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Service type | Vande Bharat Express | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locale | Maharastra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First service | 30 December 2023 2 January 2024 (Commercial) | (Inaugural)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current operator(s) | South Central Railways (SCR) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Termini | Jalna (J) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stops | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Service frequency | Six days a week [a] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Train number(s) | 20705 / 20706 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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On-board services | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class(es) | AC Chair Car, AC Executive Car | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seating arrangements | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sleeping arrangements | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Catering facilities | On Board Catering | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Observation facilities | Large windows in all coaches | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baggage facilities | Overhead Racks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other facilities | Kavach | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Technical | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rolling stock | Mini Vande Bharat 2.0 [ broken anchor ] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Track gauge | Indian gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrification | 25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating speed | 63 km/h (39 mph) (Avg.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average length | 192 metres (630 ft) (08 Coaches) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Track owner(s) | Indian Railways | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rake maintenance | Wadi Bunder Yard (WB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 20705/20706 Jalna - Mumbai CSMT Vande Bharat Express is India's 41st Vande Bharat Express train, running across the state of Maharashtra, which will start from Jalna and will terminate at Mumbai CSMT in India. [1] [2] [3] This will be the fourth express train towards Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT). [4] [5] [6]
This express train was inaugurated on 30 December 2023 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conferencing from Ayodhya Dham Junction. [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
This train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting Jalna, Aurangabad, Manmad Jn, Nasik Road, Kalyan Jn, Thane, Dadar Ctrl and Mumbai CSMT. It is currently operated with train numbers 20705/20706 on 6 days a week basis. [13]
It is the thirty-ninth 2nd Generation and twenty-fifth Mini Vande Bharat 2.0 Express train which was designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory at Perambur, Chennai under the Make in India Initiative. [14]
The 20705/20706 Jalna - Mumbai CSMT Vande Bharat Express operates 6 days a week, covering a distance of 435 km (270 mi) in a travel time of 6 hrs 50 mins with an average speed of 59 km/h (37 mph). The Maximum Permissible Speed is 110 km/h (68 mph).
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