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Overview | |||||
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Service type | Intercity Express | ||||
Locale | Maharashtra | ||||
First service | 12 April 1978 (as the first Double Decker Express in India)[1] | ||||
Current operator(s) | Central Railway | ||||
Route | |||||
Termini | Mumbai CSMT Pune | ||||
Stops | 9 as 11010 Sinhagad Express, 10 as 11009 Sinhagad Express | ||||
Distance travelled | 192 km (119 mi) | ||||
Average journey time | 3 hours 50 minutes as 11010 Sinhagad Express, 4 hours as 11009 Sinhagad Express | ||||
Service frequency | Daily | ||||
Train number(s) | 11009 / 11010 | ||||
On-board services | |||||
Class(es) | AC Chair Car, Second Class sitting | ||||
Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
Sleeping arrangements | No | ||||
Catering facilities | No Pantry coach | ||||
Technical | |||||
Rolling stock | LHB rake | ||||
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
Operating speed | 110 km/h (68 mph) maximum 50 km/h (31 mph), including halts | ||||
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The Sinhagad Express is an Intercity Express train which plies daily between the cities of Pune and Mumbai in India. It is operated by the Indian Railways and comes under the Central Railway zone and is one of the six point-to-point express trains which carry thousands of passengers daily between Pune and Mumbai, the other five being Pragati Express, Deccan Queen, Deccan Express, Indrayani Express and Intercity Express.
Sinhgad Express is named after the fort of Sinhgad which means a Lion's Fort located in Pune.