Overview | |||||
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Service type | Superfast Express | ||||
Status | Running | ||||
Locale | Telangana, Maharashtra | ||||
First service | 1 October 1993 | ||||
Current operator(s) | South Central Railways | ||||
Route | |||||
Termini | Hyderabad Deccan (HYB) Mumbai CSMT (CSMT) | ||||
Stops | 17 | ||||
Distance travelled | 790 km (491 mi) | ||||
Average journey time | 13 hours 45 minutes | ||||
Service frequency | Daily | ||||
Train number(s) | 12701 / 12702 | ||||
On-board services | |||||
Class(es) | Sleeper, Air-conditioned and Unreserved | ||||
Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
Catering facilities | On-board catering | ||||
Observation facilities | Large windows in all carriages | ||||
Baggage facilities | Below the seats | ||||
Technical | |||||
Rolling stock | LHB coach | ||||
Track gauge | broad gauge | ||||
Electrification | Fully Electrified | ||||
Operating speed | 58 km/h average with halts | ||||
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The Hussain Sagar Superfast Express (Train no.: 12701/12702), is an Daily Superfast Express train operated by South Central Railway between Hyderabad and Mumbai CST.[1] This Train then (7001/7002) was started on 17 October 1993 (from Hyderabad end and 18 October 1993 from Mumbai end) as a tri-weekly train between Bombay Victoria Terminus (VT) (Mumbai Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus) and Hyderabad and was soon made a daily train in 1994 by shifting it to the time and slot of the 2101/2102 Minar Express which used to run between Bombay VT and Secunderabad Junction.