The 12357 / 12358 Durgiana Express is a Superfast train of the Indian Railways connecting in West Bengal and of Punjab. It is currently being operated with 12357/12358 train numbers on a twice a week basis. Service The 12357/Durgiana Express has an average speed of 62 km/hr and covers 1818 km in 29 hrs 10 mins. 12358/Durgiana Express has an average speed of 61 km/hr and covers 1818 km in 29 hrs 40 mins. Earlier it used to run nonstop between Lucknow NR and Moradabad JN, but then got the halt at Bareilly JN. Maximum permissible speed till DDU is 130 kmph, from DDU to LKO it is 110 kmph, from LKO to MB it is 100 kmph, from MB to UMB it is 110 kmph, from UMB to LDH it is 130 kmph again, and from LDH to ASR it is 110 kmph, and vice versa. Durgiana express were comes in rail budget as Kolkata Amritsar doronto but afterwards it is named as Durgiana Express but the time table remains same . In few station like Varanasi Jn., Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhya Jn. it is still announced as Kolkata Amritsar Doronto Express. It is the fastest train in superfast category on grand chord line(4th fastest train between Ddu to KOAA after Howrah Rajdhani, Sealdah Rajdhani and Sealdah doronto). It get high priority on its route. Durgiana express route permanently diverted in Varanasi Lucknow section. Earlier it reach Lucknow fron Varanasi via Sultanpur but now it reach Lucknow via Pratapgarh, and vice -versa. Route & Halts The important halts of the train are: Coach composition The train has standard LHB rakes with max speed of 130 kmph. The train consists of 22 coaches: 2 AC II Tier 6 AC III Tier 9 sleeper coaches 3 general 2 EOGs Traction Both trains are hauled by a Howrah(HWH)-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Kolkata to Amritsar and vice versa. Rake sharing This train shares its rake with: 12319/12320 Kolkata–Agra Cantonment Superfast Express 13135/13136 Kolkata–Jaynagar Weekly Express See also Kolkata railway station Amritsar Junction railway station Kolkata–Agra Cantonment Superfast Express Kolkata–Jaynagar Weekly Express Howrah–Amritsar Express Notes External links 12357/Durgiana Express 12358/Durgiana SF Express References Transport in Kolkata Transport in Amritsar Express trains in India Rail transport in West Bengal Rail transport in Jharkhand Rail transport in Bihar Rail transport in Uttar Pradesh Rail transport in Haryana Rail transport in Punjab, India Railway services introduced