Maharashtra Sampark Kranti Express
The 12907 / 12908 Maharashtra Sampark Kranti Express is a Sampark Kranti Superfast Express train that operates between in Mumbai and in Delhi, India. It is the fastest non premium train of Indian Railways with average speeds competing with many Rajdhani trains.
Background
This train was introduced as one of the Sampark Kranti trains announced by the then-Railway Minister Nitish Kumar in the 2004/2005 rail budget. It originally departed from and, after a stop at, ran non-stop to, except for operational halts. Due to low ridership, the operational stops were changed to commercial stops. It now also halts at, and for crew changes. It formerly used ICF coach cars, but has used LHB rakes cars since 15 January 2017.Coach composition
The train uses standard LHB rakes cars and has a maximum speed of 130 km/h. The train consists of 22 coaches:- 1 AC I Tier
- 2 AC II Tier
- 6 AC III Tier
- 8 Sleeper coaches + SLR
- 1 Pantry car
- 3 General
- 1 End-on Generator
Stoppage
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