| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Superfast Express |
| First service | 6 October 2006 |
| Current operator(s) | Central Railway zone |
| Route | |
| Start | Pune Junction (PUNE) |
| Stops | 11 |
| End | Lucknow Junction (LJN) |
| Distance travelled | 1,481 km (920 mi) |
| Average journey time | 24 hours 55 minutes |
| Service frequency | Weekly[lower-alpha 1] |
| Train number(s) | 12103/12104 |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | AC first-class, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved |
| Seating arrangements | No |
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
| Catering facilities | No |
| Entertainment facilities | No |
| Baggage facilities | Below the seats |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | 2 |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Operating speed | 59 km/h (37 mph) |
Pune–Lucknow Superfast Express is a Superfast Express train of the Indian Railways connecting Pune Junction in Maharashtra and Lucknow Junction of Uttar Pradesh. It is currently being operated with 12103/12104 train numbers on a weekly basis.[1][2]
Service
The 12103/Pune–Lucknow Jn Superfast Express has an average speed of 59.2 km/h and covers 1481 km in 24 hrs 55 mins. 12104/Lucknow Jn–Pune Superfast Express has an average speed of 58 km/h and covers 1481 km in 25 hrs 35 mins.
Route and halts
The important halts of the train are:
- Pune Junction
- Daund Junction
- Kopargaon
- Manmad Junction
- Bhusaval Junction
- Khandwa Junction
- Itarsi Junction
- Bhopal Junction
- Bina Junction
- Jhansi Junction
- Orai
- Kanpur Central
- Lucknow Junction
Coach composition
The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 16 coaches:
- 1 AC II Tier
- 2 AC III Tier
- 5 Sleeper coaches
- 3 General
- 2 Second-class Luggage/parcel van
Traction
Both trains are hauled by a Bhusawal Loco Shed based WAP-4 electric locomotive from Pune to Lucknow and vice versa.
Direction reversal
The train reverses its direction 1 times:
This train shares a rake with:-
- Pune–Lucknow Express
- Pune–Amravati Express
- Pune–Danapur Superfast Express
- Pune–Manduadih Gyan Ganga Express
See also
- Pune–Lucknow Express
- Pune–Amravati Express
- Pune–Danapur Superfast Express
- Pune–Manduadih Gyan Ganga Express
- Muzaffarpur - Hadapsar (Pune) AC Express
Notes
- ↑ Runs one day in a week for every direction.
External links
- 12103/Pune-Lucknow Jn Superfast Express India Rail Info
- 12104/Lucknow Jn-Pune Superfast Express India Rail Info
References
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