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The 11025 / 11026 Pune–Bhusaval Express is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways Central Railway zone that runs between Pune Junction and Bhusaval Junction in India.

Pune–Bhusaval Express

Overview
Service type	Express
Locale	Maharashtra
First service	31 March 2008; 14 years ago (2008-03-31)
Current operator(s)	Central Railways
Route
Termini	Pune Junction (PUNE) Bhusaval Junction (BSL)
Stops	18
Distance travelled	548.0 km (341 mi)
Average journey time	11 hours 40 minutes as 11025, 10 hours 05 minutes as 11026
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	11025 / 11026
On-board services
Class(es)	AC Chair Car, 2nd Class seating, sleeper, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	No pantry car attached but available
Observation facilities	Rake sharing with 12157/12158 Hutatma Express
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	130 km/h (81 mph) maximum 53.00 km/h (33 mph) average including halts
Route map Legend Bhusaval Junction Jalgaon Junction Pachora Junction Kajgaon Chalisgaon Junction Manmad Junction Lasalgaon Niphad Nasik Road Devlali Igatpuri Thal Ghat Kasara (technical halt towards Bhusaval) Kalyan Junction Panvel Chikhli Mohope Chauk Chowk Tunnel (2.6 km) Karjat Junction Bhor Ghat begins Monkey Hill (technical halt towards Bhusaval) Khandala Tunnel (2.3 Km) Bhor Ghat ends Lonavala Chinchwad Pune Junction

It operates as train number 11025 from Bhusaval Junction to Pune Junction and as train number 11026 in the reverse direction.

It would initially run from Pune Junction to Nasik Road. When the new time table of 2012/13 came into effect, its run was extended to Bhusaval Junction from 1 July 2012

Coaches

The 11025/26 Pune–Bhusaval Express presently has 1 AC Chair Car, 14 Second Class seating,1 sleeper & 1 General Unreserved coach & 2 EOG (Generator Car) coaches.

As with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

Service

The 11025 Bhusaval–Pune Express covers the distance of 548.0 kilometres in 11 hours 40 mins (46.97 km/hr) & in 10 hours 05 mins (54.35 km/hr) as 11026 Pune–Bhusaval Express.

As the average speed of the train is below 55 km/hr, as per Indian Railways rules, its fare excludes a Superfast surcharge.

Routeing

The 11025/26 Pune–Bhusaval Express runs via Chinchwad, Lonavala, Karjat Junction, Panvel, Kalyan Junction, Igatpuri, Nasik Road, Manmad Junction to Bhusaval Junction.

Traction

It is hauled by either Bhusaval-based WAP-4, WAM-4 or WAG-5 pure AC locomotives or KYN-based WCAM-3 or WCAM-2/2P dual traction locomotives.

At Karjat Junction, it gets two or three WAG-5, WAG-7, WCAM-2 or WCAM-3 bankers of Kalyan shed to push the train on the ghat section between Karjat and Lonavala, where the gradient is 1 in 40.

Time table

• 11025 Bhusaval–Pune Express leaves Bhusaval Junction on a daily basis at 00:25 hrs IST and reaches Pune Junction at 12:05 hrs IST the same day.
• 11026 Pune–Bhusaval Express leaves Pune Junction on a daily basis at 11:45 hrs IST and reaches Bhusaval at 21:50 hrs IST the same day.

See also

• Hutatma Express
• Khandesh Express

External links

• "Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. 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

• "Rail Road Air-Indian Railways: Salient Features of Central Railways New Timetable 2012-12". railroadair.blogspot.in. Retrieved 30 May 2014.

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