Flying Ranee

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Flying Ranee
File:Flying Ranee exp.jpg
Overview
Service typeSuperfast
First service17 April 1937
Current operator(s)Western Railways
Route
StartMumbai Central (MMCT)
Stops12
EndSurat (ST)
Distance travelled263 km (163 mi)
Average journey time4 hours 40 minutes
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)12921 / 12922
On-board services
Class(es)AC Chair Car, First Class, Double Decker Second class
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsNo
Catering facilitiesDiscontinued
Technical
Rolling stockICF Utkrisht Coaches
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed110 km/h (68 mph) maximum,
56 km/h (35 mph) average including halts

The 12921/12922 Flying Ranee is a superfast express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Mumbai Central (MMCT) and Surat (ST) in India. It is a daily service. It operates as train number 12922 from Surat to Mumbai Central and as train number 12921 in the reverse direction.[1][2]

Coaches[edit]

Flying Ranee presently has 2 AC Chair Car, 3 General second class, 1 First Class & 12 Double Decker non-AC coaches. This train would earlier carry a pantry car but this has been removed and replaced with a Second Chair Car coach.

Service[edit]

Flying Ranee promotional poster.jpg

Flying Raneeis a classic train that started in India in its Pre-Independence phase. This classic train started operating from the year 1906. But in the year 1914 on April 24, it was discontinued. The Flying Ranee was restarted on 1st May 1937[3] as a weekend special. It ran between 1937 and 1939 when it was discontinued due to World War II. Since then, it had been discontinued and restarted several times. It finally resumed operations on 1 November 1950 and has been running ever since. On 18 December 1979, double-decker cars were added to the Flying Ranee's rake. Presently it is a daily service.[4][5][6]

It covers the distance of 263 kilometres in 4 hours 40 minutes as 12922 Flying Ranee (56.35 km/hr) and 4 hours 40 minutes as 12921 Flying Ranee (55.37 km/hr).

Traction[edit]

Dual-traction WCAM-1 locomotive usually hauls the train between Mumbai and Surat. Western Railways completed DC Electric Conversion to AC on 5 February 2012.

It is now regularly hauled by a Vadodara-based WAP-7 or WAP-5 or WAP-4E locomotive.

Time Table[edit]

12922 Flying Ranee leaves Surat at 05:30 AM IST every day and reaches Mumbai Central at 10:10 AM IST the same day.

12921 Flying Ranee leaves Mumbai Central at 17:55 PM IST every day and reaches Surat at 22:35 PM IST the same day.

Route & Halts[edit]

The important halts of the train are:

Gallery[edit]

  • Flying Ranee Double Decker

    Flying Ranee Double Decker

  • Flying Ranee Chair Car

    Flying Ranee Chair Car

  • Flying Ranee at Vangaon railway station

    Flying Ranee at Vangaon railway station

  • 12921 Flying Ranee – New AC Chair Car coach

    12921 Flying Ranee – New AC Chair Car coach

  • 12921 Flying Ranee at Mumbai Central

    12921 Flying Ranee at Mumbai Central

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 12922 Surat - Mumbai Central Flying Ranee
  2. ↑ 12921 Mumbai Central - Surat Flying Ranee
  3. ↑ The Bombay Chronicle, 2 May 1937, page 34
  4. ↑ "Famous Trains". Indian Railways Fan Club. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  5. ↑ History of "Flying Ranee"
  6. ↑ History of the Bombay-Surat "Flying Ranee"
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