Pragati Express
Encyclopedia
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. It is one of the six point-to-point express trains that carry thousands of commuter passengers daily between Pune and Mumbai, the other five being Sinhagad Express
, Deccan Queen
, Deccan Express
, Indrayani Express
and Intercity Express
.
The word pragati means progress in Marathi
.
and reaches Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
, Mumbai at 11:15 IST. It leaves Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
, Mumbai on the same day at 16:25 IST (4:25 PM IST) and reaches Pune Station at 19:53 IST (7:53 PM IST) on the same day, covering the distance of 192 km in approximately 3.5 hours. Its train number is 12126 (old: 2126) while travelling from Pune to Mumbai, and 12125 (old: 2125) in the reverse direction.
Express train
Express trains are a form of rail service. Express trains make only a small number of stops, instead of stopping at every single station...
plying 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. 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. It is one of the six point-to-point express trains that carry thousands of commuter passengers daily between Pune and Mumbai, the other five being Sinhagad Express
Sinhagad Express
The Sinhagad Express is an express train which plies daily between the cities of Pune and Mumbai in India. It is operated by the Indian Railways 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...
, 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
Deccan Express
The Deccan Express is an express train that plies daily between the cities of Pune and Mumbai in India. It is operated by Indian Railways 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,...
, Indrayani Express
Indrayani Express
The Indrayani Express is an express train that plies daily between the cities of Pune and Mumbai in India. It is operated by the Indian Railways and comes under the Central Railway Zone and is one of the six point-to-point express trains that carry thousands of passengers daily between Pune and...
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:...
.
The word pragati means progress in Marathi
Marathi language
Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...
.
Schedule
Pragati Express departs from Pune Station towards Mumbai at 07:50 ISTIndian Standard Time
Indian Standard Time is the time observed throughout India and Sri Lanka, with a time offset of UTC+05:30. India does not observe daylight saving time or other seasonal adjustments, although DST was used briefly during the Sino–Indian War of 1962 and the Indo–Pakistani Wars of 1965 and 1971...
and reaches Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
The Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus , is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and historic railway station in Mumbai which serves as the headquarters of the Central Railways. Situated in the Bori Bunder area of Mumbai, it was built as a new railway station on the location of the Bori Bunder Station in 1887...
, Mumbai at 11:15 IST. It leaves Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
The Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus , is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and historic railway station in Mumbai which serves as the headquarters of the Central Railways. Situated in the Bori Bunder area of Mumbai, it was built as a new railway station on the location of the Bori Bunder Station in 1887...
, Mumbai on the same day at 16:25 IST (4:25 PM IST) and reaches Pune Station at 19:53 IST (7:53 PM IST) on the same day, covering the distance of 192 km in approximately 3.5 hours. Its train number is 12126 (old: 2126) while travelling from Pune to Mumbai, and 12125 (old: 2125) in the reverse direction.