Howrah–Mumbai Mail
The 12809/10 Howrah Junction - Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Superfast Mail is a superfast express train belonging to Indian Railways - South Eastern Railways that runs between Howrah Junction and Mumbai CSMT in India.
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Service type | Superfast | ||||
Last service | Booking Suspended until further notice from 01 July 2020 | ||||
Current operator(s) | South Eastern Railways | ||||
Route | |||||
Start | Howrah Junction | ||||
Stops | 42 as Howrah Junction - Mumbai CSMT Mail, 44 as Mumbai CSMT - Howrah Junction Mail | ||||
End | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus | ||||
Distance travelled | 1,968 km (1,223 mi) | ||||
Service frequency | Daily | ||||
On-board services | |||||
Class(es) | AC 1st Class, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, Second Class seating | ||||
Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
Catering facilities | Pantry Car attached | ||||
Observation facilities | Has RMS facility | ||||
Technical | |||||
Rolling stock | LHB coaches | ||||
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
Operating speed | 110 km/h (68 mph) maximum 59.26 km/h (37 mph), including halts | ||||
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It operates as train number 12810 from Howrah to Mumbai and as train number 12809 in the reverse direction.
Coaches
The 12809/10 Howrah Junction - Mumbai CSMT Superfast Mail presently has 1 AC 1st Class, 2 AC 2 tier, 3 AC 3 tier, 13 sleeper class, 2 SLR (seating cum luggage rake) coaches and one pantry car. In addition it also carries a Railway Mail coach thus earning its mail title.
As with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
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Service
The 12809/10 Howrah Junction - Mumbai CSMT Superfast Mail covers the distance of 1968 km in 33 h 15 min as 12809 Mumbai CSMT – Howrah Junction Superfast Mail (59.19 km/h) & in 33 h 10 min as 12810 Howrah Junction - Mumbai CSMT Superfast Mail (59.34 km/h).
As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/h, as per Indian Railway rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.
Routeing
The 12809/10 Howrah Junction - Mumbai CSMT Superfast Mail runs via Kharagpur Junction, Bilaspur Junction, Nagpur Junction, Bhusaval Junction, Manmad Junction, Kalyan Junction to Mumbai CSMT.
Traction
A Santragachi based WAP 7 hauled the train from Howrah Junction until Igatpuri handing over to a Kalyan based WCAM 3 or WCAM 2/2P for the remainder of the journey.
With Central Railway having fully moved to AC traction, it is now an end to end hauled by a Santragachi or Tatanagar based WAP 7.
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Time Table
12810 Howrah Junction - Mumbai CSMT Superfast Mail leaves Howrah Junction on a daily basis at 20:15 hrs IST and reaches Mumbai CSMT at 05:25 hrs IST on the 3rd day.
12809 Mumbai CSMT - Howrah Junction Superfast Mail leaves Mumbai CSMT on a daily basis at 20:35 hrs IST and reaches Howrah Junction at 05:50 hrs IST on the 3rd day.
External links
- "Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- "IRCTC Online Passenger Reservation System". irctc.co.in. Archived from the original on 3 March 2007. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- "[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet". irfca.org. Retrieved 30 May 2014.