INDIAN RAILWAYS Legendary PUNJAB MAIL: Birthday Celebration& Grand Departure From Mumbai CST Station
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Channel: Adithya Vaidyanathan · 2018 · Travel & Events
SPECIAL Thanks TO Mr. DEEPAK MODGEKAR for sharing his pics, the ones which you see in the video. Presenting a Video Coverage of the Punjab Mail departure from Mumbai CSMT Station on the occasion of its birthday on June 01, 2018. Led by GZB WAP4 22505, the 24 coach legend departed CSMT bang on time, amidst cheers by railfans and regular commuters alike. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ More about the Punjab Mail:- ======================= The 12137/12138 Punjab Mail is a Superfast express train of Indian Railways - Central Railway zone that runs between Mumbai and Ferozpur in India. It operates as train number 12137 from Mumbai CST to Ferozpur and as train number 12138 in the reverse direction. It is among the two daily trains that connect Mumbai and Firozpur, the other being the Firozpur Janata Express. This is one of the oldest running trains in India, in service since 1912 (106 years old).The inaugural run of the Punjab Mail is said to have taken place on 1 June 1912. Then known as The Punjab Limited, the train initially ran from Ballard Pier to Peshawar, taking British officers, civil servants, and their families directly from their ships to Delhi and the North-West frontier of British India. In 1914, the originating station was moved to Victoria Terminus, and after the partition of India in 1947, the train's terminus was brought back to Firozpur on the India-Pakistan border. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The 12137 Punjab Mail covers the distance of 1930 kilometres in 34 hours 00 mins (56.76 km/hr) & in 33 hours 55 mins as 12138 Punjab Mail (56.90 km/hr). As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/h (34 mph), as per Indian Railway rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge. Coach Composition (From Mumbai):- LOCO-SLRD-GS-S10-S9-S8-S7-S6-S5-S4-S3-S2-PC-S1-B5-B4-B3-B2-B1-AB1-A1-HA1-GS-GS-SLRD Traction Change:~ Earlier, it was hauled by 3 locomotives during its journey. A dual traction WCAM 3 locomotive from Kalyan shed hauled the train from Mumbai CST to Igatpuri after which a Ghaziabad based WAP 4 would haul the train until New Delhi following which a WDP 4 from Bhagat Ki Kothi shed hauls the train for the remainder of the journey until Firozpur Cantonment. As Central railways completed its DC-AC conversion on 6 June 2015, it is now hauled by a Ghaziabad based WAPx from Mumbai CST until New Delhi following which a WDP 4 from Bhagat Ki Kothi/Tughlakabad shed hauls the train for the remainder of the journey until Firozpur Cantonment.
