One of Indian Railways oldest, Punjab Mail turns 110 year-old; know about this legacy train

The practice runs between Firozpur Cantt. station to Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminal station station in Mumbai. (Central Railways)

Punjab Mail turns 110! The nation’s oldest Indian Railways’ train- Punjab Mail accomplished 109 years on 1 June 2021. Generally known as the Punjab Restricted through the pre-Independence days, the practice was began within the 12 months 1912. Since that point, the practice has been carrying passengers continuous earlier than the nationwide lockdown final 12 months. On 22 March 2020, the practice was suspended as a result of pandemic-induced nationwide lockdown. Nevertheless, on 1 December 2020, Punjab Mail returned to the rail tracks after a length of 255 days. The practice initially used to run between Ballard Pier and Peshawar however for the reason that time of Independence, until now, it’s being operated between Firozpur Cantt. station to Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminal station (CSMT) station in Mumbai.

Punjab Mail, which connects seven states throughout the nation, covers a number of railway stations together with Ferozepur Cantt. Junction, Gangsar Jaitu, Kot Kapura Junction, Bhatinda Junction stations within the state of Punjab, Jind Junction, Rohtak Junction, Faridabad, Bahadurgarh, Shakurbasti in Delhi, New Delhi, Agra Cantt, Mathura Junction, Dhaulpur, Morena, Gwalior Junction, Datia, Jhansi Junction, Lalitpur, Bhopal Junction, Maharashtra Bhusaval Junction, Khandwa Junction, Nashik Highway, Jalgaon Junction, Dadar Central, Kalyan Junction, CSMT. The practice contains of 1 AC first class-cum-AC 2 tier, one AC 2 tier class coach, 5 AC 3 tier class coaches, 10 sleeper class, three normal second class coaches, one pantry automobile in addition to two normal second class-cum-guard’s brake vans.

In addition to, Indian Railways’ Deccan Queen practice accomplished 91 years on 1 June 2021. The practice, which presently runs between Mumbai and Pune, was launched on 1 June 1930. It’s mentioned to be the primary deluxe practice that was launched to serve two vital cities of the area. In line with the Railway Ministry, the Deccan Queen practice was initially launched to the Indian Railways community with two rakes, with every of them comprising of seven coaches.