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Dual traction [[WCAM 1]] locos would usually haul the train between [[Mumbai Central railway station|Mumbai]] and [[Surat railway station|Surat]]. [[Western Railway zone|Western Railways]] completed DC Electric Conversion to AC on 5 February 2012.
Dual traction [[WCAM 1]] locos would usually haul the train between [[Mumbai Central railway station|Mumbai]] and [[Surat railway station|Surat]]. [[Western Railway zone|Western Railways]] completed DC Electric Conversion to AC on 5 February 2012.


It is now regularly hauled by a [[Vadodara railway station|Vadodara]] based [[WAP 4]] locomotive.
It is now regularly hauled by a [[Vadodara railway station|Vadodara]] based [[WAP 4]]/[[WAP 5]] locomotive.


==Time Table==
==Time Table==

Revision as of 05:43, 20 July 2015

Flying Ranee
Overview
Service typeSuperfast Express
LocaleMaharashtra, Gujarat
First service1906
Current operator(s)Western Railways
Route
TerminiMumbai Central
Surat
Stops14
Distance travelled263 km (163 mi)
Average journey time4 hours 43 minutes
Service frequencydaily
Train number(s)12921 / 12922
On-board services
Class(es)AC Chair Car, First Class, Double decker second class
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsNo
Catering facilitiesDiscontinued
Technical
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed110 km/h (68 mph) maximum
55.96 km/h (35 mph), including halts

The 12921/12922 Flying Ranee is a super fast express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Mumbai and Surat in India. It is a daily service. It operates as train number 12922 from Surat to Mumbai and as train number 12921 in the reverse direction.

Coaches

The Flying Ranee presently has 2 AC Chair Car, 3 General second class, 1 First Class & 12 Double Decker non AC coaches. This train would earlier carry a pantry car but this has been removed and replaced with a second Chair Car coach.

Service

The Flying Ranee was first introduced in 1906 as a weekend special. Between 1906 and 1939 when it was discontinued due to World War Two, it had been discontinued and restarted several times. It finally resumed operations on 1 November 1950 and has been running ever since. Presently it is a daily service.[1]

It covers the distance of 263 kilometres in 4 hours 40 minutes as 12922 Flying Ranee (56.35 km/hr) and 4 hours 45 minutes as 12921 Flying Ranee (55.37 km/hr)

Traction

Dual traction WCAM 1 locos would usually haul the train between Mumbai and Surat. Western Railways completed DC Electric Conversion to AC on 5 February 2012.

It is now regularly hauled by a Vadodara based WAP 4/WAP 5 locomotive.

Time Table

12922 Flying Ranee leaves Surat every day at 05:25 hrs IST and reaches the Mumbai at 10:10 hrs IST. On return, the 12921 Flying Ranee leaves Mumbai every day at 17:55 hrs IST and reaches Surat at 22:35 hrs IST.

References

  1. ^ "Famous Trains". Indian Railways Fan Club. Retrieved 7 July 2013.