The 12809/10 Howrah Junction–Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mail is a Mail train belonging to Indian Railways - South Eastern Railways that runs between Howrah Junction and Mumbai CSMT in India.

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Howrah Junction - Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mail

Overview
Service type	Mail
Locale	West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra
First service	25 September 1893[1]
Current operator(s)	South Eastern Railways
Route
Termini	Howrah Junction Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus
Stops	42 as Howrah–Mumbai Mail, 44 as Mumbai–Howrah Mail
Distance travelled	1,968 km (1,223 mi)
Average journey time	33 hours 15 minutes as 12809 Mumbai–Howrah Mail, 33 hours 10 minutes as 12810 Howrah–Mumbai Mail
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	12809 / 12810
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 1st Class, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, Second Class seating
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Pantry car attached
Observation facilities	Has RMS facility
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	110 km/h (68 mph) maximum 59.26 km/h (37 mph), including halts
Route map

Initially it connected Howrah to Bombay via Asansol (East Indian Railway) & Nagpur (Bengal & Nagpur Railway) until Kharagpur–Bilaspur section completion.

It operates as train number 12810 from Howrah to Mumbai and as train number 12809 in the reverse direction.

Overview

This train inaugurated before British India.September 25, 1893.It Connects West Bengal capital Kolkata (Howrah Junction) and Maharashtra capital Mumbai (Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus). It crosses West Bengal,Jharkhand,Odisha,Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra.

Coach Composition

This train had LHB Coaches

• 1 HCP
• 1 EOG
• 1 LSLRD
• 2 Second Class(Unreserved)
• 7 Sleeper
• 1 AC Pantry Car
• 2 AC 3 Tier Economy
• 5 AC 3 Tier
• 2 AC 2 Tier
• 1 AC 1 Tier

Routes and Halts

• Howrah
• Kharagpur
• Tatanagar
• Chakradharpur
• Rourkela
• Jharsuguda
• Brajrajnagar
• Raigarh
• Kharsia
• Sakti
• Champa
• Bilaspur
• Bhatapara
• Raipur
• Durg
• Rajnandgaon
• Dongargarh
• Gondia
• Tumsar Road Junction
• Bhandara Road
• Nagpur
• Sewagram
• Wardha
• Pulgaon
• Dhamangaon
• Badnera
• Murtizapur
• Akola
• Shegaon
• Nandura
• Malkapur
• Bhusaval
• Jalgaon
• Chalisgaon
• Manmad
• Nashik Road
• Igatpuri
• Kalyan
• Thane
• Dadar
• Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus

Loco

• From Howrah to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus = Santragachi WAP-7
• From Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus to Howrah = Tatanagar WAP-7

External links

• "Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
• "IRCTC Online Passenger Reservation System". irctc.co.in. Archived from the original on 3 March 2007. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
• "[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet". IRFCA. Retrieved 30 May 2014.

References

• "Old Train Times". IRFCA. Retrieved 30 May 2014.