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{{about||Mumbai Howrah Mail via Allahabad|Imperial Indian Mail}}
{{no footnotes|date=April 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}

{{Infobox rail service
| name = Howrah Junction - Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mail
| image= Howrah Mumbai Mail - Trainboard.jpg
| caption =
| type = [[Mail trains in India|Mail]]
| states = [[West Bengal]], [[Jharkhand]], [[Odisha]], [[Chhattisgarh]], [[Maharashtra]]
| first =
| last = Booking Suspended until further notice from 01 July 2020
| operator = [[South Eastern Railway zone|South Eastern Railways]]
| ridership =
| start = [[Howrah railway station|Howrah Junction]]
| stops = 42 as [[Howrah railway station|Howrah Junction]] - [[Mumbai CSMT]] Mail, 44 as [[Mumbai CSMT]] - [[Howrah railway station|Howrah Junction]] Mail
| end = [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus]]
| distance = {{convert|1968|km|0|abbr=on}}
| journey time = 33 hours 15 minutes as 12809 [[Mumbai CSMT|Mumbai]] [[Howrah railway station|Howrah]] Mail, 33 hours 10 minutes as 12810 [[Howrah railway station|Howrah]] [[Mumbai CSMT|Mumbai]] Mail
| frequency = Daily
| class = AC 1st Class, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, Second Class seating
| seating = Yes
| sleeping = Yes
| autorack =
| catering = Pantry Car attached
| observation = Has RMS facility
| entertainment =
| baggage =
| other facilities=
| stock = [[LHB coaches]]
| gauge = {{RailGauge|1676mm|allk=on}}
| el =
| train number = 12809 / 12810
| speed = {{convert|110|km/h|0|abbr=on}} maximum <br/>{{convert|59.26|km/h|0|abbr=on}}, including halts
| map = [[File:(Howrah - Mumbai) Mail Express and Jnaneshwari Express Route map.jpg|250px|(Howrah - Mumbai) Mail Express (via Nagpur) Route map]]
| map_state =
}}

The 12809/10 '''Howrah Junction - Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mail''' is a [[Mail trains in India|Mail]] train belonging to [[Indian Railways]] - [[South Eastern Railway zone|South Eastern Railways]] that runs between [[Howrah railway station|Howrah Junction]] and [[Mumbai CSMT]] in India.

It operates as train number 12810 from [[Howrah railway station|Howrah]] to [[Mumbai CSMT|Mumbai]] and as train number 12809 in the reverse direction.

==Coaches==

The 12809/10 '''Howrah Junction - Mumbai CSMT Mail''' presently has 1 AC 1st Class, 2 AC 2 tier, 3 AC 3 tier, 13 [[sleeping car|sleeper]] class, 2 SLR (seating cum luggage rake) coaches and one pantry car. In addition it also carries a Railway Mail coach thus earning its ''mail'' title.

As with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of [[Indian Railways]] depending on demand.
[[File:Howrah Mumbai Mail - Sleeper Coach - Lucky Number 13.jpg|thumb|Howrah Mumbai Mail - Sleeper Coach - Lucky Number 13]]

==Service==

The 12809/10 '''Howrah Junction - Mumbai CSMT Mail''' covers the distance of 1968 km in 33 h 15 min as 12809 '''Mumbai CSMT – Howrah Junction Mail''' (59.19 km/h) & in 33 h 10 min as 12810 '''Howrah Junction - Mumbai CSMT Mail''' (59.34 km/h).

As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/h, as per [[Indian Railways]] rules, its fare includes a superfast surcharge.

==Routeing==

The 12809/10 '''Howrah Junction - Mumbai CSMT Mail''' runs via [[Kharagpur railway station|Kharagpur Junction]], [[Bilaspur railway station|Bilaspur Junction]], [[Nagpur railway station|Nagpur Junction]], [[Bhusaval railway station|Bhusaval Junction]], [[Manmad railway station|Manmad Junction]], [[Kalyan railway station|Kalyan Junction]] to [[Mumbai CSMT]].

==Traction==

A [[Santragachi railway station|Santragachi]] based [[WAP 7]] hauled the train from [[Howrah railway station|Howrah Junction]] until [[Igatpuri railway station|Igatpuri]] handing over to a [[Kalyan railway station|Kalyan]] based [[Indian locomotive class WCAM 3|WCAM 3]] or [[WCAM 2/2P]] for the remainder of the journey.

With Central Railway having fully moved to AC traction, it is now an end to end hauled by a [[Santragachi railway station|Santragachi]] or [[Tatanagar railway station|Tatanagar]] based [[WAP 7]].

[[File:Howrah Mumbai Mail - Sleeper Coach.jpg|thumb|''Howrah Mumbai Mail'' - Sleeper Coach]]

==Time Table==

12810 '''Howrah Junction - Mumbai CSMT Mail''' leaves [[Howrah railway station|Howrah Junction]] on a daily basis at 20:15 hrs IST and reaches [[Mumbai CSMT]] at 05:25 hrs IST on the 3rd day.

12809 '''Mumbai CSMT - Howrah Junction Mail''' leaves [[Mumbai CSMT]] on a daily basis at 20:35 hrs IST and reaches [[Howrah railway station|Howrah Junction]] at 05:50 hrs IST on the 3rd day.

==External links==
*{{cite web|url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in |title=Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry |publisher=indianrail.gov.in |accessdate=2014-05-30 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408180437/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/ |archivedate=8 April 2014 |df=dmy-all }}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.irctc.co.in|title=IRCTC Online Passenger Reservation System|publisher=irctc.co.in|accessdate=2014-05-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070303131207/http://www.irctc.co.in/|archive-date=3 March 2007|url-status=dead}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.irfca.org|title=[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet.|publisher=irfca.org|accessdate=2014-05-30}}

== References ==
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*{{cite web|url=http://www.irfca.org/docs/old-times.html|title=[IRFCA] Old Train Times|publisher=irfca.org|accessdate=2014-05-30}}

{{Historical trains in India}}

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