Azad Hind Express
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| Overview | |||||
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| Service type | Superfast | ||||
| Locale | Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Jharkhand and West Bengal | ||||
| First service | 2 February 1996 | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Central Railway zone | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Pune Junction Howrah Junction | ||||
| Stops | 35 | ||||
| Distance travelled | 2,015 km (1,252 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 33 hours 20 minutes (according to official time table) | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily | ||||
| Train number(s) | 12129 / 12130 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper, General | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Catering facilities | Yes | ||||
| Baggage facilities | Yes | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | ICF coach | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed | 65 km/h (40 mph) average with halts | ||||
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Azad Hind Express is an express train of Central Railway of Indian Railways linking Pune with Howrah. It covers a distance of 2015 Km. This train is notorious for its delays.
Route
During its 33-hour journey, (according to official time table) the Azad Hind Express stops at 30 stations. However it is almost always rescheduled and its delays average 12 hours. So please check arrival and departure times before boarding. Some of the important stations by which it passes are:
- Kharagpur Junction
- Tatanagar Junction
- Rourkela Junction
- Bilaspur Junction
- Durg Junction
- Nagpur Junction
- Wardha Junction
- Bhusaval Junction
- Manmad Junction
- Ahmednagar
Coach Composition
The train currently runs with 24 ICF coaches. The coach composition is as follows.
For 12129 (PUNE-HWH)
- 2 SLR (1 at each end)
- 2 Unreserved Coach
- 10 Sleeper Coaches
- 1 Pantry Car
- 6 AC 3-tier coach
- 2 AC 2-tier coach
- 2 Unreserved coach
12130 (HWH-PUNE) runs with exact opposite coach composition.