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Revision as of 05:35, 10 February 2019
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| Overview | |
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| Service type | Superfast |
| Locale | Maharashtra, Gujarat |
| First service | 1906 |
| Current operator(s) | Western Railways |
| Route | |
| Termini | Mumbai Central Surat |
| Stops | 12 |
| Distance travelled | 263 km (163 mi) |
| Average journey time | 4 hours 40 minutes |
| Service frequency | Daily |
| Train number(s) | 12921 / 12922 |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | AC Chair Car, First Class, Double Decker Second class |
| Seating arrangements | Yes |
| Sleeping arrangements | No |
| Catering facilities | Discontinued |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Operating speed | 110 km/h (68 mph) maximum 55.96 km/h (35 mph), including halts |
12921/12922 Flying Ranee is a superfast express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Mumbai Central and Surat in India. It is a daily service. It operates as train number 12922 from Surat to Mumbai Central and as train number 12921 in the reverse direction.[1][2]
Coaches
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
Flying Ranee was first introduced in 1906 as a weekend special. It ran between 1906 and 1939 when it was discontinued due to World War Two. Since then, it had been discontinued and restarted several times. It finally resumed operations on 1 November 1950 and has been running ever since. On 18 December 1979, double-decker cars were added to the Flying Ranee's rake. Presently it is a daily service.[3][4][5]
It covers the distance of 263 kilometres in 4 hours 40 minutes as 12922 Flying Ranee (56.35 km/hr) and 4 hours 40 minutes as 12921 Flying Ranee (55.37 km/hr).
Traction
Dual traction WCAM-1 locomotive usually hauls 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-7 or WAP-5 or WAP-4E locomotive.
Time Table
12922 Flying Ranee leaves Surat at 05:25 AM IST every day and reaches Mumbai Central at 10:10 AM IST the same day.
12921 Flying Ranee leaves Mumbai Central at 17:55 PM IST every day and reaches Surat at 22:35 PM IST the same day.
Route and halts
The important halts of the train are:
- Mumbai Central
- Andheri
- Borivali
- Palghar
- Dahanu Road
- Vapi
- Valsad
- Bilimora Junction
- Amalsad
- Navsari
- Maroli
- Sachin
- Udhna Junction
- Surat
Gallery
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Flying Ranee Double Decker -
Flying Ranee Chair Car -
Flying Ranee at Vangaon railway station -
12921 Flying Ranee - New AC Chair Car coach -
12921 Flying Ranee at Mumbai Central
References
- ^ 12922 Surat - Mumbai Central Flying Ranee
- ^ 12921 Mumbai Central - Surat Flying Ranee
- ^ "Famous Trains". Indian Railways Fan Club. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ^ History of "Flying Ranee"
- ^ History of the Bombay-Surat "Flying Ranee"
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