Intercity railway service in India
Sinhagad Express |
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Service type | Intercity Express |
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Locale | Maharashtra |
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First service | 12 April 1978; 46 years ago (12 April 1978) (as the first Double Decker Express in India)[1] |
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Current operator(s) | Central Railway |
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Termini | Mumbai CSMT Pune |
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Stops | 9 as 11010 Sinhagad Express, 10 as 11009 Sinhagad Express |
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Distance travelled | 192 km (119 mi) |
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Average journey time | 3 hours 50 minutes as 11010 Sinhagad Express, 4 hours as 11009 Sinhagad Express |
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Service frequency | Daily |
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Train number(s) | 11009 / 11010 |
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Class(es) | AC Chair Car, Second Class sitting |
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Seating arrangements | Yes |
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Sleeping arrangements | No |
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Catering facilities | No Pantry coach |
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Rolling stock | LHB rake |
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Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
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Operating speed | 110 km/h (68 mph) maximum 50 km/h (31 mph), including halts |
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The Sinhagad Express is an Intercity Express train which plies daily between the cities of Pune and Mumbai in India. It is operated by the Indian Railways and comes under the Central Railway zone and is one of the six point-to-point express trains which carry thousands of passengers daily between Pune and Mumbai, the other five being Pragati Express, Deccan Queen, Deccan Express, Indrayani Express and Intercity Express.
Sinhgad Express is named after the fort of Sinhgad which means a Lion's Fort located in Pune.
Schedule
Sinhagad Express departs from Pune Junction at 06:05 IST and reaches Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Mumbai at 09.55 IST. It leaves Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Mumbai on the same day at 17:50 IST and reaches Pune Junction at 21:50 IST on the same day. It covers a distance of 192 km in one direction during its journey. Its train number is 11010 while travelling from Pune to Mumbai, whereas the train number is 11009 during the return journey from Mumbai to Pune.
Routeing
The 11010 / 09 Sinhagad Express runs from Pune Junction via Shivajinagar, Pimpri, Chinchwad, Lonavala, Karjat Junction, Kalyan Junction, Thane, Dadar Central to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus.
Traction
This train is hauled by a Kalyan-based WCAM-3 or WCAM-2 locomotive end to end.
Currently now this train is hauled by a Ajni-based WAP-7 locomotive end to end.
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Dedicated Mumbai–Pune trains |
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- Kurla Junction–Shivajinagar train (via Panvel)
- Mumbai CSMT - Pune Vande Bharat Express
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