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{{Short description|Indian Railways express train}} | |||
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}} | {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}} | ||
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}} | {{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}} | ||
{{One source|date=July 2019}} | {{One source|date=July 2019}} | ||
{{Infobox rail service | {{Infobox rail service | ||
| name = Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus - Pune | | name = Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus - Pune | ||
Junction Intercity Superfast Express | Junction Intercity Superfast Express | ||
| image= 12128 Pune Mumbai Intercity Express.jpg | | image= 12128 Pune Mumbai Intercity Express.jpg | ||
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| speed = {{convert|130|km/h|0|abbr=on}} maximum <br/>{{convert|74.32|km/h|0|abbr=on}}, including halts | | speed = {{convert|130|km/h|0|abbr=on}} maximum <br/>{{convert|74.32|km/h|0|abbr=on}}, including halts | ||
| map = | | map = | ||
{{ | {{routemap|inline=1|map= | ||
ENDEa~~[[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus|Mumbai CSMT]] | |||
HST~~{{rws|Dadar}} | |||
HST~~{{rws|Thane}} | |||
hKRZWae~~Thane Viaduct ([[Thane Creek]]) | |||
TUNNEL1~~[[Parsik tunnel]] (1.6 km) | |||
STR+GRZq~~[[Bhor Ghat|Bhor Ghat Begins]] | |||
pHST~~ ~~{{rws|Monkey Hill}}~~(''Technical Halt towards Mumbai CSMT'') | |||
TUNNEL1~~Khandala Tunnel (2.3 km) | |||
STR+GRZq~~[[Bhor Ghat|Bhor Ghat Ends]] | |||
BHF~~{{rws|Lonavala}} | |||
HST~~{{rws|Shivaji Nagar}} (''Towards Pune Junction'') | |||
KBHFe~~{{rws|Pune}} | |||
}} | }} | ||
| map_state = Maharashtra | | map_state = Maharashtra | ||
}} | }} | ||
[[File:12128 Pune Mumbai Intercity Express at Pune.jpg|thumb|12128 Pune Mumbai Intercity Express at Pune Junction]] | |||
The 12127/12128 '''Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus - Pune Junction Intercity Superfast Express''' is | The 12127/12128 '''Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus - Pune Junction Intercity Superfast Express''' is an [[Express trains in India|Express]] train belonging to [[Indian Railways]] that runs between [[Mumbai CSMT]] and [[Pune railway station|Pune Junction]] in India. It is a daily service. It operates as train number 12127 from [[Mumbai CSMT]] to [[Pune Junction railway station|Pune Junction]] and as train number 12128 in the reverse direction. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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==Coaches== | ==Coaches== | ||
The [[Mumbai CST|Mumbai]] [[Pune railway station|Pune]] | The [[Mumbai CST|Mumbai]] [[Pune railway station|Pune]] Intercity Express has 2 AC chair cars, 8 general second class, 4 general second class coaches unreserved, and 2 generator car coaches. | ||
Total = 16 | Total = 16 | ||
As is customary with [[Indian Railways]], coaches are added/removed as per the demand. | As is customary with [[Indian Railways]], coaches are added/removed as per the demand. | ||
Starting 6 June 2018, [[Mumbai CST|Mumbai]] [[Pune railway station|Pune]] | Starting 6 June 2018, [[Mumbai CST|Mumbai]] [[Pune railway station|Pune]] Intercity Express has been allotted the modern and advanced [[LHB coach]] for safety and speed. | ||
Now this train runs at a maximum speed of 130 | Now this train runs at a maximum speed of 130 km per hour between Khadki Pune route with an Ajni WAP 7 locomotive. | ||
==Service== | ==Service== | ||
The [[Mumbai CSMT|Mumbai]] [[Pune railway station|Pune]] | The [[Mumbai CSMT|Mumbai]] [[Pune railway station|Pune]] Intercity Superfast Express was introduced on 15 March 2004 and is one of 6 dedicated intercity chair car trains between [[Mumbai CSMT]] and [[Pune railway station|Pune Junction]]. The other 5 trains are 11007/08 [[Deccan Express]], 11009/10 [[Sinhagad Express]], 12125/26 [[Pragati Express]], 12123/24 [[Deccan Queen]] & 22105/06 [[Indrayani Express]]. | ||
It covers the distance of 192 kilometres in 2 hours 40 mins as 12127 [[Mumbai CSMT|Mumbai]] [[Pune railway station|Pune]] | It covers the distance of 192 kilometres in 2 hours 40 mins as 12127 [[Mumbai CSMT|Mumbai]] [[Pune railway station|Pune]] Intercity Express (72 km/h) and 2 hours 35 mins as [[Pune railway station|Pune]] [[Mumbai CSMT|Mumbai]] Intercity Express (74.32 km/h). | ||
This train now operates by Push Pull technique and the technical halt at Karjat for attaching bankers is removed. Today Intercity departs [[Mumbai CSMT]] at 6:45 AM and arrives [[Pune Junction]] at 9:55 AM and the reverse trains leaves [[Pune Junction]] at 6:30 PM and arrives [[Mumbai CSMT]] at 9:05 PM.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/starting-today-save-40-minutes-on-mumbai-pune-intercity-express/articleshow/69591005.cms|title=Starting today, save 40 minutes on Mumbai-Pune Intercity Express | This train now operates by Push Pull technique and the technical halt at Karjat for attaching bankers is removed. Today Intercity departs [[Mumbai CSMT]] at 6:45 AM and arrives [[Pune Junction]] at 9:55 AM and the reverse trains leaves [[Pune Junction]] at 6:30 PM and arrives [[Mumbai CSMT]] at 9:05 PM.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/starting-today-save-40-minutes-on-mumbai-pune-intercity-express/articleshow/69591005.cms|title=Starting today, save 40 minutes on Mumbai-Pune Intercity Express |date=May 31, 2019 |first=Manthan K. |last=Mehta |website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-07-11}}</ref> Thus the travelling time is reduced to 2 hr 35 min and the Intercity becomes the fastest train among the six sister trains between [[Mumbai]] and [[Pune]]. From December 2019 onward, the Push Pull Technique has been discontinued, as there was no improvement in the time saved (beyond 20 min) even after eliminating stop at Karjat Junction. Furthermore, though Karjat Junction was not a scheduled halt for the regular (single loco) train, people were able to "get in" and "get out" when the train halted for a connection of WAG 7 twin bankers. Therefore, there was a negative feedback from such region specific customers who wanted the train to stop at Karjat Junction. | ||
However this train was converted to normal mode by central railways from 21/11/2019. Now the train runs on its regular time table taking 3 hrs 10 min between Pune to Mumbai and 3 hrs 17 min between Mumbai to Pune.<ref>[https://cr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&id=0,4,268&dcd=5198&did=15743414130110475A394A4E35F4FC4FDA289F61D1329 Train No. 12127 / 12128 Mumbai – Pune – Mumbai Intercity Express to Run Normal Mode]</ref> | However this train was converted to normal mode by central railways from 21/11/2019. Now the train runs on its regular time table taking 3 hrs 10 min between Pune to Mumbai and 3 hrs 17 min between Mumbai to Pune.<ref>[https://cr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&id=0,4,268&dcd=5198&did=15743414130110475A394A4E35F4FC4FDA289F61D1329 Train No. 12127 / 12128 Mumbai – Pune – Mumbai Intercity Express to Run Normal Mode]</ref> | ||
==Traction== | ==Traction== | ||
At its introduction, the Intercity Express has been hauled end to end by a [[Kalyan Junction railway station|KYN]] based [[Indian locomotive class WCAM 3|WCAM 3]] or [[Indian locomotive class WCAM 2/2P|WCAM 2]] locomotive | At its introduction, the Intercity Express has been hauled end to end by a [[Kalyan Junction railway station|KYN]] based [[Indian locomotive class WCAM 3|WCAM 3]] or [[Indian locomotive class WCAM 2/2P|WCAM 2]] locomotive until present. It is the only train between [[Mumbai CSMT]] and [[Pune railway station|Pune Junction]] never to have been hauled by a pure DC locomotive. Post 2014, after conversion of DC to AC on Central Line, it has been hauled occasionally by [[Bhusaval railway station|Bhusaval]] based [[WAP 4]]/[[Indian locomotive class WAM-4|WAM-4]] or [[Ajni railway station|Ajni]] based [[WAP 7]]. However, the WCAM locos were mostly used to haul it both ways. As of 18 April, 2025, due to an acute shortage of healthy electric locomotives in the Central Railway zone, this train is temporarily being hauled by a [[Indian locomotive class WDP-4|WDP-4D]] of the Pune loco shed, which were laying dormant until now. | ||
At [[Karjat railway station|Karjat]], it gets two or three [[WAG-5]], [[Indian locomotive class WAG-7|WAG-7]] 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. | At [[Karjat railway station|Karjat]], it gets two or three [[WAG-5]], [[Indian locomotive class WAG-7|WAG-7]] 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. | ||
Now it is push pulled by an WAP-7, one in the front and the other at the rear, so the technical halt at | Now it is push pulled by an WAP-7, one in the front and the other at the rear, so the technical halt at Karujath is not required. The Push Pull Technology is used no more, as there was no significant time saving as proposed in the initial plan, see the paragraphs above for a detailed explanation. | ||
==Timetable== | |||
The [[Mumbai CSMT|Mumbai]] [[Pune railway station|Pune]] Intercity Superfast Express is the 2nd of 6 dedicated trains to leave [[Mumbai CSMT]] for [[Pune railway station|Pune Junction]] and is the second-to-last train to return. | |||
12127 [[Mumbai CSMT|Mumbai]] [[Pune railway station|Pune]] Intercity Superfast Express leaves [[Mumbai CSMT]] every day at 06:45 hrs IST and reaches [[Pune railway station|Pune Junction]] at 09:20 hrs IST. | |||
On return, the 12128 [[Pune railway station|Pune]] [[Mumbai CSMT|Mumbai]] Intercity Superfast Express leaves [[Pune railway station|Pune Junction]] every day at 18:30 hrs IST and reaches [[Mumbai CSMT]] at 21:05 hrs IST. | |||
==Sister train== | ==Sister train== | ||
* Dedicated Mumbai-Pune | * [[Dedicated Intercity trains of India|Dedicated Mumbai-Pune Intercity trains]]: | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
! | !Via Kalyan | ||
! | !Via Panvel | ||
! | !Defunct | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Deccan Express]] | | [[Deccan Express]] | ||
|rowspan= | |rowspan=8| [[Pragati Express]] | ||
| [[Mumbai-Pune Mail|Poona Mail]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Deccan Queen| | | [[Deccan Queen]] | ||
| [[Mumbai-Pune Janta Express]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Indrayani Express]] | | [[Indrayani Express]] | ||
| [[Mumbai-Pune Shatabdi Express]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Sinhagad Express]] | | [[Sinhagad Express]] | ||
| [[Mumbai-Pune Passenger]] | |||
|- | |||
|rowspan=2| | |||
| [[Bombay-Poona Express]] | |||
|- | |||
| [[Pune-Mumbai Passenger]] | |||
|} | |} | ||
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| Service type | Superfast Express | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locale | Maharashtra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First service | 15 March 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current operator(s) | Central Railways | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Route | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Start | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stops | 3 as 12127 Mumbai-Pune Intercity Express 3 as 12128 Pune-Mumbai Intercity Express (+1 technical) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| End | Pune Junction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance travelled | 192 km (119 mi) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average journey time | 3 hours 17 minutes as 12127 Mumbai-Pune Intercity Express 3 hours 10 minutes as 12128 Pune-Mumbai Intercity Express | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Service frequency | daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Train number(s) | 12127 / 12128 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| On-board services | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class(es) | AC Chair Car, Second Class sitting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sleeping arrangements | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auto-rack arrangements | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Catering facilities | yes,a paid Pantry Car | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Observation facilities | No Rake Sharing, Push Pull operation method was experimented with Ajni WAP-7, Replaced Shatabdi Express. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Entertainment facilities | None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Technical | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rolling stock | Ajni WAP 7, LHB Rake | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Track gauge | Template:Railgauge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating speed | 130 km/h (81 mph) maximum 74.32 km/h (46 mph), including halts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 12127/12128 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus - Pune Junction Intercity Superfast Express is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Mumbai CSMT and Pune Junction in India. It is a daily service. It operates as train number 12127 from Mumbai CSMT to Pune Junction and as train number 12128 in the reverse direction.
History[edit | edit source]
The train was introduced in 2004 in place of Mumbai-Pune Shatabdi Express, a 10 coach air conditioned train that used to run with AC chair car and 2 End-On-Generation coaches. The Shatabdi Express ran almost empty despite being given a good priority on the route with fewer stops and more speed, due to high fares and increased demands for a "middle class friendly" train, and was thus discontinued.
Coaches[edit | edit source]
The Mumbai Pune Intercity Express has 2 AC chair cars, 8 general second class, 4 general second class coaches unreserved, and 2 generator car coaches. Total = 16
As is customary with Indian Railways, coaches are added/removed as per the demand.
Starting 6 June 2018, Mumbai Pune Intercity Express has been allotted the modern and advanced LHB coach for safety and speed.
Now this train runs at a maximum speed of 130 km per hour between Khadki Pune route with an Ajni WAP 7 locomotive.
Service[edit | edit source]
The Mumbai Pune Intercity Superfast Express was introduced on 15 March 2004 and is one of 6 dedicated intercity chair car trains between Mumbai CSMT and Pune Junction. The other 5 trains are 11007/08 Deccan Express, 11009/10 Sinhagad Express, 12125/26 Pragati Express, 12123/24 Deccan Queen & 22105/06 Indrayani Express.
It covers the distance of 192 kilometres in 2 hours 40 mins as 12127 Mumbai Pune Intercity Express (72 km/h) and 2 hours 35 mins as Pune Mumbai Intercity Express (74.32 km/h).
This train now operates by Push Pull technique and the technical halt at Karjat for attaching bankers is removed. Today Intercity departs Mumbai CSMT at 6:45 AM and arrives Pune Junction at 9:55 AM and the reverse trains leaves Pune Junction at 6:30 PM and arrives Mumbai CSMT at 9:05 PM.[1] Thus the travelling time is reduced to 2 hr 35 min and the Intercity becomes the fastest train among the six sister trains between Mumbai and Pune. From December 2019 onward, the Push Pull Technique has been discontinued, as there was no improvement in the time saved (beyond 20 min) even after eliminating stop at Karjat Junction. Furthermore, though Karjat Junction was not a scheduled halt for the regular (single loco) train, people were able to "get in" and "get out" when the train halted for a connection of WAG 7 twin bankers. Therefore, there was a negative feedback from such region specific customers who wanted the train to stop at Karjat Junction. However this train was converted to normal mode by central railways from 21/11/2019. Now the train runs on its regular time table taking 3 hrs 10 min between Pune to Mumbai and 3 hrs 17 min between Mumbai to Pune.[2]
Traction[edit | edit source]
At its introduction, the Intercity Express has been hauled end to end by a KYN based WCAM 3 or WCAM 2 locomotive until present. It is the only train between Mumbai CSMT and Pune Junction never to have been hauled by a pure DC locomotive. Post 2014, after conversion of DC to AC on Central Line, it has been hauled occasionally by Bhusaval based WAP 4/WAM-4 or Ajni based WAP 7. However, the WCAM locos were mostly used to haul it both ways. As of 18 April, 2025, due to an acute shortage of healthy electric locomotives in the Central Railway zone, this train is temporarily being hauled by a WDP-4D of the Pune loco shed, which were laying dormant until now.
At Karjat, it gets two or three WAG-5, WAG-7 or 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. Now it is push pulled by an WAP-7, one in the front and the other at the rear, so the technical halt at Karujath is not required. The Push Pull Technology is used no more, as there was no significant time saving as proposed in the initial plan, see the paragraphs above for a detailed explanation.
Timetable[edit | edit source]
The Mumbai Pune Intercity Superfast Express is the 2nd of 6 dedicated trains to leave Mumbai CSMT for Pune Junction and is the second-to-last train to return.
12127 Mumbai Pune Intercity Superfast Express leaves Mumbai CSMT every day at 06:45 hrs IST and reaches Pune Junction at 09:20 hrs IST.
On return, the 12128 Pune Mumbai Intercity Superfast Express leaves Pune Junction every day at 18:30 hrs IST and reaches Mumbai CSMT at 21:05 hrs IST.
Sister train[edit | edit source]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Mehta, Manthan K. (31 May 2019). "Starting today, save 40 minutes on Mumbai-Pune Intercity Express". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ↑ Train No. 12127 / 12128 Mumbai – Pune – Mumbai Intercity Express to Run Normal Mode