Sinhagad Express

Sinhagad Express
Overview
Service type Superfast Express
First service 1978 (1978) (as the first Double Decker Express in India)[1]
Current operator(s) Central Railways
Route
Start Mumbai CST
Stops 11 as 11010 Sinhagad Express, 12 as 11009 Sinhagad Express
End Pune
Distance travelled 192 km (119 mi)
Average journey time 3 hours 45 minutes as 11010 Sinhagad Express, 4 hours 10 minutes as 11009 Sinhagad Express
Service frequency daily
Train number(s) 11009 / 11010
On-board services
Class(es) AC Chair Car, Second Class sitting
Seating arrangements YES
Sleeping arrangements NO
Catering facilities No Pantry Car
Technical
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed 108 km/h (67 mph) maximum
50 km/h (31 mph), including halts
Route map

The Sinhgad Express is an express train which plies daily between the cities of Pune and Mumbai in India. It is operated by the Indian Railways and comes under the Central Railway zone and is one of the six point-to-point express trains which carry thousands of passengers daily between Pune and Mumbai, the other five being Pragati Express, Deccan Queen, Deccan Express, Indrayani Express and Intercity Express.

11010 Sinhgad Express

Sinhgad Express is named after the fort of Sinhgad which means a Lion's Fort located in Pune.

Schedule

Sinhgad Express departs from Pune Station at 06:05 IST and reaches Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Mumbai at 09.55 IST. It leaves Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Mumbai on the same day at 14:30 IST and reaches Pune Station at 18:40 IST on the same day. It covers a distance of 192 km in one direction during its journey. Its train number is 11010 while travelling from Pune to Mumbai, whereas the train number is 11009 during the return journey from Mumbai to Pune.

Stations

Sinhgad Express Departs From Mumbai CST at 02:30PM and Arrives Pune Junction at 06:40PM. There are 10 halts between Mumbai CST and Pune Junction.

Stations Arrives Time Departs Time Halt Time
Mumbai CST - CSTM 02:30PM - -
Dadar Central/DR 02:43PM 02:45PM 2 min
Thane/TNA 03:08PM 03:10PM 2 min
Kalyan Junction/KYN 03:28PM 03:30PM 3 min
Karjat/KJT 04:08PM 04:10PM 2 min
Khandala/KAD 04:53PM 04:55PM 2 min
Lonavala/LNL 05:08PM 05:10PM 2 min
Chinchvad/CCH 05:45PM 05:47PM 2 min
Pimpri/PMP 05:50PM 05:52PM 2 min
Khadki/KK 06:03PM 06:05PM 2 min
Sivajinagar/SVJR 06:13PM 06:15PM 2 min
Pune Junction/PUNE 06:40PM -

Traction

This train is hauled by a Kalyan based WCAM 3 locomotive end to end.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Railway Budget speech 1979-80. First double decker service (page no.373)" (PDF). www.indianrailways.gov.in. Government of India, Ministry of Railways. 20 February 1979.
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