Pune Nagpur Garib Rath Express

Pune Nagpur Garib Rath Express
Overview
Service type Garib Rath Express
First service 19 January 2009
Current operator(s) Central Railway
Route
Start Pune Junction
Stops 9
End Nagpur Junction
Distance travelled 890 km (553 mi)
Average journey time 15 hours 45 minutes
Service frequency 3 days a week
On-board services
Class(es) AC 3 tier
Seating arrangements No
Sleeping arrangements Yes
Catering facilities No
Observation facilities Standard Garib Rath rakes
Technical
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed 140 km/h (87 mph) maximum
57.61 km/h (36 mph), including halts
Route map

The 12113⇋12114 Nagpur Pune Garib Rath Express is a super fast express train of Garib Rath class belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Nagpur Junction and Pune Junction in India. It is thrice a week service. It operates as train number 12113 from Pune Junction to Nagpur Junction and as train number 12114 in the reverse direction.

Coaches

The Nagpur Pune Garib Rath Express has 16 AC 3 tier coaches. It does not have AC Chair Car coaches like some Garib Rath trains. The number of coaches is added / removed as per the demand on the train. There is no pantry car but catering is arranged on board the train.

Service

It is a premier train on the Nagpur Pune sector. Some of the other trains that join Nagpur & Pune are the 11039/40 Maharashtra Express & 12129/30 Azad Hind Express. It covers the distance of 890 kilometres in 15 hours 45 mins as 12113 Pune Nagpur Garib Rath Express (56.51 km/hr) & 15 hours 10 mins as 12114 Pune Nagpur Garib Rath Express (58.68 km/hr)

Schedule

12113 Pune Nagpur Garib Rath Express leaves Pune Junction on Monday, Wednesday, Saturday at 17:40 hrs IST and reaches the Nagpur Junction next day at 09:25 hrs IST . On return, the 12114 Nagpur Pune Garib Rath Express leaves Nagpur Junction on Tuesday, Friday, Sunday at 18:35 hrs IST and reaches Pune Junction next day at 09:45 hrs IST.

Traction

It is hauled by a Bhusaval based WAP-4 or Ajni based WAP 7 for its entire journey. The train reverses direction at Daund.

Major Stoppage

The train travels at a speed of 60 km/hr and make 7 stoppages enroute.[1]

  1. Nagpur
  2. Wardha Junction
  3. Badnera Junction
  4. Akola Junction
  5. Bhusaval Junction
  6. Manmad Junction
  7. Ahmadnagar
  8. Daund Junction
  9. Pune

References

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