Punjab Mail
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The Punjab Mail is an Indian Railways
express train which runs between Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (VT) and Firozpur
(Punjab).
, taking British officers, civil servants, and their families directly from their ships to Delhi and the North-West frontier of British India. In 1914, the originating station was moved to Victoria Terminus, and after the partition of India
in 1947, the train's terminus was brought back to Firozpur
on the India-Pakistan border.
Train no. 12138 departs from Ferozpur everyday at 2140 hrs., reaching Mumbai the next day at 0700 hrs.
Coach composition is as follows:
For-12137-
LOCO-SLR1-UR1-S10-S9-S8-S7-S6-S5-S4-S3-PC1-S2-S1-B5-B4-B3-B2-B1-AB1-A1-HA1-GEN2-LD1-SLR2 (Total 24 Coaches).
For-12138-
LOCO-SLR1-LD1-GEN1-HA1-A1-AB1-B1-B2-B3-B4-B5-S1-S2-PC1-S3-S4-S5-S6-S7-S8-S9-S10-UR2-SLR2 (Total 24 Coaches)
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....
express train which runs between Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (VT) and Firozpur
Firozpur
Firozpur is a city on the banks of the Sutlej River in Firozpur District, Punjab, India, founded by Sultan Firoz Shah Tughlaq , a Muslim ruler of the Tughlaq Dynasty who reigned over the Sultanate of Delhi from 1351 to 1388.The Manj Rajputs say the town was named after their chief, a Rajput of...
(Punjab).
History
The inaugural run of the Punjab Mail is thought to have taken place on 1 June 1912. Then known as The Punjab Limited, the train initially ran from Ballard Pier to PeshawarPeshawar
Peshawar is the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and the administrative center and central economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan....
, taking British officers, civil servants, and their families directly from their ships to Delhi and the North-West frontier of British India. In 1914, the originating station was moved to Victoria Terminus, and after the partition of India
Partition of India
The Partition of India was the partition of British India on the basis of religious demographics that led to the creation of the sovereign states of the Dominion of Pakistan and the Union of India on 14 and 15...
in 1947, the train's terminus was brought back to Firozpur
Firozpur
Firozpur is a city on the banks of the Sutlej River in Firozpur District, Punjab, India, founded by Sultan Firoz Shah Tughlaq , a Muslim ruler of the Tughlaq Dynasty who reigned over the Sultanate of Delhi from 1351 to 1388.The Manj Rajputs say the town was named after their chief, a Rajput of...
on the India-Pakistan border.
Arrival and Departure
Train no. 12137 departs from Mumbai everyday at 1940 hrs., reaching Ferozpur the next day+1 night at 0500 hrs.Train no. 12138 departs from Ferozpur everyday at 2140 hrs., reaching Mumbai the next day at 0700 hrs.
Locomotive
On its Journey From Mumbai to Firozpur, the train is hauled by a WCAM-3 of Kalyan loco shed from Mumbai to Igatpuri, WAP-4 of Bhusaval loco shed from Igatpuri to New Delhi, and a WDP-4 of Bhagat-ki-kothi loco shed up to Firozpur Jn.Coach composition is as follows:
For-12137-
LOCO-SLR1-UR1-S10-S9-S8-S7-S6-S5-S4-S3-PC1-S2-S1-B5-B4-B3-B2-B1-AB1-A1-HA1-GEN2-LD1-SLR2 (Total 24 Coaches).
For-12138-
LOCO-SLR1-LD1-GEN1-HA1-A1-AB1-B1-B2-B3-B4-B5-S1-S2-PC1-S3-S4-S5-S6-S7-S8-S9-S10-UR2-SLR2 (Total 24 Coaches)