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{{Infobox rail service<br />
| name = Indrayani Superfast Express<br />
| image= 22106 Indrayani Express.jpg<br />
| caption = <br />
| type = [[Superfast Express trains in India|Superfast Express]]<br />
| states = [[Maharashtra]]<br />
| first = 27 April 1988<br />
| last =<br />
| operator = [[Central Railway zone|Central Railways]]<br />
| ridership = <br />
| start = [[Mumbai CSMT]]<br />
| stops = 6 as 22105 Indrayani Express, 5 as 22106 Indrayani Express<br />
| end = [[Pune railway station|Pune]]<br />
| distance = {{convert|192|km|0|abbr=on}}<br />
| journeytime = 3 hours 28 minutes as 22105 Indrayani Express, 3 hours 20 minutes as 22106 Indrayani Express<br />
| frequency = daily<br />
| class = AC Chair Car, Second Class sitting<br />
| seating = Yes<br />
| sleeping = No<br />
| autorack =<br />
| catering = No Pantry Car<br />
| observation = Rake Sharing with 12169/70 [[Pune Solapur Intercity Express]]<br />
| entertainment = <br />
| baggage = <br />
| other facilities=<br />
| stock = LHB Rake<br />
| gauge = {{RailGauge|1676mm|allk=on}}<br />
| el = <br />
| trainnumber = 22105 / 22106<br />
| speed = {{convert|110|km/h|0|abbr=on}} maximum <br/>{{convert|56.47|km/h|0|abbr=on}}, including halts<br />
| map =<br />
{{BS-map|inline=1|map=<br />
{{BS|ENDEa||[[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus|Mumbai CSMT]]}}<br />
{{BS|HST||{{rws|Dadar}}}}<br />
{{BS|HST||{{rws|Thane}}}}<br />
{{BS|hKRZWae||Thane Viaduct ([[Thane Creek]])}}<br />
{{BS|TUNNEL1||[[Parsik tunnel]]}}<br />
{{BS|HST||{{rws|Kalyan}}}}<br />
{{BS|HST||{{rws|Karjat}}}}<br />
{{BS|STR+GRZq||[[Bhor Ghat|Bhor Ghat Begins]]}}<br />
{{BS|pHST||{{rws|Monkey Hill}}|(''Technical Halt towards Mumbai CST'')}}<br />
{{BS|TUNNEL1||Khandala Tunnel}}<br />
{{BS|STR+GRZq||[[Bhor Ghat|Bhor Ghat Ends]]}}<br />
{{BS|BHF||{{rws|Lonavla}}}}<br />
{{BS|HST||{{rws|Shivajinagar}} (''Towards Pune Junction'')}}<br />
{{BS|KBHFe||{{rws|Pune}}}}<br />
}}<br />
| map_state = Maharashtra<br />
}}<br />
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The 22105/22106 '''Indrayani Superfast Express''' is a [[Superfast Express trains in India|superfast]] express train belonging to [[Indian Railways]] that runs between [[Mumbai CSMT]] and [[Pune railway station|Pune Junction]] in India.<br />
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It is a daily service and is named after the river [[Indrayani River|Indrayani]] flowing near Pune.<br />
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The train earlier numbered as 1021 while running from Mumbai to Pune and 1022 from Pune to Mumbai, has now been upgraded to [[Superfast Express trains in India|superfast]] and renumbered as 22105 (Mumbai CSMT - Pune Junction) and 22106 (Pune Junction - Mumbai CSMT).<br />
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The train had white and royal blue livery with red bands. On 2 February 2020 it was upgraded to LHB coaches.<br />
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==Coaches==<br />
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The Indrayani Express presently has two AC Chair Cars, eight General Second Class, two General Second Class coaches reserved for pass holders, and five General Unreserved coaches. As is customary with [[Indian Railways]], coaches are added/removed as per the demand.<br />
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This train shares its rake with the [[Pune Solapur Intercity Express]], and operational control is with Central Railways.<br />
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==Service==<br />
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The Indrayani Express was introduced on 27 April 1988 and is one of six dedicated Intercity Chair Car trains between [[Mumbai CSMT]] and [[Pune railway station|Pune Junction]]. The other five trains are 12127/28 [[Mumbai Pune Intercity Express]], 11007/08 [[Deccan Express]], 11009/10 [[Sinhagad Express]], 12125/26 [[Pragati Express]] and 12123/24 [[Deccan Queen]].<br />
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It covers the distance of 192 kilometres in 3 hours 28 mins as 22105 Indrayani Express (55.38&nbsp;km/hr) and 3 hours 20 mins as 22106 Indrayani Express (57.60&nbsp;km/hr).<br />
[[File:22106 Indrayani Express at Pune Junction.jpg|thumb|22106 Indrayani Express at Pune Junction]]<br />
[[File:22106 Indrayani Express - 2nd Class seating.jpg|thumb|22106 Indrayani Express - 2nd Class seating]]<br />
[[File:22106 Indrayani Express - AC Chair Coach.jpg|thumb|22106 Indrayani Express - AC Chair Coach]]<br />
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==Traction==<br />
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Although the route is electrified, it is currently hauled by [[Kalyan railway station|Kalyan]] or [[Diesel Loco Shed, Pune|Pune]] based [[WDM 3A|WDM 3D]]/[[ALCO DL560C|WDM 3A/WDG 3A]] diesel locomotive and has been occasionally hauled by [[EMD GT46PAC|WDP-4]] locomotive as well. This is to save time in locomotive change, due to the rake sharing with [[Pune Solapur Intercity Express]], as the route after [[Daund Junction railway station|Daund Junction]] is not yet electrified and is currently undergoing doubling and electrification.<br />
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When the train was introduced back in 1988, it was hauled by WCM 1/2/5 DC locomotives till the mid 1990s as the section between [[Mumbai CSMT]] and [[Pune Junction railway station|Pune]] was under 1500 V DC traction. From the mid 1990s, it was hauled by [[Indian locomotive class WCAM 2/2P|WCAM 2/2P]] or [[Indian locomotive class WCAM 3|WCAM 3]] dual traction locomotives of the [[Kalyan railway station|Kalyan]] shed till November 2009, when the rake sharing was initiated.<br />
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At [[Karjat railway station|Karjat]], it gets two or three [[WAG-5]], [[Indian locomotive class WAG-7|WAG-7]], [[WCAM-2]] or [[Indian locomotive class WCAM 3|WCAM 3]] bankers of Kalyan 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.<br />
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During the [[COVID-19]] pandemic, all passenger trains of [[Indian Railways]] were suspended for operating from 24 March 2020 due to [[COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in India|lockdown]]. Indrayani Express resumed its operations from 9 October 2020. However, this time train used to be hauled by [[WAP-7]] Electric Locomotive since its rake sharing train [[Pune-Solapur Intercity Express]] was not permitted to resume operation.<br />
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==Time Table==<br />
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The Indrayani Express is the first of six dedicated trains to leave [[Mumbai CSMT]] for [[Pune railway station|Pune Junction]] and is the last train to return.<br />
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22105 Indrayani Express leaves [[Mumbai CSMT]] every day at 05:40 hrs IST and reaches [[Pune railway station|Pune Junction]] at 09:08 hrs IST.<br />
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On return, the 22106 Indrayani Express leaves [[Pune railway station|Pune Junction]] every day at 18:35 hrs IST and reaches [[Mumbai CSMT]] at 21:55 hrs IST.<br />
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==Runaway train incident==<br />
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On the night of 1 December 1994, the Indrayani Express lost braking power after a locomotive fire near [[Thakurwadi]] cabin on the steep Bhore Ghat section between [[Karjat]] and [[Lonavla]]. The runaway train travelled at over a 100kmph on the downhill section till it rolled to a stop in the plains. The exact reasons behind the incident are still unknown. [http://www.irfca.org/members/archive/messages.php?index=336]<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [[Dedicated Intercity trains of India]]<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Mumbai–Pune Passenger]]<br />
* Sister trains Mumbai-Pune:<br />
{{columns-list|colwidth=22em|<br />
* Via Kalyan<br />
# [[Deccan Express]]<br />
# [[Deccan Queen]]<br />
# [[Mumbai Pune Intercity Express|Intercity Express]]<br />
# [[Sinhagad Express]]<br />
* Via Panvel<br />
# [[Pragati Express]]<br />
* Defunct<br />
# [[Mumbai-Pune Mail|Poona Mail]]<br />
# [[Mumbai-Pune Shatabdi Express]]<br />
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* [[Pune Solapur Intercity Express|Pune-Solapur Intercity (Indrayani) Express]]<br />
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{{Mumbai-Pune Trains}}<br />
{{Railways in Central India}}<br />
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[[Category:Transport in Pune]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Mumbai]]<br />
[[Category:Mumbai–Pune trains]]<br />
[[Category:Express trains in India]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Maharashtra]]<br />
[[Category:Named passenger trains of India]]</div>>Vatsmaxed