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The 12025 / 12026 Pune – Secunderabad Shatabdi Express[1] is a train operated by the Central Railway which is running between Pune Junction in Maharashtra and Secunderabad in Telangana. The train commenced service on 13 November 2011. The train runs at an average speed of 70.58 km/h and is the fastest diesel hauled shatabdi train on IR and also the fastest train connecting these two cities. The train travels from Pune Junction to Secunderabad in 8 hours and 30 mins as 12025 Shatabdi Express (70.23 km/hr) & 8 hours 25 mins as 12026 Shatabdi Express.

Pune - Secunderabad Shatabdi

Overview
Service type	Shatabdi Express
Locale	Maharashtra, Karnataka and Telangana
First service	13 November 2011; 10 years ago (2011-11-13)
Current operator(s)	Central Railways
Route
Termini	Pune Junction (PUNE) Secunderabad (SC)
Stops	6
Distance travelled	597 km (371 mi)
Average journey time	8 hours 30 minutes
Service frequency	Six days a week
Train number(s)	12025 / 12026
On-board services
Class(es)	AC Chair Car, Executive Class
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	No
Catering facilities	On-board Catering E-Catering
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	Overhead racks
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	70.58 km/h (44 mph) average including halts

Coach composition

It generally carries 1 AC Executive class coach & 9 AC Chair Car coaches in addition to 2 EOG cars. Unlike most Shatabdi's it does not have a pantry car & picks up refreshments & meals from intermediate stops. Like most trains, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways

Starting on 30 July 2014, a brand new LHB rake has been allotted to Pune Secunderabad Shatabdi Express .In Future it will also have a Vistadome coach.[2]

Route & Halts

12025

Station Code	Station Name	Time (IST)	Distance (KM)
PUNE	Pune	5:50 AM	0 (Source)
SUR	Solapur	9:10 AM	264
KLBG	Kalaburagi	10:40 AM	377
WADI	Wadi	11:27 AM	414
TDU	Tandur	12:18 PM	484
VKB	Vikarabad	12:55 PM	525
BMT	Begumpet	1:39 PM	593
SC	Secunderabad	2:20 PM	0 (Destination)

12026

Station Code	Station Name	Time (IST)	Distance (KM)
SC	Secunderabad	2:45 PM	0 (Source)
BMT	Begumpet	2:53 PM	5
VKB	Vikarabad	3:44 PM	72
TDU	Tandur	4:14 PM	113
WADI	Wadi	5:19 PM	184
KLBG	Kalaburagi	5:53 PM	221
SUR	Solapur	7:37 PM	334
PUNE	Pune	11:10 PM	597 (Destination)

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Lallaguda Loco Shed based WAP-7 electric locomotive end to end.

References

See also

• Shatabdi Express

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