Mumbai-Pune Mail

Mumbai-Pune Mail
Overview
Service type Superfast Mail Train
Locale Bombay Presidency, British India
Current operator(s) Great Indian Peninsula Railway
Route
Start Victoria Terminus, Mumbai
End Pune Junction
Distance travelled 192.2 km (119.4 mi)
Average journey time 4 hours, 15 minutes
Service frequency Daily
On-board services
Class(es) First Class, Second Class and Intermidate Class
Seating arrangements Yes
Sleeping arrangements No
Technical
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed 45.81 km/h (28 mph) with stops

Mumbai-Pune Mail (started as Bombay-Poona Mail) or Poona Mail was a luxurious train on Mumbai-Pune section by the Great Indian Peninsula Railway. This train was the first intercity train started between Mumbai and Pune. It used to leave Pune at 7 am and Lonavala at 8:15 am and reach Mumbai by 11:10 am. The return train used to leave Mumbai at 2:45 pm and Lonavala at 5:55 pm and reach Pune by 7 pm. Later the departure time was changed to 5:55 pm from Mumbai. This train and the famous Deccan Queen Express used to serve Mumbai Pune commuters for many years. Later this train was extended to Kolhapur and was renamed Sahyadri Express.[1] This train was believed to carry Royal Mail and was one of the finest trains in British Empire.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Deccan Queen (reference of Poona mail after 3 image)
  2. ↑ Bombay-Poona Mail imagesofasia website

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