Duronto Express

18-hour delay leaves passengers on Ahmedabad-Pune Duronto Express fuming: 'It stopped for hours at every station'

May 31, 2024 8:39 am

The passengers protested by gathering on the tracks at Vangaon Junction, questioning why other trains like Vande Bharat and Rajdhani Express were allowed to pass.

Delhi: Armed men rob passengers as train halts for 10 mins due to ‘signal glitch’

January 18, 2019 2:43 am

According to police, the train was headed to Sarai Rohilla railway station, but stopped for “over 10 minutes at 3.25 am because of a signal problem”.

Duronto derailment: Drivers felicitated for saving lives with quick thinking

September 03, 2017 1:48 am

A financial reward of Rs 10,000 to Singh and Rs 5,000 to Kumar was granted by the CRB as a token of appreciation. DK Sharma, General Manager, CR also acknowledged their efforts on Saturday.

Passengers delay Duronto Express at Vadodara station over no breakfast

May 29, 2016 9:29 pm

The passengers from some of its coaches got down and lodged a complaint with railway authorities alleging that they were not provided the morning snacks by the staff.

New Chandigarh-Amritsar train to chug off on Nov 15

November 12, 2013 2:46 am

Railways to scrap combo meals in favour of regular ones in Rajdhani trains

March 14, 2014 11:03 am

Decision was taken to restore menu after a plethora of customer complaints.

Rlys to provide better blankets but no towels

August 29, 2013 2:34 am

After providing average linen and bulky bedrolls to train passengers in air-conditioned compartments,the Railways is finally looking to make a switch.

Superfast Express takes Duronto’s place,makes maiden journey

September 12, 2012 4:39 am

Response to the train remains lukewarm with 258 passengers traveling from Chandigarh to Amritsar on first day.

Duronto to be converted into superfast train

July 10, 2012 12:02 am

The country’s first day Duronto Express is all set to go off the rails this September,as authorities have decided to convert the Express into a super fast train that will run between Chandigarh and Amritsar with two stops: at Ludhiana and Jalandhar.

Duronto Express running almost empty — and with losses

March 26, 2012 5:11 am

Introduced in August last year,the Duronto Express between Chandigarh and Amritsar,which is part of the pet project of former railway minister and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee,is running huge losses — the total operational loss suffered by the Railways since the introduction of this train is about Rs 7 crore.