Sinhagad Express

Sinhagad Express
Overview
Service type	Intercity Express
Locale	Maharashtra
First service	12 April 1978 (as the first Double Decker Express in India)
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
Route map
Route map

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.

Schedule

Sinhagad Express departs from Pune Junction at 06:05 IST and reaches Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Mumbai at 09.55 IST. It leaves Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Mumbai on the same day at 17:50 IST and reaches Pune Junction at 21:50 IST on the same day. It covers a distance of 192 km in one direction during its journey. Its train number is 11010 while travelling from Pune to Mumbai, whereas the train number is 11009 during the return journey from Mumbai to Pune.