Duronto Express

The 12239 / 12240 Mumbai Central–Hisar Express is a Duronto Express train of the Indian Railways connecting Mumbai Central (MMCT) to Hisar (HSR) .It is currently being operated with 12239 / 12240 train numbers.

## Coach composition

The rake has 8 AC 3 tier coaches, 2 AC 2 tier coaches, 1 AC First Class, 1 Pantry car and 2 EOG cars making a total of 14 coaches.

As is customary with Indian Railways, coaches are added/removed as per the demand.

## Service

It is the fastest train on the Mumbai–Jaipur sector. It averages 75.59 km/hr as 12239 Duronto Express covering 1159 km in 15 hrs 20 mins & 70.24 km/hr as 12240 Duronto Express covering 1159 km in 16 hrs 30 mins.

Some of the other trains that cover the Mumbai–Jaipur sectors are 12955/56 Jaipur Superfast Express, 12979/80 Jaipur–Bandra Terminus Superfast Express, 19707/08 Amrapur Aravali Express, 22933/34 Bandra Terminus–Jaipur Weekly Superfast Express, 12215/16 Delhi Sarai Rohilla–Bandra Terminus Garib Rath Express which initially ran up to Jaipur, later extended to Delhi Sarai Rohilla.

## Train details

This train had its inaugural run on 3 April 2011. It was & still is a 2 days a week service. It is a fully AC train & uses LHB rakes. Until 17th August, 2021, it used to ply between Mumbai Central and Jaipur Junction but then, it was extended upto Hisar Junction railway station.

## Commercial halts

It has halts at Vadodara Junction, Ratlam Junction, Sawai Madhopur Junction in both directions (from 4 January 2016).

Kota Junction is a technical halt only when it operates as 12239 Jaipur Duronto Express.

Sawai Madhopur Junction is where it reverses direction of travel.

The train is hauled by a diesel locomotive till Jaipur Junction, from where it changes to electric locomotive.

## Time Table

* 12239 Mumbai Central–Jaipur Duronto Express leaves Mumbai Central every Tuesday & Sunday and reaches Hisar Junction the next day.
* 12240 Jaipur–Mumbai Central Duronto Express leaves Hisar Junction every Tuesday & Thursday and reaches Mumbai Central the next day.
