Service type Superfast Express Current operator(s) Central Railways End Pune | First service 15 March 2004 Start Mumbai CST | |
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Stops 6 as 12127 Mumbai Pune Intercity Express, 5 as 12128 Pune Mumbai Intercity Express | ||
The 12127/12128 Mumbai Pune Intercity Express is a superfast express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Mumbai CST and Pune Junction in India. It is a daily service. It operates as train number 12127 from Mumbai CST to Pune Junction and as train number 12128 in the reverse direction.
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History
The train was introduced in 2004 in place of Mumbai-Pune Shatabdi Express, a 10 coach air conditioned train that used to run with AC chair car and 2 End on generation coaches. The Shatabdi Express ran almost empty despite being given a good priority on the route with less stops and more speed ,due to high fares and increased demands for a "middle class friendly" train , and was thus discontinued.
Coaches
The Mumbai Pune Intercity Express presently has 2 AC Chair Car, 7 General Second Class, 1 General Second Class coaches reserved for Pass Holders, 3 General Unreserved coaches. In addition 1 General Second class compartment is reserved exclusively for Ladies.
As is customary with Indian Railways, coaches are added/removed as per the demand.
Service
The Mumbai Pune Intercity Express was first introduced on 15 March 2004 & is one of 6 dedicated Intercity Chair Car trains between Mumbai CST & Pune Junction. The other 5 trains are 11007/08 Deccan Express, 11009/10 Sinhagad Express, 12125/26 Pragati Express, 12123/24 Deccan Queen & 22105/06 Indrayani Express.
It covers the distance of 192 kilometres in 3 hours 18 mins as 12127 Mumbai Pune Intercity Express (60.00 km/hr) & 3 hours 25 mins as Pune Mumbai Intercity Express (60.63 km/hr).
Traction
At it's introduction, the Intercity Express has been hauled end to end by a KYN based WCAM 3 or WCAM 2/2P locomotive till present. It is the only train between Mumbai CST and Pune Junction never to have been hauled by a pure DC locomotive.
At Karjat, it gets two or three WAG-5, WAG-7, WCAM-2 or WCAM 3 bankers of Kalyan 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.
Time Table
The Mumbai Pune Intercity Express Express is the 2nd of 6 dedicated trains to leave Mumbai CST for Pune Junction & is the 2nd last train to return.
12127 Mumbai Pune Intercity Express leaves Mumbai CST every day at 06:45 hrs IST and reaches Pune Junction at 09:57 hrs IST.
On return, the 12128 Pune Mumbai Intercity Express leaves Pune Junction every day at 17:55 hrs IST and reaches Mumbai CST at 21:05 hrs IST.