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{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox rail service
{{Infobox rail service
| name = Maharashtra Express <br> महाराष्ट्र एक्सप्रेस
| name = Maharashtra Express (महाराष्ट्र एक्सप्रेस)
| image= Maharashtra Express.jpg
| image= Maharashtra Express.jpg
| caption =
| caption =
| type = Mail Express
| type = [[Express train|Express]]
| states = [[Maharashtra]]
| states = [[Maharashtra]]
| first = 1992
| first =
| last =
| operator = Central Railway
| operator = [[Central Railway zone|Central Railways]]
| ridership =
| ridership =
| start = [[Gondia]]
| start = [[Gondia railway station|Gondia Junction]]
| stops = 62 as 11039 Maharashtra Express, 60 as 11040 Maharashtra Express
| stops = 60 as 11039 Maharashtra Express, 58 as 11040 Maharashtra Express
| end = [[Chattrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus|Kolhapur]]
| end = [[Chattrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus|Kolhapur]]
| distance = {{convert|1346|km|0|abbr=on}}
| distance = {{convert|1346|km|0|abbr=on}}
| journey time = 28 hours 55 minutes as 11039 Maharashtra Express, 28 hours 35 minutes as 11040 Maharashtra Express
| journey time = 28 hours 45 minutes as 11039 Maharashtra Express, 28 hours 25 minutes as 11040 Maharashtra Express
| frequency = Daily
| frequency = Daily
| class = AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
| class = [[Indian Railways coaching stock|AC 2 tier]], [[Indian Railways coaching stock|AC 3 tier]], [[Indian Railways coaching stock|Sleeper Class]], [[Indian Railways coaching stock|Unreserved/General]]
| seating = Yes
| seating = Yes
| sleeping = Yes
| sleeping = Yes
| autorack =
| autorack =
| catering = Pantry Car and Catering
| catering = No [[Dining car|Pantry]] car attached but available
| observation = Rake Sharing with [Sahyadri express]
| observation = Rake Sharing with 11023/24 [[Sahyadri Express]]
| entertainment =
| entertainment =
| baggage =
| baggage =
| other facilities=
| other facilities=
| stock = Standard [[Indian Railway]] coaches
| stock = Standard [[Indian Railway]] [[ICF coaches]]
| gauge = {{RailGauge|1676mm|allk=on}}
| gauge = {{RailGauge|1676mm|al=on|allk=on}}
| el = Yes
| el = Partial
| train number = 11039⇋11040
| train number = 11039 / 11040
| speed = {{convert|110|km/h|0|abbr=on}} maximum <br/>{{convert|47.09|km/h|0|abbr=on}}, including halts
| speed = {{convert|110|km/h|0|abbr=on}} maximum <br/>{{convert|47.09|km/h|0|abbr=on}}, including halts
| map =
| map = [[File:Maharashtra Express (Gondia - Kolhapur) route map.png|290px|Maharashtra Express (Gondia Jn - Kolhapur) route map]]
| map_state =
| map_state =
}}
}}
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The [[ ''' Maharashtra Express ''' ]] ''' महाराष्ट्र एक्सप्रेस ''' 11039/11040 is Mail Express train belonging to [[Indian Railways]] that run between [[Gondia railway station|Gondia Jn ]] and [[Chattrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus CSMT |Kolhapur]] in India. It operates as train number 11040 from [[Gondia Jn Railway Station]] to [[Chattrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus|Kolhapur]] and as train number 11039 in the reverse direction.


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The 11039/11040 [[Gondia railway station|Gondia]] [[Chattrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus|Kolhapur]] '''Maharashtra Express''' (महाराष्ट्र एक्सप्रेस) is a [[Express train|Express]] train belonging to [[Indian Railways]] that run between [[Gondia railway station|Gondia Junction]] and [[Chattrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus|Kolhapur]] in India. It operates as train number 11040 from [[Gondia railway station|Gondia Junction]] to [[Chattrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus|Kolhapur]] and as train number 11039 in the reverse direction.
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This train is named after the state of [[States and Territories of India|Maharashtra]]. Although its name puts it in the league of trains named after their states .i.e. [[Kerala Express]], [[Tamil Nadu Express]], [[Telangana Express]], [[Andhra Pradesh Express]], it does not connect the State & National Capitals.

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[[File:11040 Maharashtra Express.jpg|thumb|11040 Maharashtra Express]]
It holds the current record for the longest distance covered in one state as its entire run of {{convert|1346|km|abbr=on}} is entirely within [[Maharashtra]] [http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-trivia.html]

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This train is named after the state of [[Maharashtra]]. Although its name puts it in the league of trains named after their states .i.e. [[Kerala Express]], [[Tamil Nadu Express]], [[Andhra Pradesh Express]] etc, it does not connect the State & National Capitals.

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[[File:11040 Maharashtra Express.jpg|thumb|11040 Maharashtra Express - [[Indian Railways coaching stock|Unreserved/General]] coach]]


==Coaches==
==Coaches==


The 11039/11040 '''Maharashtra Express''' presently has 1 AC 2 tier, 1 AC 3 tier, 8 Sleeper Class & 5 General Unreserved coaches. As with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of [[Indian Railways]] depending on demand.
The 11039/11040 [[Gondia railway station|Gondia]] [[Chattrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus|Kolhapur]] '''Maharashtra Express''' presently has 1 [[Indian Railways coaching stock|AC 2 tier]], 1 [[Indian Railways coaching stock|AC 3 tier]], 8 [[Indian Railways coaching stock|Sleeper Class]] & 5 [[Indian Railways coaching stock|Unreserved/General]] coaches.

It does not carry a [[Dining car|Pantry]] car coach.

As with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of [[Indian Railways]] depending on demand.


==Service==
==Service==


The 11039 '''Maharashtra Express''' covers the distance of 1347 kilometres in 28 hours 45 mins (46.82&nbsp;km/hr) & 28 hours 25 mins as 11040 '''Maharashtra Express''' (47.37&nbsp;km/hr). As its average speed in both directions is below 55&nbsp;km/hr as per [[Indian Railway]] rules, it does not have a [[Superfast/Mail Trains in India|Superfast]] surcharge.
The 11039 [[Gondia railway station|Gondia]] [[Chattrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus|Kolhapur]] '''Maharashtra Express''' covers the distance of {{convert|1346|km|0|abbr=on}} in 28 hours 45 mins averaging {{convert|46.82|km/h|0|abbr=on}} & 28 hours 25 mins as 11040 [[Chattrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus|Kolhapur]] [[Gondia railway station|Gondia]] '''Maharashtra Express''' averaging {{convert|47.37|km/h|0|abbr=on}}.


As its average speed in both directions is below {{convert|55|km/h|0|abbr=on}}as per [[Indian Railway]] rules, it does not have a [[Superfast/Mail Trains in India|Superfast]] surcharge.
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It reverses direction twice during its run at [[Daund|Daund Junction]] & [[Pune railway station|Pune Junction]].


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It reverses direction twice during its run at [[Daund Junction railway station|Daund Junction]] & [[Pune Junction railway station|Pune Junction]].
There is no pantry car.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indiarailinfo.com/train/1037 |title=11040 Maharashtra Express }}</ref>


==Traction==
==Traction==


As the route is partly electrified, a [[Bhusawal railway station|Bhusawal]] based [[WAP 4]] loco hauls the train from [[Gondia railway station|Gondia Junction]] until [[Pune railway station|Pune]] after which a [[Pune railway station|Pune]] or [[Guntakal]] based [[WDM 3A]] takes over until [[Chattrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus|Kolhapur]].But since 2016 after electrification it runs with electrical locomotive from gondia to pune.
As the route is partly electrified, a [[Bhusaval Junction railway station|Bhusaval]] based [[Indian locomotive class WAP-4|WAP 4]] loco hauls the train from [[Gondia railway station|Gondia Junction]] until [[Pune Junction railway station|Pune Junction]] after which a [[Pune railway station|Pune]] based [[Indian locomotive class WDM-3A|WDM 3A]] takes over until [[Chattrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus|Kolhapur]].


==Route and timing==
== Routing ==
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11039 Maharashtra Express leaves [[Chattrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus|Kolhapur]] every day at 15:30 hrs IST and reaches [[Gondia railway station]] at 20:15 hrs IST the next day.


The 11039/40 [[Gondia railway station|Gondia]] [[Chattrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus|Kolhapur]] '''Maharashtra Express''' runs from [[Chattrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus|Kolhapur]] via [[Miraj Junction railway station|Miraj Junction]], [[Satara railway station|Satara]], [[Pune Junction railway station|Pune Junction]], [[Daund Junction railway station|Daund Junction]], [[Manmad Junction railway station|Manmad Junction]], [[Bhusaval Junction railway station|Bhusaval Junction]], [[Akola Junction railway station|Akola Junction]], [[Badnera Junction railway station|Badnera Junction]], [[Wardha Junction railway station|Wardha Junction]], [[Nagpur railway station|Nagpur]] to [[Gondia Junction railway station|Gondia Junction]].
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11040 Maharashtra Express leaves [[Gondia railway station]] every day at 08:20 hrs IST and reaches [[Chattrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus|Kolhapur]] at 12:45 hrs IST the next day.
==Time Table==


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11040 [[Gondia railway station|Gondia]] [[Chattrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus|Kolhapur]] '''Maharashtra Express''' leaves [[Gondia railway station|Gondia Junction]] on a daily basis and reaches [[Chattrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus|Kolhapur]] the next day.
===Major halts===

Note: 11039 Maharashtra Express has 62 Stops,11040 Maharashtra Express has 60 Stops. but only the major ones are listed here:
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11039 [[Chattrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus|Kolhapur]] [[Gondia railway station|Gondia]] '''Maharashtra Express''' leaves [[Chattrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus|Kolhapur]] on a daily basis and reaches [[Gondia railway station|Gondia Junction]] the next day.


{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders unsortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!scope="col" style="background:gold;"| Station Code
!scope="col" style="background:gold;"| Station Name
!scope="col" style="background:gold;"| Distance<br> from Source <br>in km
|-
| valign="center" | MMR
| valign="center" |[[Manmad railway station|Manmad Junction]]
| valign="center" | 706
|-
| valign="center" | DD
| valign="center" | [[Daund Junction railway station|Daund Junction]]
| valign="center" | 944
|-
| valign="center" | PUNE
| valign="center" | [[Pune railway station|Pune Junction]]
| valign="center" | 1020
|-
| valign="center" | MRJ
| valign="center" | [[Miraj Junction railway station|Miraj Junction]]
| valign="center" | 1300
|-
| valign="center" | KOP
| valign="center" | [[Chattrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus|Kolhapur]]
| valign="center" | 1347
|}


==External links==
==External links==

* Route for train no. 11039 [http://www.cleartrip.com/trains/11039]]
* Route for train No. 11040 [http://www.cleartrip.com/trains/11040]]
* http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-trivia.html
* http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-trivia.html


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[[Category:Named passenger trains of India]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Maharashtra]]
[[Category: Named passenger trains of India]]
[[Category:1992 establishments in India]]
[[Category: Rail transport in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Transport in Kolhapur]]
[[Category:Transport in Nagpur]]

Revision as of 10:51, 12 April 2019

Maharashtra Express (महाराष्ट्र एक्सप्रेस)
Overview
Service typeExpress
LocaleMaharashtra
Current operator(s)Central Railways
Route
TerminiGondia Junction
Kolhapur
Stops60 as 11039 Maharashtra Express, 58 as 11040 Maharashtra Express
Distance travelled1,346 km (836 mi)
Average journey time28 hours 45 minutes as 11039 Maharashtra Express, 28 hours 25 minutes as 11040 Maharashtra Express
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)11039 / 11040
On-board services
Class(es)AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, Unreserved/General
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesNo Pantry car attached but available
Observation facilitiesRake Sharing with 11023/24 Sahyadri Express
Technical
Rolling stockStandard Indian Railway ICF coaches
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
ElectrificationPartial
Operating speed110 km/h (68 mph) maximum
47.09 km/h (29 mph), including halts

The 11039/11040 Gondia Kolhapur Maharashtra Express (महाराष्ट्र एक्सप्रेस) is a Express train belonging to Indian Railways that run between Gondia Junction and Kolhapur in India. It operates as train number 11040 from Gondia Junction to Kolhapur and as train number 11039 in the reverse direction.

It holds the current record for the longest distance covered in one state as its entire run of 1,346 km (836 mi) is entirely within Maharashtra [1]

This train is named after the state of Maharashtra. Although its name puts it in the league of trains named after their states .i.e. Kerala Express, Tamil Nadu Express, Andhra Pradesh Express etc, it does not connect the State & National Capitals.

11040 Maharashtra Express - Unreserved/General coach

Coaches

The 11039/11040 Gondia Kolhapur Maharashtra Express presently has 1 AC 2 tier, 1 AC 3 tier, 8 Sleeper Class & 5 Unreserved/General coaches.

It does not carry a Pantry car coach.

As with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

Service

The 11039 Gondia Kolhapur Maharashtra Express covers the distance of 1,346 km (836 mi) in 28 hours 45 mins averaging 46.82 km/h (29 mph) & 28 hours 25 mins as 11040 Kolhapur Gondia Maharashtra Express averaging 47.37 km/h (29 mph).

As its average speed in both directions is below 55 km/h (34 mph)as per Indian Railway rules, it does not have a Superfast surcharge.

It reverses direction twice during its run at Daund Junction & Pune Junction.

Traction

As the route is partly electrified, a Bhusaval based WAP 4 loco hauls the train from Gondia Junction until Pune Junction after which a Pune based WDM 3A takes over until Kolhapur.

Routing

The 11039/40 Gondia Kolhapur Maharashtra Express runs from Kolhapur via Miraj Junction, Satara, Pune Junction, Daund Junction, Manmad Junction, Bhusaval Junction, Akola Junction, Badnera Junction, Wardha Junction, Nagpur to Gondia Junction.

Time Table

11040 Gondia Kolhapur Maharashtra Express leaves Gondia Junction on a daily basis and reaches Kolhapur the next day.

11039 Kolhapur Gondia Maharashtra Express leaves Kolhapur on a daily basis and reaches Gondia Junction the next day.


References

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