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| Overview | |||||
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| Service type | Superfast Express | ||||
| Locale | Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Jharkhand & West Bengal | ||||
| First service | 2 February 1996 (1996-02-02) | ||||
| Current operator | Central Railway | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Pune (PUNE) Howrah (HWH) | ||||
| Stops | 31 | ||||
| Distance travelled | 2,014 km (1,251 mi) | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily | ||||
| Train number | 12129 / 12130 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Classes | 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 | 58 km/h (36 mph) average including halts. | ||||
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The 12129 / 12130 Azad Hind Express is a daily superfast express train operated by the Central Railway zone of Indian Railways connecting Pune with Howrah.1 Introduced in 1996, this train service is a tribute to Netaji Subash Chandra Bose. It is named after the Azad Hind Fauj that was led by him.2
Timings
It often gets rescheduled.3 So passengers are advised to check arrival and departure times before boarding.
Traction
The train is hauled by a Bhusawal Loco Shed based WAP-4 or Pune Loco Shed based WAP-7 electric locomotive on its entire journey.
Coaches
The train runs with 22 Linke-Hoffman Busch coaches. It has four dedicated rakes whose primary maintenance is done at Pune and secondary maintenance is done at Santragachhi.
| EOG/SLR | PC | MIL | H | A | HA | B | AB | G | K | E | C | S | D | GEN/UR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Generator cum luggage van | Pantry car or Hot buffet car | Military coach | First AC (1A) | Second AC (2A) | First AC cum Second AC | Third AC (3A) | Third AC cum Second AC | Third AC economy (3E) | Anubhuti coach (K) | Executive chair car (EC) | AC Chair car (CC) | Sleeper class (SL) | Second seating (2S) | General or Unreserved |
| Loco and other service coach | ||||||||||||||
| AC coach | ||||||||||||||
| Non-AC coach | ||||||||||||||
Coach position of 12129 [PUNE-HWH]
| Loco | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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SLR | GEN | GEN | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | S6 | S7 | PC | B1 | B2 | B3 | B4 | B5 | B6 | A1 | A2 | GEN | GEN | EOG |
Coach position of 12130 [HWH-PUNE]
| Loco | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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EOG | GEN | GEN | A2 | A1 | B6 | B5 | B4 | B3 | B2 | B1 | PC | S7 | S6 | S5 | S4 | S3 | S2 | S1 | GEN | GEN | SLR |
Passengers are advised to check coach position indicator at station before boarding.
References
References
- "Azad Hind Express". IndiaRailInfo.
- "Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's Azad Hind Fauj (INA) and the Railways". IRFCA.
- "Run Azad Hind Express on time or cancel it for good". The Times of India.
- "Azad Hind Express".