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Bidar–Kolhapur SCSMT Express

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Bidar – Kolhapur Shri Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus Express
Overview
Service typeExpress
First service14 June 2018
Current operator(s)Central Railways
Route
TerminiBidar
Shri Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus
Stops8
Distance travelled535 km (332 mi)
Average journey time11 Hours 50 mins
Service frequencyWeekly
Train number(s)11415 / 11416
On-board services
Class(es)AC 1st Class, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper, General
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesNo Pantry Car Coach attached
Technical
Rolling stockICF coach
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed140 km/h (87 mph) maximum
,46 km/h (29 mph), including halts

Bidar – Kolhapur Shri Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus Express was a weekly express train which ran between Bidar & Kolhapur under the South Central Railway zone & Central Railway zone in Karnataka & Maharashtra states in India.[1] It was permanently cancelled in ZBTT.[further explanation needed]

Overview

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This train was inaugurated on 8 June 2018to directly connect southern Maharashtra and northern Karnataka.[2] It was inaugurated as weekly special train after 20 June 2018, and due to the demand for it was converted to regular weekly train service.[3]

Routes

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This train passed through Miraj Junction, Pandharpur, Osmanabad & Latur on both sides.[4]

Traction

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The route was not electrified so a WDM 3A pulled the train.

References

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  1. ^ "Bidar-Kolhapur train flagged off". The Times of India. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  2. ^ Central Railways, Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  3. ^ South Central Railway, Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  4. ^ Indian Railways, Retrieved 14 June 2019.