The Hyderabad Mumbai Express, also known as the Mumbai Express, is a daily train linking

Hyderabad Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part ...

City and

Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...

. The train shares the rakes of

Hussainsagar Express The 12701 / 12702 Hussainsagar Express (also spelled Hussain Sagar Express) is a very popular train operated by South Central Railway between Hyderabad and Mumbai. This Train then (7001/7002) was started on 17 October 1993 (from Hyderabad end a ...

and follows the same route, though the latter is a superfast express. The train was earlier numbered as 17031 Mumbai – Hyderabad Mumbai Express and 17032 Hyderabad – Mumbai Mumbai Express. From Oct 1, 2022, the train has been reclassified as a superfast express with numbers 22731 (Hyderabad-Mumbai) and 22732 (Mumbai-Hyderabad). *22732 CSMT-HYB express contain 4 AC coaches: three three-tier AC(b1,b2, b3), one AC two-tier(a1). *22731 HYB-CSMT express contains 3 AC coaches: three three-tier AC(b1, b2, b3), one AC two-tier(a1). Mumbai express departs Hyderabad at 10:35 PM and reaches Mumbai at 01:05 PM. Hyderabad express departs Mumbai at 02:10 PM and reaches

Hyderabad Deccan Hyderabad State () was a princely state located in the south-central Deccan region of India with its capital at the city of Hyderabad. It is now divided into the present-day state of Telangana, the Kalyana-Karnataka region of Karnataka, and ...

at 04:30 AM. This train makes a total of 20 halts including the destination points during the journey.

Traction

As the route is fully electrified it is hauled by

WAP-4 The Indian locomotive class WAP-4 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1993 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Passenger traffic (P) ...

of Vijayawada Shed from end to end.

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Traction

See also

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