Service type Superfast Express | First service 27 April 1988 Start Mumbai CST | |
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Stops 8 as 22105 Indrayani Express, 7 as 22106 Indrayani Express | ||
The 22105/22106 Indrayani Express (Marathi: इंद्रायणी एक्स्प्रेस) is a superfast express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Mumbai CST and Pune Junction in India.
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It is a daily service & is named after the river Indrayani flowing near Pune.
The train earlier numbered as 1021 while running from Mumbai to Pune and 1022 from Pune to Mumbai, has now been upgraded to superfast & renumbered as 22105 (Mumbai CST - Pune Junction) & 22106 (Pune Junction - Mumbai CST).
Coaches
The Indrayani Express presently has 2 AC Chair Car, 8 General Second Class, 2 General Second Class coaches reserved for Pass Holders, 5 General Unreserved coaches. As is customary with Indian Railways, coaches are added/removed as per the demand.
This train shares its rake with the Pune Solapur Intercity Express & operational control is with Central Railways.
Service
The Indrayani Express was first introduced on 27 April 1988 & is one of 6 dedicated Intercity Chair Car trains between Mumbai CST & Pune Junction. The other 5 trains are 12127/28 Mumbai Pune Intercity Express, 11007/08 Deccan Express, 11009/10 Sinhagad Express, 12125/26 Pragati Express & 12123/24 Deccan Queen.
It covers the distance of 192 kilometres in 3 hours 28 mins as 22105 Indrayani Express (55.38 km/hr) & 3 hours 20 mins as 22106 Indrayani Express (57.60 km/hr).
Traction
When the train was introduced, it was hauled by WCM 1/2/5 DC locomotives as the section between Mumbai CST and Pune was under 1500 V DC traction. From mid 1990s till November 2009, it was hauled by WCAM 2/2P or WCAM 3 dual traction locomotives of the Kalyan shed.
In November 2009, when the Central Railways started the rake sharing with Pune Solapur Intercity Express, it required locomotive change from electric to diesel, which took a lot of time. Hence from then till present, it is currently hauled by Kalyan or Pune based WDM 3D diesel locomotive. It has been occasionally hauled by WDP-4 locomotive as well.
Electrification between Pune and Solapur is currently in progress , although electrification is completed till Daund. Once the whole section is fully electrified, it will be hauled by a single electric locomotive.
Time Table
The Indrayani Express is the 1st of 6 dedicated trains to leave Mumbai CST for Pune Junction & is the last train to return.
22105 Indrayani Express leaves Mumbai CST every day at 05:40 hrs IST and reaches Pune Junction at 09:08 hrs IST.
On return, the 22106 Indrayani Express leaves Pune Junction every day at 18:35 hrs IST and reaches Mumbai CST at 21:55 hrs IST.
Runaway Train Incident
On the night of 1 December 1994, the Indrayani Express lost braking power after a locomotive fire near Thakurwadi cabin on the steep Bhore Ghat section between Karjat and Lonavla. The runaway train travelled at over a 100kmph on the downhill section till it rolled to a stop in the plains. The exact reasons behind the incident are still unknown. [1]