The Deccan Express is an express train that plies daily between the cities of Pune

Pune

Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...

 and Mumbai

Mumbai

Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

 in India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. It is operated by Indian Railways

Indian Railways

Indian Railways , abbreviated as IR , is a departmental undertaking of Government of India, which owns and operates most of India's rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India....

 and comes under the Central Railway zone and is one of the six point-to-point express trains which carry thousands of passengers daily between Pune and Mumbai, the other five being the Sinhagad Express, Pragati Express

Pragati Express

The Pragati Express is a daily express train plying between the cities of Pune and Mumbai in India. It is operated by Indian Railways and comes under the Central Railway zone...

, Deccan Queen

Deccan Queen

The Deccan Queen डेक्कन क्वीन or Deccan Queen Express, , is an Indian passenger train that connects Mumbai with Pune. It is a daily means of transport for thousands of passengers travelling between the two cities...

, Deccan Express and Intercity Express

Intercity Express (Indian Railways)

The Intercity Express is the Express train service in India which connect and run only between important railway junctions or state capitals.-General Features:...

.

Deccan Express is named from Deccan Plateau

Deccan Plateau

The Deccan Plateau is a large plateau in India, making up the majority of the southern part of the country. It rises a hundred meters high in the north, rising further to more than a kilometers high in the south, forming a raised triangle nested within the familiar downward-pointing triangle of...

where Pune city is located.

Train numbered 1007 while running from Mumbai to Pune and 1008 from Pune to Mumbai.