Distance travelled 189 km (117 mi) Service frequency daily Current operator Central Railway zone | Average journey time 3 hours 25 minutes Train number(s) 12125 / 12126 First service 27 December 1991 | |
Stops 7 as 12126 Pragati Express, 6 as 12125 Pragati Express Class(es) AC Chair Car, Second Class sitting End Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station Service type Superfast/Mail Trains in India | ||
Pune mumbai pragati express meets a number of trains while arriving at cst
The Pragati Express (Marathi: प्रगति एक्स्प्रेस) is a daily intercity express train plying between Pune and Mumbai via Panvel. It is operated by the Central Railways, a zonal railway under the larger Indian Railways. Currently, it plies the distance of 189 km in 3 hours and 25 minutes.
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Coaches
The Pragati Express presently has 2 AC Chair Car, 5 General Second Class, 5 General Second Class coaches reserved for Pass Holders, 1 Ladies coach and 2 Sleeper coaches. As is customary with Indian Railways, coaches are added/removed as per the demand.
Service
It was inaugurated on 27 Dec 1991 as an alternative to the most popular train on this sector the Deccan Queen. It is one of the six point-to-point express trains meant for intercity travel between Mumbai and Pune that carry thousands of regular commuters. The other five being the Sinhagad Express, Deccan Queen, Deccan Express, Indrayani Express and the Intercity Express. Although all trains have the same livery, the Pragati Express takes a different route. It takes the single line electrified route between Karjat and Panvel and continues towards Diva from where it continues the rest of journey towards Mumbai CST. Thus it completely bypasses the Karjat - Kalyan section of the Central Line.
Timing
The Pune Mumbai Pragati Express Express is the 3rd of 6 dedicated trains to leave Pune Junction for Mumbai CST & is the 2nd last train to return.
12126 Pune Mumbai Pragati Express leaves Pune Junction every day at 07:50 hrs IST and reaches Mumbai CST at 11:15 hrs IST.
On return, the 12125 Mumbai Pune Pragati Express leaves Mumbai CST every day at 16:25 hrs IST and reaches Pune Junction at 19:50 hrs IST.
Traction
When the train was introduced, it was hauled by WCM 2/3/5 DC locomotives as the route between Mumbai and Pune was under 1500 V DC. From the mid 1990s till present, it is currently hauled end to end by a WCAM 3 or WCAM 2/2P locomotive of the Kalyan (KYN) shed. In the near future, the Pragati Express will also be hauled by pure AC locomotives like WAP-4, WAP-5 or WAP-7 when the Kalyan Electric Loco Shed receives them.
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.