The 12113 / 12114 Nagpur-Pune Garib Rath Express is a
Garib Rath class express train belonging to
Indian Railways
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Central Railway zone
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that runs between
Nagpur Junction and
Pune Junction three times per week.
It operates as train number 12113 from
Pune Junction to
Nagpur Junction and as train number 12114 in the reverse direction.
Coaches
The Nagpur Pune
Garib Rath Express
The Garib Rath (lit. Poor Chariot) trains are a series of No frills, no-frills trains operated by Indian Railways to provide air-conditioned train travel at a cheaper rate compared to regular trains. Garib Rath Express trains primarily operate ...
has LHB which 18
AC 3 tier Economy and 2
EoG cum SLR coaches. Unlike some Garib Rath trains, it does not have
AC Chair Car coaches. The configuration and number of coaches are adjusted in response to demand on the line.
There is no
Pantry
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Etymol ...
car but catering is arranged on board the train.
Service
It is a premier train on the Nagpur Pune sector. Some of the other trains that join Nagpur & Pune are the 11039/40 Maharashtra Express, 12129/30 Azad Hind Express, and 12135/12136 Nagpur–Pune SF Express. It covers the distance of 890.4 kilometres in 15 hours 45 mins as 12113 Pune Nagpur
Garib Rath Express (56.51 km/h) & 15 hours 10 mins as 12114 Nagpur Pune
Garib Rath Express (58.68 km/h)
Schedule
12113 Pune Nagpur
Garib Rath Express
The Garib Rath (lit. Poor Chariot) trains are a series of No frills, no-frills trains operated by Indian Railways to provide air-conditioned train travel at a cheaper rate compared to regular trains. Garib Rath Express trains primarily operate ...
leaves
Pune Junction at 17:40 hrs IST and reaches the
Nagpur Junction next day at 09:25 hrs IST . On return, the 12114 Nagpur Pune
Garib Rath Express
The Garib Rath (lit. Poor Chariot) trains are a series of No frills, no-frills trains operated by Indian Railways to provide air-conditioned train travel at a cheaper rate compared to regular trains. Garib Rath Express trains primarily operate ...
leaves
Nagpur Junction at 18:35 hrs IST and reaches
Pune Junction next day at 09:45 hrs IST.
Traction
Earlier, the train was hauled between
Pune Junction and
Manmad Junction by a Pune based
WDM-3A
The Indian locomotive class WDM-3A is a class of diesel–electric locomotive that was developed in 1993 by Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW), Varanasi for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), Diesel (D), Mixed traffic (M) ...
handing over to a
Bhusaval based
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) l ...
or
Ajni based
WAP-7
The Indian locomotive class WAP-7 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1999 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Passenger traffic ...
for the remainder of its journey.
With progressive electrification, it is now hauled by a
Bhusaval based
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) l ...
or
Ajni based
WAP-7
The Indian locomotive class WAP-7 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1999 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Passenger traffic ...
for its entire journey.
Major stoppage
The train travels at a speed of 60 km/h and makes 8 stops en route.
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Nagpur
Nagpur (; ISO 15919, ISO: ''Nāgapura'') is the second capital and third-largest city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is called the heart of India because of its central geographical location. It is the largest and most populated city i ...
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Wardha Junction
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Dhamangaon
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Badnera Junction
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Akola Junction
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Shegaon
Shegaon is a city and municipal council in the Buldana district, Buldhana district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Maharashtra. Shegaon has become a pilgrimage centre due to the influence of Shri Sant Gajanan Maharaj, w ...
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Bhusaval Junction
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Manmad Junction
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Ahmednagar Junction
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Daund Chord Line
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Pune Junction
The train earlier used to reverses direction at
Daund Junction. Now it bypasses it by Daund Chord Line.
Gallery
File:280920132535Pune Nagpur Garib Rath Express at Pune Junction platform 5.jpg, Pune Nagpur Garib Rath Express at Pune Junction platform
File:12113 Garib Rath Express.jpg, 12113 Garib Rath Express AC 3 tier coach
File:12113 Garib Rath Express at Nagpur.jpg, 12113 Garib Rath Express at Nagpur Junction
File:Pune Nagpur Garib Rath Express at Pune Junction.jpg, Pune Nagpur Garib Rath Express at Pune Junction
References
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Garib Rath Express trains
Transport in Nagpur
Transport in Pune
Rail transport in Maharashtra