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minor fixes, replaced: superfast surcharge → Superfast surcharge, Sleeper Class → Sleeper class

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{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2015}}
{{more citations needed|date=October 2013}}
{{Infobox rail service
| name = Pushpak Express
| image= 12534 Pushpak Express (2).jpg
| caption =
| type = [[Express trains in India|Express]]
| states = [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Maharashtra]]
| first =
| last =
| operator = [[North Eastern Railway zone|North Eastern Railway]]
| ridership =
| start = {{stnlnk|Lucknow Junction}}
| stops = 16 as 12533 Pushpak Express, 15 as 12534 Pushpak Express
| end = [[Mumbai CST]]
| distance = {{convert|1426|km|0|abbr=on}} as 12533 Pushpak Express, {{convert|1428|km|0|abbr=on}} as 12534 Pushpak Express
| journey time = 24 hours 20 mins
| frequency = Daily
| class = AC 1st Class, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
| seating = Yes
| sleeping = Yes
| autorack =
| catering = Pantry car attached
| observation = No rake sharing
| entertainment =
| baggage =
| other facilities=
| stock = [[LHB coaches]]
| gauge = {{track gauge|1676mm|allk=on}}
| el =
| train number = 12533 / 12534
| speed = {{convert|110|km/h|0|abbr=on}} maximum <br/>{{convert|58.64|km/h|0|abbr=on}}, including halts
| map =
| map_state =
}}

'''Pushpak Express''' (12533/12534) is a [[Express trains in India|Express]] train belonging to [[Indian Railways]] that run between {{stnlnk|Lucknow Junction}} and [[Mumbai CST|Mumbai]] in India. It operates as train number 12533 from Lucknow Junction to Mumbai CSMT and as train number 12534 in the reverse direction.

It is named after the mythological flying chariot '''Pushpak''' which is mentioned as the chariot of Ravana.
Demand for the halt at Burhanpur.

==Service==

The 12533/12534 Pushpak Express covers the distance of 1426 kilometres in 24 hours 20 mins (58.60 km/hr) and 1428 km in 24 hours 20 mins as 12534 Pushpak Express (58.68 km/hr).

As the average speed of the train is more than 55 km/hr, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.

== Locomotive ==

Prior to June 2014, it was hauled by 3 locomotives during its journey. A [[WDM-3A]] locomotive from either Lucknow or Jhansi shed hauled the train from {{stnlnk|Lucknow Junction}} to {{stnlnk|Jhansi Junction}} after which a [[Electric Loco Shed, Bhusawal|Bhusawal]]-based [[WAP-4]] hauled the train until {{stnlnk|Igatpuri}} following which a [[Indian locomotive class WCAM-3|WCAM-3]] powered the train for the remainder of the journey until Mumbai CSMT.

With progressive electrification of the Lucknow–Jhansi sector, Bhusawal-based [[WAP-4]] began hauling the train until from Lucknow Junction to Igatpuri, following which a WCAM-3 took over for the remainder of the journey until Mumbai CSMT.

With Central Railway completing the changeover of 1500 V DC traction to 25 kV AC traction on 6 June 2015, the train was to hauled by WAP-4 but from 2016, this train is now end to end hauled by [[Electric Loco Shed, Ajni|Ajni]]-based [[WAP-7]] locomotive [http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/railways/dc-to-ac-conversion-on-mumbais-central-railways-rail-route-completed/articleshow/47582271.cms].

==Coaches==
As with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
[[File:12534 Pushpak Express - AC 3 tier.jpg|thumb|12534 Pushpak Express – AC 3 tier]]
[[File:12534 Pushpak Express.jpg|thumb|12534 Pushpak Express]]

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders unsortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!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
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightskyblue;"| 4
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightskyblue;"| 5
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightskyblue;"| 6
!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
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightskyblue;"| 20
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightskyblue;"| 21
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightskyblue;"| 22
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightskyblue;"| 23
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightskyblue;"| 24
|-
|[[File:BSicon LDER.svg|25px]] ||SLR||Gen||Gen||Gen||HA1||A1||B2||B1||PC||S13||S12||S11||S10||S9||S8||S7||S6||S5||S4||S3||S2||S1||Gen||SLR
|}

* SLR consists of Luggage coach
* Gen consists of Unreserved coaches
* HA consists of First Class AC 2 Tier coach
* A consists of AC 2 Tier coach
* B consists of AC 3 Tier coach
* S consists of Non-AC Sleeper coach

== Routing ==

The 12533/34 Pushpak Express runs via {{stnlnk|Kanpur Central}}, {{stnlnk|Jhansi Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Bhopal Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Bhusawal Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Kalyan Junction}} to Mumbai CST.
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="3" style="background:silver;"|PUSHPAK EXPRESS
! colspan="5" style="background:green;"|12533 UP
! colspan="5" style="background:gold;"|12534 Down
|-
!SN
!Station name
!Code
!Arr. time
!Dep. time
!Halt
!Distance
!Day
!Arr. time
!Dep. time
!Halt
!Distance
!Day
|-
| style="text-align:center" |1
|Lucknow Jn
|LJN
| style="text-align:center" |Source
| style="text-align:center" |19:45
| style="text-align:center" | -
| style="text-align:center" |0
| style="text-align:center" |1
| style="text-align:center" |08:40
| style="text-align:center" |Destination
| style="text-align:center" | -
| style="text-align:center" |1428
| style="text-align:center" |2
|-
| style="text-align:center" |2
|Unnao Jn
|ON
| style="text-align:center" |20:40
| style="text-align:center" |20:42
| style="text-align:center" |02
| style="text-align:center" |57
| style="text-align:center" |1
| style="text-align:center" |07:22
| style="text-align:center" |07:24
| style="text-align:center" |02
| style="text-align:center" |1371
| style="text-align:center" |2
|-
| style="text-align:center" |3
|Kanpur Central
|CNB
| style="text-align:center" |21:20
| style="text-align:center" |21:32
| style="text-align:center" |12
| style="text-align:center" |74
| style="text-align:center" |1
| style="text-align:center" |06:45
| style="text-align:center" |07:00
| style="text-align:center" |15
| style="text-align:center" |1354
| style="text-align:center" |2
|-
| style="text-align:center" |4
|Orai
|ORAI
| style="text-align:center" |23:13
| style="text-align:center" |23:15
| style="text-align:center" |02
| style="text-align:center" |180
| style="text-align:center" |1
| style="text-align:center" |04:03
| style="text-align:center" |04:05
| style="text-align:center" |02
| style="text-align:center" |1248
| style="text-align:center" |2
|-
| style="text-align:center" |5
|Jhansi Jn
|JHS
| style="text-align:center" |01:30
| style="text-align:center" |01:42
| style="text-align:center" |12
| style="text-align:center" |294
| style="text-align:center" |2
| style="text-align:center" |01:58
| style="text-align:center" |02:10
| style="text-align:center" |12
| style="text-align:center" |1134
| style="text-align:center" |2
|-
| style="text-align:center" |6
|Lalitpur Jn
|LAR
| style="text-align:center" |02:44
| style="text-align:center" |02:46
| style="text-align:center" |02
| style="text-align:center" |384
| style="text-align:center" |2
| style="text-align:center" |00:40
| style="text-align:center" |00:42
| style="text-align:center" |02
| style="text-align:center" |1044
| style="text-align:center" |2
|-
| style="text-align:center" |7
|Bhopal Jn
|BPL
| style="text-align:center" |05:55
| style="text-align:center" |06:05
| style="text-align:center" |10
| style="text-align:center" |585
| style="text-align:center" |2
| style="text-align:center" |21:00
| style="text-align:center" |21:05
| style="text-align:center" |05
| style="text-align:center" |843
| style="text-align:center" |1
|-
| style="text-align:center" |8
|Bhopal Habibganj
|HBJ
| style="text-align:center" |06:15
| style="text-align:center" |06:17
| style="text-align:center" |02
| style="text-align:center" |591
| style="text-align:center" |2
| style="text-align:center" |20:38
| style="text-align:center" |20:40
| style="text-align:center" |02
| style="text-align:center" |837
| style="text-align:center" |1
|-
| style="text-align:center" |9
|Itarsi Jn
|ET
| style="text-align:center" |07:40
| style="text-align:center" |07:45
| style="text-align:center" |05
| style="text-align:center" |676
| style="text-align:center" |2
| style="text-align:center" |19:25
| style="text-align:center" |19:30
| style="text-align:center" |05
| style="text-align:center" |752
| style="text-align:center" |1
|-
| style="text-align:center" |10
|Khandwa Jn
|KNW
| style="text-align:center" |10:25
| style="text-align:center" |10:30
| style="text-align:center" |05
| style="text-align:center" |860
| style="text-align:center" |2
| style="text-align:center" |17:10
| style="text-align:center" |17:15
| style="text-align:center" |05
| style="text-align:center" |568
| style="text-align:center" |1
|-
| style="text-align:center" |11
|Bhusawal Jn
|BSL
| style="text-align:center" |12:05
| style="text-align:center" |12:20
| style="text-align:center" |15
| style="text-align:center" |983
| style="text-align:center" |2
| style="text-align:center" |14:55
| style="text-align:center" |15:10
| style="text-align:center" |15
| style="text-align:center" |445
| style="text-align:center" |1
|-
| style="text-align:center" |12
|Manmad Jn
|MMR
| style="text-align:center" |14:17
| style="text-align:center" |14:19
| style="text-align:center" |02
| style="text-align:center" |1167
| style="text-align:center" |2
| style="text-align:center" |12:43
| style="text-align:center" |12:45
| style="text-align:center" |02
| style="text-align:center" |261
| style="text-align:center" |1
|-
| style="text-align:center" |13
|Nasik Road
|NK
| style="text-align:center" |15:13
| style="text-align:center" |15:15
| style="text-align:center" |02
| style="text-align:center" |1240
| style="text-align:center" |2
| style="text-align:center" |11:48
| style="text-align:center" |11:50
| style="text-align:center" |02
| style="text-align:center" |188
| style="text-align:center" |1
|-
| style="text-align:center" |14
|Kalyan Jn
|KYN
| style="text-align:center" |18:40
| style="text-align:center" |18:45
| style="text-align:center" |05
| style="text-align:center" |1374
| style="text-align:center" |2
| style="text-align:center" |09:10
| style="text-align:center" |09:13
| style="text-align:center" |03
| style="text-align:center" |54
| style="text-align:center" |1
|-
| style="text-align:center" |15
|Dadar Central
|DR
| style="text-align:center" |19:38
| style="text-align:center" |19:40
| style="text-align:center" |02
| style="text-align:center" |1419
| style="text-align:center" |2
| style="text-align:center" | -
| style="text-align:center" | -
| style="text-align:center" | -
| style="text-align:center" | -
| style="text-align:center" | -
|-
| style="text-align:center" |16
|Mumbai CST
|CSTM
| style="text-align:center" |20:05
| style="text-align:center" |Destination
| style="text-align:center" | -
| style="text-align:center" |1428
| style="text-align:center" |2
| style="text-align:center" | Source
| style="text-align:center" |08:20
| style="text-align:center" | -
| style="text-align:center" |0
| style="text-align:center" |1
|}

==See also==
*[[Bandra Terminus–Lucknow Weekly Express]]
*[[Pune–Lucknow Express]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

* {{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-21/lucknow/32776184_1_platform-number-pushpak-express-north-eastern-railway| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131117224607/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-21/lucknow/32776184_1_platform-number-pushpak-express-north-eastern-railway| url-status=dead| archive-date=17 November 2013| newspaper=[[The Times of India]]| title=Railways changes Pushpak's platform| date=21 July 2012}}
* {{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-12-15/india/27792625_1_unnao-halt-journey| archive-url=https://archive.today/20131005050338/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-12-15/india/27792625_1_unnao-halt-journey| url-status=dead| archive-date=5 October 2013| newspaper=[[The Times of India]]| title=Pushpak Express to stop at Unnao| date=15 December 2006}}
* {{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-06-18/lucknow/28198921_1_vacant-seats-emergency-quota-indian-railways| archive-url=https://archive.today/20131005050325/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-06-18/lucknow/28198921_1_vacant-seats-emergency-quota-indian-railways| url-status=dead| archive-date=5 October 2013| newspaper=[[The Times of India]]| title=Blame quota for unconfirmed ticket| date=18 June 2009}}
* http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/railways/dc-to-ac-conversion-on-mumbais-central-railways-rail-route-completed/articleshow/47582271.cms

==External links==
* {{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-25/lucknow/31236348_1_bio-toilets-passenger-amenities-pushpak-express| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120906205956/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-25/lucknow/31236348_1_bio-toilets-passenger-amenities-pushpak-express| url-status=dead| archive-date=6 September 2012| newspaper=[[The Times of India]]| title=Pushpak Express gets bio-toilets| date=25 March 2012}}

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Pushpak Express - Revision history

imported>Colonies Chris: minor fixes, replaced: superfast surcharge → Superfast surcharge, Sleeper Class → Sleeper class