Indore–Pune Express (via Panvel)
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| Overview | |
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| Service type | Express |
| Locale | Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Daman, Maharashtra |
| First service | 28 June 2016 |
| Current operator(s) | Western Railway |
| Route | |
| Start | Indore Junction |
| Stops | 16 |
| End | Pune Junction |
| Distance travelled | 966 km (600 mi) |
| Average journey time | 19h 45m |
| Service frequency | 2 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 |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | Broad gauge |
| Operating speed | 49 km/h (30 mph) |
The Indore–Pune Express is a Mail/Express Train of the Indian Railways, which runs between Indore Junction railway station railway station of Indore, the largest city and commercial hub of Central Indian state Madhya Pradesh and Pune Junction railway station of Pune, the commercial hub of neighbouring state Maharashtra. It is the second rail connection between Indore and Pune other being Indore–Pune Express. This is first train from Indore to Navi Mumbai.
The important halts of the train are :
The train consist of 21 coaches :
Train no 19311/19312 consists an additional AC II tier coach.
Both trains are hauled by a Vadodara Junction railway station based WAP-5 or WAP-4 electric locomotives. Occasionally, it has also been hauled by a WAP-7 locomotive.
At Karjat railway station, both trains get two or three WAG-5, WAG-7 or WCAM-2 bankers of Kalyan Junction railway station 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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