Gitanjali Express

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{{short description|Train in India}}
{{About|Indian Railways train between Howrah and Mumbai||Geetanjali (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{More citations needed|date=March 2011}}
{{Infobox rail service
| name= Gitanjali Express
| image=File:12859 Geetangali Express.jpg
| caption=
| type= [[Superfast Express trains in India|Superfast]]
| locale = [[West Bengal]], [[Jharkhand]], [[Odisha]], [[Chhattisgarh]] & [[Maharashtra]]
| first={{start date and age|df=yes|1977|11|04}}
| last= Booking suspended until further notice from 01 July 2020
| operator=[[South Eastern Railway zone|South Eastern Railways]]
| start = [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station|Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus]] (CSMT)
| stops= 26 as 12860 <br /> 27 as 12859
| end = {{stnlnk|Howrah Junction}} (HWH)
| distance= {{convert|1968|km|miles}}
| journeytime= 30 hrs 30 mins as 12859 & 31 hrs 40 mins as 12860
| frequency = Daily
| class= [[Indian Railways coaching stock|AC 2 tier]], [[Indian Railways coaching stock|AC 3 tier]], [[Indian Railways coaching stock|Sleeper class]], [[Indian Railways coaching stock|Unreserved/General]]
| seating=Yes
| sleeping=Yes
| catering= Available
| gauge= {{track gauge|1676mm|lk=on|allk=on}}
| stock = [[LHB coaches]]
| trainnumber = 12859 / 12860
| speed = {{convert|110|km/h|0|abbr=on}} maximum, <br />{{convert|63.34|km/h|0|abbr=on}} average including halts
| map =[[File:(Howrah - Mumbai) Express and Gitanjali Express Route map.jpg|thumb|Gitanjali Express Route map]]
}}

The 12859 / 12860 '''Gitanjali Express''' is a daily train running between two metro cities, [[Kolkata]], ({{stnlnk|Howrah Junction}}) in [[West Bengal]] and [[Mumbai]], ([[Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station|Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus]]) in [[Maharashtra]] connecting the East with the West. Numbered 12859/60 this train belongs to the [[Superfast Express trains in India|Superfast]] category. This train takes 30½ hrs to cover the distance of 1968 km between Mumbai and Howrah while the return takes 31.5 hrs. This is first train which depart behind pure AC Loco from Mumbai CST after conversion of Mumbai CST to Thane from DC to AC. It has the top most priority in Howrah Mumbai route.
[[File:Coach of 12859 Geetangali Express.jpg|thumb|[[Indian Railways coaching stock|Sleeper class]] coach of 12859 Gitanjali Express]]

==Relevance==
[[Rabindranath Tagore]], a famous poet of India, wrote the book ''[[Gitanjali]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/tagore/gitnjali.htm |title= Rabindranath Tagore wrote the book Geetanjali|publisher=sacred-texts.com |date= |accessdate=8 July 2016}}</ref> Since this train, too, starts from [[Bengal]] this train has the same name. People love the train as much the book. This is the first Classless train in India introduced by Ex Railway Minister Prof. Madhu Dandvate on 26 December 1977.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/?id=qmoiCCN2AK0C&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false |title=''Dialogue with Life'' by Madhu Dandvate |accessdate=2011-11-17|isbn=9788177648560 |last1=Dandavate |first1=Madhu |year=2005 }}</ref>

==Route & Halts==

The 12859/12860 Gitanjali Express runs from Howrah Junction via {{stnlnk|Kharagpur Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Tatanagar Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Rourkela Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Bilaspur Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Raipur Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Durg Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Nagpur Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Wardha Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Badnera Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Akola Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Bhusaval Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Jalgaon Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Nasik Road}}, {{stnlnk|Igatpuri}}, {{stnlnk|Kalyan Junction}},
{{stnlnk|Dadar}} to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, and vice versa.

== Arrival & Departure ==
Train No.12859 leaves source point, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus at 6:00 am and reaches its destination station Howrah Junction at 12:30 noon the next day.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cleartrip.com/trains/12859 |title= Gitanjali Express 12859 Schedule |publisher=cleartrip.com |date= |accessdate=8 July 2016}}</ref>
Train No.12860 leaves Howrah Junction at 1:40 pm and reach its destination, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus at 9:20 pm next day.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://runningstatus.in/status/12859 | title=Gitanjali Express/12859 Live Train Running Status}}</ref>

==Traction==
It is hauled by a Bhusaval-based WAP-4 end to end.

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==Coach composition==
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|-
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightskyblue;"| Loco
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightskyblue;"| 1
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightskyblue;"| 2
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightskyblue;"| 3
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!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightskyblue;"| 7
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightskyblue;"| 8
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightskyblue;"| 9
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightskyblue;"| 10
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightskyblue;"| 11
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightskyblue;"| 12
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightskyblue;"| 13
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightskyblue;"| 14
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightskyblue;"| 15
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightskyblue;"| 16
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightskyblue;"| 17
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightskyblue;"| 18
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightskyblue;"| 19
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!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightskyblue;"| 21
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightskyblue;"| 22
|-
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== See also ==
*[[Dedicated Intercity trains of India]]

==References==
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==External links==
*{{cite web|title=Gitanjali Express|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/train/517|ref=Gitanjali Express}}
*{{cite web|title=Gitanjal Express|url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/passenger/single-view/view/mumbai-network-switches-from-dc-to-ac.html}}

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