Nizamabad - Mumbai Express

Nizamabad Mumbai Express

Overview
Service type	Express
Current operator(s)	South Central Railways
Route
Start	Nizamabad
Stops	18
End	Mumbai LTT
Distance travelled	702 km (436 mi)
Service frequency	Weekly
On-board services
Class(es)	AC Chair Car, Second Class seating, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Yes
Technical
Rolling stock	Standard Indian Railway coaches
Operating speed	48 km/h (30 mph) avg
Route map

The 11206 / 11205 Nizamabad to Mumbai Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) Express train belonging to Indian Railways - South Central Railway zone is a weekly train that runs between Nizamabad and Mumbai LTT in India.

It operates as train number 11206 from Nizamabad to Mumbai LTT and as train number 11205 in the reverse direction serving the state of Telangana and Maharashtra.

Coaches

This train has 18 coaches viz., one AC II tier, three AC III tier, six sleeper class, six general second class and two second class luggage cum brake van coaches with accommodation for disabled persons.^[1]

As is customary with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

Service

The 11206 Nizamabad Mumbai Express covers the distance of 702 km (436 mi) in 14 hours 30 mins and in 16 hours 35 mins as 11205 Mumbai Nizamabad Express.

As the average speed of the train is below 55 km/h (34 mph), as per Indian Railway rules, its fare does not include a Superfast surcharge.

Locomotion

Despite the stretch between LTT and Manmad being electrified, a Kalyan based WDM-3A/3D hauls the train for its entire journey.

Routeing

The 11206 / 11205 Nizamabad to Mumbai LTT Express runs from Nizamabad via Mudkhed Junction, Hazur Sahib Nanded, Purna Junction, Aurangabad, Manmad Junction, Kalyan Junction to Mumbai LTT.

Operation

11206 / 05 from Nizamabad to Mumbai LTT and Mumbai LTT to Nizamabad runs on a weekly basis. As per the schedule, the new train No. 11206 Nizamabad - Mumbai LTT Weekly Express will depart Nizamabad Railway station at 23:15 hrs every Sunday and arrive Mumbai LTT at 13:45 hrs on the next day. In the opposite direction train No. 11205 Mumbai LTT – Nizamabad Weekly Express will depart Mumbai LTT at 16:15 hrs every Saturday and arrive Nizamabad at 09:15 hrs on the next day.^[2]

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