The 12809/10 Howrah Junction - Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mail is a Mail train belonging to Indian Railways - South Eastern Railways that runs between Howrah Junction and Mumbai CSMT in India.
It operates as train number 12810 from Howrah to 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 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.
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 Junction, Bilaspur Junction, Nagpur Junction, Bhusaval Junction, Manmad Junction, Kalyan Junction to Mumbai CSMT.
Traction
A Santragachi based WAP 7 hauled the train from Howrah Junction until Igatpuri handing over to a Kalyan based 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 or Tatanagar based WAP 7.
Time Table
12810 Howrah Junction - Mumbai CSMT Mail leaves 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 Junction at 05:50 hrs IST on the 3rd day.
External links
- Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry. indianrail.gov.in.
- IRCTC Online Passenger Reservation System. irctc.co.in.
- [IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet.. irfca.org.
References
- [IRFCA] Old Train Times. irfca.org.