Flying Ranee

Flying Ranee
Overview
Service type Superfast Express
First service 1906
Current operator(s) Western Railways
Route
Start Mumbai Central
Stops 14
End Surat
Distance travelled 263 km (163 mi)
Average journey time 4 hours 43 minutes
Service frequency daily
Train number(s) 12921 / 12922
On-board services
Class(es) AC Chair Car, First Class, Double decker second class
Seating arrangements Yes
Sleeping arrangements No
Catering facilities Discontinued
Technical
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed 110 km/h (68 mph) maximum
55.96 km/h (35 mph), including halts

The 12921/12922 Flying Ranee is a super fast express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Mumbai and Surat in India. It is a daily service. It operates as train number 12922 from Surat to Mumbai and as train number 12921 in the reverse direction.

Coaches

The Flying Ranee presently has 2 AC Chair Car, 3 General second class, 1 First Class & 12 Double Decker non AC coaches. This train would earlier carry a pantry car but this has been removed and replaced with a second Chair Car coach.

Service

The Flying Ranee was first introduced in 1906 as a weekend special. Between 1906 and 1939 when it was discontinued due to World War Two, it had been discontinued and restarted several times. It finally resumed operations on 1 November 1950 and has been running ever since. Presently it is a daily service.[1]

It covers the distance of 263 kilometres in 4 hours 40 minutes as 12922 Flying Ranee (56.35 km/hr) and 4 hours 45 minutes as 12921 Flying Ranee (55.37 km/hr)

Traction

Dual traction WCAM 1 locos would usually haul the train between Mumbai and Surat. Western Railways completed DC Electric Conversion to AC on 5 February 2012.

It is now regularly hauled by a Vadodara based WAP 4 locomotive.

Time Table

12922 Flying Ranee leaves Surat every day at 05:25 hrs IST and reaches the Mumbai at 10:10 hrs IST. On return, the 12921 Flying Ranee leaves Mumbai every day at 17:55 hrs IST and reaches Surat at 22:35 hrs IST.

Gallery

References

  1. "Famous Trains". Indian Railways Fan Club. Retrieved 7 July 2013.