Ahmedabad - CSMT Kolhapur Express
| Overview | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service type | Superfast | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Central Railway zone | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Start | Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus (KOP) | ||||
| Stops | 15 | ||||
| End | Hazrat Nizamuddin (NZM) | ||||
| Distance travelled | 952 km (592 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 20h | ||||
| Service frequency | Once A Week | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | Unreserved | ||||
| Seating arrangements | No | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Catering facilities | No | ||||
| Entertainment facilities | No | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | 2 | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed | 48 km/h (30 mph) | ||||
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Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus Kolhapur - Ahmedabad Express is an express train of the Indian Railways connecting Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus Kolhapur in Maharashtra and Ahmedabad Junctio in Gujarat. It is currently being operated with 53229/53230 train numbers on once in week basis.
Service
It averages 48 km/hr as 11049 Ahmedabad - CSMT Kolhapur Express and covers 952 km in 20 hrs & 55 km/hr as 11050 CSMT Kolhapur - Ahmedabad Express and covers 952 km in 18 hrs 55 mins.
Route and halts
The important halts of the train are :
Traction
As the route is yet to be fully electrified, it is hauled by a Pune Diesel Loco Shed based WDM-3A from Kolhapur up to Pune handing over to either Kalyan Electric Loco Shed based WCAM 2/2P locomotive or Vadodara Electric Loco Shed based WAG-5P locomotive for the remainder of the journey until Ahmedabad.
At Karjat, both trains get two or three WAG-5, WAG-7 or WCAM-2 bankers of Kalyan Loco 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.
Rake Maintenance
The train is maintained by the Kolhapur Coaching Depot. The same rake is used for CSMT Kolhapur - Hazrat Nizamuddin Superfast Express for one way which is altered by the second rake on the other way.