Howrah–Mumbai Mail via Nagpur

The 12809/10 Howrah Junction–Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mail is a Mail train belonging to Indian Railways - South Eastern Railways that runs between Howrah Junction and Mumbai CSMT in India.

Howrah Junction - Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mail
Overview
Service typeMail
LocaleWest Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra
First service25 September 1893[1]
Current operator(s)South Eastern Railways
Route
TerminiHowrah Junction
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus
Stops42 as Howrah–Mumbai Mail, 44 as Mumbai–Howrah Mail
Distance travelled1,968 km (1,223 mi)
Average journey time33 hours 15 minutes as 12809 Mumbai–Howrah Mail, 33 hours 10 minutes as 12810 Howrah–Mumbai Mail
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)12809 / 12810
On-board services
Class(es)AC 1st Class, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, Second Class seating
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesPantry car attached
Observation facilitiesHas RMS facility
Technical
Rolling stockLHB coach
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed110 km/h (68 mph) maximum
59.26 km/h (37 mph), including halts
Route map
(Howrah–Mumbai) Mail Express (via Nagpur) route map

Initially it connected Howrah to Bombay via Asansol (East Indian Railway) & Nagpur (Bengal & Nagpur Railway) until Kharagpur–Bilaspur section completion.

It operates as train number 12810 from Howrah to Mumbai and as train number 12809 in the reverse direction.

Overview

This train inaugurated before British India.September 25, 1893.It Connects West Bengal capital Kolkata (Howrah Junction) and Maharashtra capital Mumbai (Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus). It crosses West Bengal,Jharkhand,Odisha,Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra.

Coach Composition

This train had LHB coach

  • 1 HCP
  • 1 EOG
  • 1 LSLRD
  • 2 Second Class(Unreserved)
  • 7 Sleeper
  • 1 AC Pantry Car
  • 2 AC 3 Tier Economy
  • 5 AC 3 Tier
  • 2 AC 2 Tier
  • 1 AC 1 Tier

Routes and Halts

Loco

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  • "IRCTC Online Passenger Reservation System". irctc.co.in. Archived from the original on 3 March 2007. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  • "[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet". IRFCA. Retrieved 30 May 2014.

References

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