The 11029/11030 Koyna Express is one of 3 daily dedicated express trains belonging to

Indian Railways Indian Railways (IR) is a statutory body under the ownership of Ministry of Railways, Government of India that operates India's national railway system. It manages the fourth largest national railway system in the world by size, with a tota ...

that run between

Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' fin ...

and

Kolhapur Kolhapur () is a city on the banks of the Panchganga River in the southern part of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the administrative headquarter of the Kolhapur district. In, around 2 C.E. Kolapur's name was 'Kuntal'. Kolhapur is ...

in India. It operates as train number 11029 from Mumbai CSMT to Kolhapur SCSMT and as train number 11030 in the reverse direction. The other two daily trains on the Mumbai and Kolhapur run are 11023/24

Sahyadri Express Named after the famous Sahyadri mountain range that forms part of the Western Ghats in Maharashtra, 11023 / 11024 Sahyadri Express was one of 3 daily dedicated express trains managed by Indian Railways, that ply between Mumbai and Kolhapur in ...

& 17411/12

Mahalaxmi Express The 17411/17412 Mahalaxmi Express is an express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Mumbai and Kolhapur in India. It is a daily service. It operates as train number 17411 from Mumbai CSMT to Kolhapur SCSMT and as train number 1 ...

. When introduced, this train was run between Bombay Victoria Terminus (VT) (now renamed as Mumbai CSMT) and as Bombay–Miraj Koyna Express, but letter extended up to Kolhapur. This train is named after the Koyna river that flows across Maharashtra.

Coaches

The 11029/11030 Koyna Express presently has 2 AC Chair Car, 5 2nd Class seating & 9 General Unreserved coaches. As with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

Service

The 11029 Koyna Express covers the distance of 518 kilometres in 11 hours 45 mins (44.09 km/hr) & 12 hours 45 mins as 11030 Koyna Express (40.89 km/hr). Koyna Express - AC Chair Car coach

Traction

It is a total diesel haul end to end. Usually a

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locomotive from

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Shed or a

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twins from the

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haul the train.

Timetable

11029 Koyna Express leaves Mumbai CSMT every day at 08:40 hrs IST and reaches Kolhapur SCSMT at 20:35 hrs IST the same day. 11030 Koyna Express leaves Kolhapur SCSMT every day at 07:55 hrs IST and reaches Mumbai CSMT at 20:35 hrs IST the same day.

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