Flying Ranee
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| 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 5 or WAP 4E 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
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Flying Ranee Double Decker
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Flying Ranee Chair Car
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Flying Ranee at Vangaon railway station
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12921 Flying Ranee - New AC Chair Car coach
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12921 Flying Ranee at Mumbai Central
References
- ↑ "Famous Trains". Indian Railways Fan Club. Retrieved 7 July 2013.