The Sinhagad Express is an Intercity Express train which plies daily between the cities of

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 ...

and

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in India. It is operated by the

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and comes under the Central Railway zone. It is one of the six point-to-point express trains which carry thousands of passengers daily between

and

, the other five being Pragati Express, Deccan Queen, Deccan Express, Indrayani Express and

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. Sinhagad Express is named after the fort of

Sinhagad Sinhagad (''Lion's Fort'') is an ancient hill fortress located at around 28 km southwest of the city of Pune, India. Previously known as ''Kondhana'', the fort had been the site of many battles, most notably the Battle of Sinhagad in 1 ...

which means a Lion's Fort located in Pune.

Schedule

Sinhagad Express departs from Pune Junction at 06:05 am IST and reaches

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST), officially Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT), also known sometimes as Victoria Terminus (VT), is a historic railway terminus and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The term ...

at 09.55 am. It leaves

on the same day at 17:50 pm and reaches Pune Junction at 21:50 pm on the same day. It covers a distance of 192 km in one direction during its journey. Its train number is 11010 while travelling from

, whereas the train number is 11009 during the return journey from

Routing

The 11010 / 09 Sinhagad Express runs from via , , , , , , , to

Traction

As of 18 April, 2025, due to an acute shortage of healthy electric locomotives in the Central Railway zone, this train is temporarily being hauled by a

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of the Pune loco shed, which were laying dormant until now.

Gallery

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