Indore–Pune Express
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Superfast |
| Locale | Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Daman, Maharashtra |
| First service | January 1, 1999 |
| Current operator(s) | Western Railway |
| Route | |
| Start | Indore Junction (INDB) |
| Stops | 15 |
| End | Pune Junction (PUNE) |
| Distance travelled | 966 km (600 mi) |
| Average journey time | 17h 30m |
| Service frequency | 5 Days a Week |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | AC 1 Tier, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper 3 Tier, Unreserved |
| Seating arrangements | Yes |
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
| Other facilities | Food, Water & other snacks |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | Broad gauge |
| Operating speed |
average speed 55 km/h (34 mph) Maximum speed 110 km/h (68 mph) |
average speed 55 km/h (34 mph)
The Indore–Pune Superfast Express is a Superfast trains of the Indian Railways which runs between Indore Junction railway station in Madhya Pradesh and Pune Junction railway station in Maharashtra.
It is the first rail connection between Indore and Pune other being Indore–Pune Express (via Panvel).
The Indore–Pune Superfast runs with Indian locomotive class WAP-5 & sometimes with Indian locomotive class WAP-4 & Indian locomotive class WCAM 2/2P.
It is runs 5 days a week & covers the distance of 966 km in 17 hours 30 mins as 22944 Indore–Pune Superfast Express at 55 km/hr & 17 hours 10 mins as 22945 Pune - Indore Express 56 km/hr.
The important halts of the train are :
The train consist of 21 coaches :
Train no 22944/22944 consists an additional AC II tier coach.
Both trains are hauled by a Vadodara Electric Loco Shed based WAP-5 or WAP-4 electric locomotives. Occasionally, it has also been hauled by a WAP-7 locomotive.
At Karjat, both trains get two or three WAG-5, WAG-7 or WCAM-2 bankers of Kalyan Loco Shed shed to push the train on the ghat section between Karjat railway station and Lonavala railway station, where the gradient is of 1 in 40.
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