Mumbai CST - Pandharpur Fast Passenger
| Overview | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service type | Express | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Central Railway | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Start | Mumbai CST | ||||
| Stops | 27 | ||||
| End | Pandharpur | ||||
| Distance travelled | 428 km (266 mi) | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Catering facilities | No Pantry Car but Available | ||||
| Observation facilities | Rake of Sainagar Shirdi-Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Fast Passenger moves together from Daund Junction | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | Standard Indian Railway coaches | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed |
110 km/h (68 mph) maximum 38.72 km/h (24 mph), including halts | ||||
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The 51027/51028 Mumbai CST - Pandharpur Fast Passenger is a express train belonging to Indian Railways that run between Mumbai CST and Pandharpur in India. It operates as train number 51027 from Mumbai CST to Pandharpur and as train number 51028 in the reverse direction.[1][2]
Coaches
The 51027/51028 Mumbai CST - Pandharpur Fast Passenger presently has 1 AC 3 tier, 2 Sleeper Class & 6 General Unreserved coaches. As with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
Service
The 51028 Mumbai CST - Pandharpur Fast Passenger covers the distance of 428 kilometres in 11h 35m (37.92 km/hr) & 11 hours 40 mins as 51028 Pandharpur CST Fast Passenger (39.57 km/hr).
As the average speed of the train is below 55 km/hr, as per Indian Railway rules, its fare does not include a Superfast surcharge.
Traction
It is hauled by 3 locomotive changes during its journey. A Dual traction WCAM 3 loco from Kalyan shed haules the train from Mumbai CST until Pune Junction after which a Pune based WDM 3A takes over until Daund Junction. Another Pune based WDM 3A takes over from Daund Junction until Pandharpur.
Timetable
51027 Shirdi Fast Passenger leaves Mumbai CST every day at 22:55 hrs IST and reaches Pandharpur at 10:30 hrs IST the next day.
51028 Pandharpur CST Fast Passenger leaves Pandharpur every day at 17:25 hrs IST and reaches Mumbai CST at 04:10 hrs IST the next day.
References
External links
- "Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
- "IRCTC Online Passenger Reservation System". irctc.co.in. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
- "[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet.". irfca.org. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
