Indian Railways will add one more feather to its cap when it launches its new class of passenger carrying ’Duronto’ trains on the next Friday.
’Duronto’ will be the first ever non-stop superfast passenger carrying train in the history of the Railways promising better speed, comfort and security for passengers.
’Duronto’ trains will be non-stop and take passenger from end to end. It means that passengers will not be allowed to embark or disembark at the intermediate stations.
’Duronto’ will be of two types, one is fully air-conditioned reserved train and other is air-conditioned and non air –conditioned combo reserved train. Outer colour scheme and design of ’Duronto’ coaches is distinct from the entire population of coaches of Indian Railways. The fare of the ’Duronto’ trains will include the cost of meals.
The introduction of this class of trains was announced for the first time in the Railway Budget 2009-10 speech delivered in the Parliament by the Minister of Railways Mamata Banerjee in July this year.
Mamata Banerjee will flag off the first train in this series at Sealdah station in West Bengal on Sept 18. The train will reach New Delhi next day.
The second ’Duronto’ train will be flagged-off by the Minister of Home Affairs P.Chidambram from Chennai on same day and it will reach Nizamuddin Railway Station, the next day .
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