The 12129 / 12130 Azad Hind Express is a daily

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train operated by the

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connecting

Pune Pune ( ; , ISO 15919, ISO: ), previously spelled in English as Poona (List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1978), is a city in the state of Maharashtra in the Deccan Plateau, Deccan plateau in Western ...

with

Howrah Howrah (; ; alternatively spelled as Haora) is a city in the Indian States and union territories of India, state of West Bengal. Howrah is located on the western bank of the Hooghly River, opposite to its twin city of Kolkata. Administratively ...

. Introduced in 1996, this train service is a tribute to

Netaji Subash Chandra Bose Subhas Chandra Bose (23 January 1897 – 18 August 1945) was an Indian nationalist whose defiance of British authority in India made him a hero among many Indians, but his wartime alliances with Nazi Germany and Fascist Japan left a le ...

. It is named after the

Azad Hind Fauj The Indian National Army (INA, sometimes Second INA; ''Azad Hind Fauj'' ; 'Free Indian Army') was a Japanese-allied and -supported armed force constituted in Southeast Asia during World War II and led by Indian anti-colonial nationalist Subh ...

that was led by him.

Timings

It often gets rescheduled. So passengers are advised to check arrival and departure times before boarding.

Traction

The train is usually hauled by a

WAP-4 The Indian locomotive class WAP-4 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1993 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Passenger traffic (P) l ...

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loco shed or

WAP-7 The Indian locomotive class WAP-7 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1999 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Passenger traffic ...

loco shed.

Coaches

The train runs with 22 Linke-Hoffman Busch coaches. It has four dedicated rakes whose primary maintenance is done at

and secondary maintenance is done at

Santragachhi Santragachi is a neighbourhood in Howrah of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). Santragachi Junction in Santragachi is one of the five interc ...

. Coach position of 12129 UNE-HWH'' Coach position of 12130 WH-PUNE'' Passengers are advised to check coach position indicator at station before boarding.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Azad Hind Express Express trains in India Transport in Pune Rail transport in Howrah Rail transport in Maharashtra Rail transport in Chhattisgarh Transport in Odisha Named passenger trains of India

Timings

Traction

Coaches

See also

References