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Overview | |||||
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Service type | Superfast Express | ||||
Locale | West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh & Maharashtra | ||||
First service | 25 September 1893[1] | ||||
Current operator(s) | South Eastern Railway | ||||
Route | |||||
Termini |
Howrah (HWH) Mumbai CSMT (CSMT) | ||||
Stops | 40 | ||||
Distance travelled | 1,968 km (1,223 mi) | ||||
Average journey time | 31 hours | ||||
Service frequency | Daily | ||||
Train number(s) | 12809 / 12810 | ||||
On-board services | |||||
Class(es) | AC First, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved | ||||
Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
Catering facilities | Available | ||||
Observation facilities | Large windows | ||||
Baggage facilities | Available | ||||
Other facilities | Below the seats | ||||
Technical | |||||
Rolling stock | LHB coach | ||||
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
Operating speed | 130 km/h (81 mph) maximum, 61 km/h (38 mph) average including halts | ||||
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The 12809 / 12810 Howrah–Mumbai CSMT Mail (via Nagpur) is a Superfast Express train belonging to Indian Railways - South Eastern Railways that runs between Howrah Junction and Mumbai CSMT in India.
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.
This train inaugurated in British India on 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.
This train had LHB coach
It is hauled by a Santragachi Loco Shed or Tatanagar Loco Shed based WAP-7 electric locomotive from end to end.