Mahalaxmi Express
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| Overview | |||||
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| Service type | Express | ||||
| Current operator(s) | South Central Railways | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Start | Mumbai CST | ||||
| Stops | 18 as 17411 Mahalaxmi Express, 19 as 17412 Mahalaxmi Express | ||||
| End | Kolhapur | ||||
| Distance travelled | 518 km (322 mi) | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | AC 1st Class, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Catering facilities | No Pantry Car but available | ||||
| Observation facilities | Rake Sharing with 17415/16 Haripriya Express | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | Standard Indian Railway coaches | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed | 110 km/h (68 mph) maximum 47.38 km/h (29 mph), including halts | ||||
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The 17411/17412 Mahalaxmi Express is an express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Mumbai and Kolhapur in India. It is a daily service. It operates as train number 17411 from Mumbai CST to Kolhapur and as train number 17412 in the reverse direction.before guage conversion,this train was run in two parts.1- Bangalore-Miraj Mahalaxmi meterguage express.2-Kolhapur -Miraj-Mumbai Mahalaxmi
express.After guage conversation Miraj-Bangalore train was discontinued and new direct train between Kurla and bangalore was introduced.
Contents
1 Coaches
2 Service
3 Traction
4 External links
Coaches
The 17411/7412 Mahalaxmi Express presently has 1 AC 1st Class cum AC 2 tier, 1 AC 2 tier, 2 AC 3 tier, 13 Sleeper Class & 4 General Unreserved coaches. As with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
17411 Mahalaxmi Express - AC 3 tier coach
Service
This train used to run between Mangaluru centraland [Miraj]] via Hassan Junction, Arsikere Junction, Kadur Junction, Hubballi Junction, Londa Junction during Nineties. Then due to gauge conversion this train was discontinued. Later introduced as CSTM-Kolhapur Mahalaxmi express. Its last run was in the year 1994.
Now 17411 Mahalaxmi Express covers the distance of 518 kilometres in 10 hours 57 mins (47.31 km/hr) & 10 hours 55 mins as 17412 Mahalaxmi Express (47.45 km/hr).
As its average speed in both directions is below 55 km/hr as per Indian Railway rules, it does not have a Superfast surcharge.
Traction
Dual traction WCAM 2/2P or WCAM 3 locos haul the train from Mumbai CST until Pune Junction after which a Pune based WDM 3A Or WDP 4 takes over until Kolhapur.
External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20160314234300/http://enquiry.indianrail.gov.in/ntes/
