The 12533 / 12534 Pushpak Express is a Superfast category train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Lucknow Junction and Mumbai in India. It operates as train number 12533 from Lucknow Junction to Mumbai CSMT and as train number 12534 in the reverse direction.
The 12533/12534 Pushpak Express covers the distance of 1426 kilometres in 25 hours 15 mins as 12533 Pushpak Express and maintains an average speed of 56 km/h and 1428 km in 22 hours 45 mins as 12534 Pushpak Express with an average speed of 63 km/h.
As the average speed of the train is more than 55 km/h, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.
Locomotiveedit
Prior to June 2014, it was hauled by 3 locomotives during its journey. A WDM-3A locomotive from either Lucknow or Jhansi shed hauled the train from Lucknow Junction to Jhansi Junction after which a Bhusawal-based WAP-4 hauled the train until Igatpuri following which a WCAM-3 powered the train for the remainder of the journey until Mumbai CSMT.
With progressive electrification of the Lucknow–Jhansi sector, Bhusawal-based WAP-4 began hauling the train until from Lucknow Junction to Igatpuri, following which a WCAM-3 took over for the remainder of the journey until Mumbai CSMT.
With Central Railway completing the changeover of 1500 V DC traction to 25 kV AC traction on 6 June 2015, the train was to hauled by WAP-4 but from 2016, this train is now end to end hauled by Ajni-based WAP-7 locomotive [1].
Coachesedit
As with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.Now from 30 October 2021 this train has been upgraded to new brand LHB coach up and down.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Pushpak Express news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message The 12533 12534 Pushpak Express is a Superfast category train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Lucknow Junction and Mumbai in India It operates as train number 12533 from Lucknow Junction to Mumbai CSMT and as train number 12534 in the reverse direction Pushpak ExpressOverviewService typeExpressLocaleUttar Pradesh Madhya Pradesh amp MaharashtraFirst service1 April 1987 36 years ago 1987 04 01 Current operator s North Eastern RailwayRouteTerminiLucknow Junction LJN Mumbai CST CSMT Stops16 as 12533 amp 15 as 12534Distance travelled1 428 km 887 mi Average journey time22h 45m as 12534 amp 25h 15m as 12533Service frequencyDailyTrain number s 12533 12534On board servicesClass es AC 1st Class AC 2 tier AC 3 tier Sleeper Class General UnreservedSeating arrangementsYesSleeping arrangementsYesCatering facilitiesAvailableObservation facilitiesLarge windowsTechnicalRolling stockLHB coachTrack gauge1 676 mm 5 ft 6 in Operating speed110 km h 68 mph maximum permissible speedIt is named after the mythological flying chariot Pushpak which is mentioned as the chariot of Ravana Contents 1 Service 2 Locomotive 3 Coaches 4 Routing 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksService editThe 12533 12534 Pushpak Express covers the distance of 1426 kilometres in 25 hours 15 mins as 12533 Pushpak Express and maintains an average speed of 56 km h and 1428 km in 22 hours 45 mins as 12534 Pushpak Express with an average speed of 63 km h As the average speed of the train is more than 55 km h its fare includes a Superfast surcharge Locomotive editPrior to June 2014 it was hauled by 3 locomotives during its journey A WDM 3A locomotive from either Lucknow or Jhansi shed hauled the train from Lucknow Junction to Jhansi Junction after which a Bhusawal based WAP 4 hauled the train until Igatpuri following which a WCAM 3 powered the train for the remainder of the journey until Mumbai CSMT With progressive electrification of the Lucknow Jhansi sector Bhusawal based WAP 4 began hauling the train until from Lucknow Junction to Igatpuri following which a WCAM 3 took over for the remainder of the journey until Mumbai CSMT With Central Railway completing the changeover of 1500 V DC traction to 25 kV AC traction on 6 June 2015 the train was to hauled by WAP 4 but from 2016 this train is now end to end hauled by Ajni based WAP 7 locomotive 1 Coaches editAs with most train services in India coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand Now from 30 October 2021 this train has been upgraded to new brand LHB coach up and down nbsp 12534 Pushpak Express AC 3 tier nbsp 12534 Pushpak ExpressLoco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 nbsp SLR Gen Gen S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 PC M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9 A1 A2 H1 EOGSLR consists of Luggage coach Gen consists of Unreserved coaches H consists of First Class AC 1 coach A consists of AC 2 Tier coach M consists of AC 3 Tier Economy coach S consists of Non AC Sleeper coachRouting editThe 12533 34 Pushpak Express runs via Kanpur Central Jhansi Junction Bhopal Junction Bhusawal Junction Nashik Road Kalyan Junction to Mumbai CST PUSHPAK EXPRESS 12533 UP 12534 DownSN Station name Code Arr time Dep time Halt Distance Day Arr time Dep time Halt Distance Day1 Lucknow Jn LJN Source 21 30 0 1 07 10 Destination 1428 22 Unnao Jn ON 22 23 22 25 02 57 1 05 17 05 19 02 1371 23 Kanpur Central CNB 23 05 23 10 05 74 1 04 40 04 50 10 1354 24 Orai ORAI 00 37 00 39 02 180 2 02 18 02 20 02 1248 25 Virangana Lakshmibai Jn VGLJ 02 45 02 53 08 294 2 00 55 01 03 08 1134 26 Lalitpur Jn LAR 04 00 04 02 02 384 2 23 46 23 48 02 1044 17 Bhopal Jn BPL 07 00 07 10 10 585 2 21 10 21 20 10 843 18 Rani Kamalapati railway station RKMP 07 22 07 24 02 591 2 20 53 20 55 02 837 19 Itarsi Jn ET 09 05 09 10 05 676 2 19 25 19 30 05 752 110 Khandwa Jn KNW 11 57 12 00 03 860 2 17 12 17 15 03 568 111 Bhusawal Jn BSL 13 50 13 55 05 983 2 15 05 15 10 05 445 112 Manmad Jn MMR 16 18 16 20 02 1167 2 12 43 12 45 02 261 113 Nasik Road NK 17 22 17 25 03 1240 2 11 42 11 45 03 188 114 Kalyan Jn KYN 21 22 21 25 03 1374 2 09 12 09 15 03 54 115 Dadar Central DR 22 22 22 22 30 sec 1419 2 16 Mumbai CST CSTM 22 45 Destination 1428 2 Source 08 25 0 1See also editBandra Terminus Lucknow Weekly Express Pune Lucknow ExpressReferences edit Railways changes Pushpak s platform The Times of India 21 July 2012 Archived from the original on 17 November 2013 Pushpak Express to stop at Unnao The Times of India 15 December 2006 Archived from the original on 5 October 2013 Blame quota for unconfirmed ticket The Times of India 18 June 2009 Archived from the original on 5 October 2013 http economictimes indiatimes com industry transportation railways dc to ac conversion on mumbais central railways rail route completed articleshow 47582271 cmsExternal links edit Pushpak Express gets bio toilets The Times of India 25 March 2012 Archived from the original on 6 September 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pushpak Express amp oldid 1164140256, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
