Mumbai–Pune Shatabdi was a train in
Shatabdi series of
Indian Railways
Indian Railways is a state-owned enterprise that is organised as a departmental undertaking of the Ministry of Railways (India), Ministry of Railways of the Government of India and operates India's national railway system. , it manages the fou ...
. This was the first dedicated high priority train of Indian Railways between Mumbai and Pune. This was fully
air conditioned
Air conditioning, often abbreviated as A/C (US) or air con (UK), is the process of removing heat from an enclosed space to achieve a more comfortable interior temperature, and in some cases, also controlling the humidity of internal air. Air c ...
train. This train used to run in morning 6:45 AM from Mumbai and reach Pune at 09.45 AM and leave Pune at 5:45 PM and reach Mumbai at 8:45 PM in evening. This train was replaced by
Mumbai–Pune Intercity Express
The 12127/12128 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus - Pune Junction Intercity Superfast Express is an Express trains in India, Express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Mumbai CSMT and Pune railway station, Pune Junction in ...
due to low response.
Good news for Shatabdi commuters
timesofindia.indiatimes.com The Intercity also has non-AC compartments. Intercity leaves Mumbai at 6:40 AM and arrives Pune at 9:57 AM and leaves Pune at 5:55 PM and arrives Mumbai at 9:05 PM.
This train was extremely popular as it was initially the fastest and most comfortable way to travel between Mumbai and Pune. With the opening of the Mumbai–Pune Expressway
The Mumbai–Pune Expressway (officially Yashwantrao Chavan Expressway) is India's first 6-lane wide concrete, access-controlled tolled expressway. It spans a distance of 94.5km connecting Raigad-Navi Mumbai-Mumbai, the capital of Maharashtra ...
in 2003, demand dropped considerably for luxury train services. In 2004, the service was cancelled.
See also
* Sister trains Mumbai–Pune:
References
External links
Mumbai–Pune train timetable
punediary.com
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Transport in Mumbai
Transport in Pune
Rail transport in Maharashtra
Mumbai–Pune trains
Shatabdi Express trains
Defunct trains in India
Railway services introduced in 1995