The 20673/20674 SCSMT Kolhapur - Pune Vande Bharat Express is India's 63rd Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the bank city of Kolhapur with the Deccan Plateau city of Pune in Maharashtra.
This express train was inaugurated on September 16, 2024 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conferencing from Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
Overview This train is currently operated by Indian Railways, connecting SCSMT Kolhapur, Miraj Jn, Sangli, Kirloskarvadi, Karad, Satara and Pune Jn. It currently operates with train numbers 20673/20674 on 3 days a week basis.
Rakes It is the same fifty-ninth 2nd Generation and forty-second Mini Vande Bharat 2.0 Express train which was designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory at Perambur, Chennai under the Make in India Initiative.
Service The 20673/20674 SCSMT Kolhapur - Pune Vande Bharat Express currently operates 3 days a week, covering a distance of in a travel time of 05 hrs 15 mins with average speed of . The Maximum Permissible Speed (MPS) will be confirmed after commercial run.
See also
Vande Bharat Express Tejas Express Gatiman Express Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus Pune Junction railway station
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