SCSMT Kolhapur–Pune Vande Bharat Express

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	Karnataka
	Maharashtra

SCSMT Kolhapur – Pune Junction
*Vande Bharat Express*
SCSMT Kolhapur – Pune Junction; Vande Bharat Express
	This Mini Vande Bharat Express heading towards Pune Junction railway station
Overview
Service type	Vande Bharat Express
Locale	Maharashtra
First service	16 September 2024 (Inaugural); 19 September 2024 (Commercial)
Current operator	South Western Railways (SWR)
Route
Termini	SCSMT Kolhapur (KOP); Pune Junction (PUNE)
Stops	05
Distance travelled	326 km (203 mi)
Average journey time	05 hrs 15 mins
Service frequency	Three days a week
Train number	20673 / 20674
Lines used	Kolhapur–Miraj line; Londa–Miraj–Pune line;
On-board services
Classes	AC Chair Car, AC Executive Chair Car
Seating arrangements	Airline style; Rotatable seats;
Sleeping arrangements	No
Catering facilities	On board Catering
Observation facilities	Large windows in all coaches
Entertainment facilities	On-board WiFi; Infotainment System; Electric outlets; Reading light; Seat Pockets; Bottle Holder; Tray Table;
Baggage facilities	Overhead racks
Other facilities	Kavach
Technical
Rolling stock	Mini Vande Bharat 2.0
Track gauge	Indian gauge; 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead line
Operating speed	62 km/h (39 mph) (Avg.)
Average length	192 metres (630 ft) (08 coaches)
Track owner	Indian Railways
Rake maintenance	SSS Hubballi Jn (UBL)
Rake sharing	20669/20670 SSS Hubballi ⇔ Pune Vande Bharat Express
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	Karnataka
	Maharashtra

The 20673/20674 SCSMT Kolhapur - Pune Vande Bharat Express is India's 63rd Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the bank city of Kolhapur with the Deccan Plateau city of Pune in Maharashtra.^[1]^[2]

This express train was inaugurated on September 16, 2024 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conferencing from Ahmedabad, Gujarat.^[3]^[4]

Overview

This train is currently operated by Indian Railways, connecting SCSMT Kolhapur, Miraj Jn, Sangli, Kirloskarvadi, Karad, Satara and Pune Jn.^[5]^[6] It currently operates with train numbers 20673/20674 on 3 days a week basis.^[7]

Rakes

It is the same fifty-ninth 2nd Generation and forty-second 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.^[8]

Service

The 20673/20674 SCSMT Kolhapur - Pune Vande Bharat Express currently operates 3 days a week, covering a distance of 326 km (203 mi) in a travel time of 05 hrs 15 mins with average speed of 62 km/h (39 mph). The Maximum Permissible Speed (MPS) will be confirmed after commercial run.

Notes

^ Mondays, Thursdays & Saturdays

References

^ "⚡लवकरच सुरु होणार Pune-Hubli आणि Kolhapur-Pune मार्गावर आठ डब्यांच्या वंदे भारत गाड्या; जाणून घ्या वेळा, थांबे आणि इतर तपशील". LatestLY मराठी (in Marathi). Retrieved 13 September 2024.
^ वृत्तसेवा, पुढारी (13 September 2024). "कोल्हापूर-पुणे स्वतंत्र 'वंदे भारत' धावणार". Pudhari News (in Marathi). Retrieved 13 September 2024.
^ "PM flags off Kolhapur-Pune Vande Bharat Express". The Times of India. 16 September 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
^ Staff Reporter (16 September 2024). "PM Modi Launches Vande Bharat Trains On 6 New Routes - Metro Rail News". Retrieved 16 September 2024.
^ "Kolhapur-Pune Vande Bharat Train: Ticket Prices, Schedule & Stops - Everything You Need To Know". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
^ "Kolhapur-Pune Vande Bharat Express Ticket To Cost Rs 560, PM Modi to Virtually Flag Off Today - PUNE PULSE". 16 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
^ Aniket. "20673/SCSMT Kolhapur - Pune Vande Bharat Express - Kolhapur SCSM Terminus to Pune SWR/South Western Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
^ "Train 18, India's Fastest, Named "Vande Bharat Express": Piyush Goyal". NDTV.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.

[1] Mondays, Thursdays & Saturdays

[2] "⚡लवकरच सुरु होणार Pune-Hubli आणि Kolhapur-Pune मार्गावर आठ डब्यांच्या वंदे भारत गाड्या; जाणून घ्या वेळा, थांबे आणि इतर तपशील". LatestLY मराठी (in Marathi). Retrieved 13 September 2024.

[3] वृत्तसेवा, पुढारी (13 September 2024). "कोल्हापूर-पुणे स्वतंत्र 'वंदे भारत' धावणार". Pudhari News (in Marathi). Retrieved 13 September 2024.

[4] "PM flags off Kolhapur-Pune Vande Bharat Express". The Times of India. 16 September 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 17 September 2024.

[5] Staff Reporter (16 September 2024). "PM Modi Launches Vande Bharat Trains On 6 New Routes - Metro Rail News". Retrieved 16 September 2024.

[6] "Kolhapur-Pune Vande Bharat Train: Ticket Prices, Schedule & Stops - Everything You Need To Know". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 16 September 2024.

[7] "Kolhapur-Pune Vande Bharat Express Ticket To Cost Rs 560, PM Modi to Virtually Flag Off Today - PUNE PULSE". 16 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.

[8] Aniket. "20673/SCSMT Kolhapur - Pune Vande Bharat Express - Kolhapur SCSM Terminus to Pune SWR/South Western Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 13 September 2024.

[9] "Train 18, India's Fastest, Named "Vande Bharat Express": Piyush Goyal". NDTV.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.

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Vande Bharat Express
Central Railway	Mumbai CSMT ⇔ Madgaon ☆ Mumbai CSMT ⇔ Sainagar Shirdi Mumbai CSMT ⇔ Solapur ★ Kalaburagi ⇔ SMVT Bengaluru ☆ Nagpur Jn. ⇔ Secunderabad Jn.☆ Ajni (Nagpur) ⇔ Pune Jn.☆
East Central Railway	Patna Jn. ⇔ Howrah Jn.★ Patna Jn. ⇔ Ranchi Jn.☆ Patna Jn. ⇔ Gomti Nagar (Lucknow) ☆ Jogbani ⇔ Danapur☆
East Coast Railway	Visakhapatnam Jn. ⇔ Secunderabad Jn.★ Puri ⇔ Rourkela Jn. Bhubaneswar ⇔ Visakhapatnam Jn.☆
Eastern Railway	Howrah Jn. ⇔ New Jalpaiguri Jn. Howrah Jn. ⇔ Gaya Jn. Howrah Jn. ⇔ Jamalpur Jn.☆
North Central Railway	Agra Cantonment ⇔ Banaras
North Eastern Railway	Gorakhpur Jn ⇔ Prayagraj Jn. Lucknow Jn ⇔ Dehradun Terminal ☆ Gorakhpur Jn. ⇔ Patliputra Jn.☆ Banaras ⇔ Khajuraho Jn.☆
Northeast Frontier Railway	New Jalpaiguri Jn. ⇔ Guwahati ☆ New Jalpaiguri Jn. ⇔ Patna Jn.☆
Northern Railway	Amritsar Jn. ⇔ Delhi Jn. Anand Vihar Terminal ⇔ Ayodhya Cantonment Jn.★ New Delhi ⇔ Amb Andaura Dehradun ⇔ Anand Vihar Terminal ☆ New Delhi ⇔ Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra ★ New Delhi ⇔ Varanasi Jn.★ Varanasi Jn. ⇔ New Delhi ★ SMVD Katra ⇔ New Delhi ★ Hazrat Nizamuddin ⇔ Khajuraho Jn. Meerut City Jn. ⇔ Varanasi Jn.☆ Varanasi Jn. ⇔ Deoghar Jn.☆ SMVD Katra ⇔ Srinagar ☆ Srinagar ⇔ SMVD Katra ☆ SMVD Katra ⇔ Amritsar Jn.☆ Firozpur Cantt. ⇔ Delhi Jn.☆ Lucknow Jn. ⇔ Saharanpur Jn.☆
North Western Railway	Ajmer Jn. ⇔ Chandigarh Jn.★ Jodhpur ⇔ Sabarmati (Ahmedabad) ☆ Udaipur City ⇔ Jaipur Jn.☆ Udaipur City ⇔ Agra Cantonment ☆ Jodhpur ⇔ Delhi Cantt.☆ Bikaner Jn. ⇔ Delhi Cantt.☆
South Central Railway	Hazur Sahib Nanded ⇔ Mumbai CSMT ★ Secunderabad Jn. ⇔ Tirupati ★ Kacheguda ⇔ Yesvantpur Jn. Secunderabad Jn. ⇔ Visakhapatnam Jn.★
South East Central Railway	Bilaspur Jn. ⇔ Nagpur Jn. Durg Jn. ⇔ Visakhapatnam Jn.☆
South Eastern Railway	Howrah Jn. ⇔ Puri ★ Ranchi Jn. ⇔ Howrah Jn.☆ Ranchi Jn. ⇔ Varanasi Jn.☆ Howrah Jn. ⇔ Rourkela Jn. Tatanagar Jn. ⇔ Brahmapur ☆ Tatanagar Jn. ⇔ Patna Jn.☆
South Western Railway	KSR Bengaluru ⇔ Dharwad ☆ Mysuru Jn. ⇔ MGR Chennai Central ☆ SSS Hubballi Jn. ⇔ Pune Jn.☆ SCSMT Kolhapur ⇔ Pune Jn.☆ Belagavi ⇔ KSR Bengaluru ☆ KSR Bengaluru ⇔ Ernakulam Jn.☆
Southern Railway	Chennai Egmore ⇔ Tirunelveli Jn.★ Coimbatore Jn. ⇔ Bengaluru Cantonment ☆ Mangaluru Central ⇔ Thiruvananthapuram Central ★ Kasaragod ⇔ Thiruvananthapuram Central ★ Mangaluru Central ⇔ Madgaon Jn.☆ MGR Chennai Central ⇔ Coimbatore Jn.☆ MGR Chennai Central ⇔ Mysuru Jn. MGR Chennai Central ⇔ Vijayawada Jn.☆ Chennai Egmore ⇔ Nagercoil Jn.★ Madurai Jn. ⇔ Bengaluru Cantonment
West Central Railway	Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) ⇔ Hazrat Nizamuddin Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) ⇔ Rewa ☆
Western Railway	Mumbai Central ⇔ Gandhinagar Capital ★ Indore Jn. ⇔ Nagpur Jn. Ahmedabad Jn.⇔ Okha ☆ Ahmedabad Jn. ⇔ Mumbai Central Sabarmati (Ahmedabad) ⇔ Veraval Jn.☆
☆ indicates 8 coach trainset \| Standard: 16 coach trainset \| ★ indicates 20 coach trainset

Overview

Rakes

Service

See also

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