The 12921/12922 Flying Ranee is a superfast express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Mumbai Central (MMCT) and Surat (ST) in India. It is a daily service. It operates as train number 12922 from Surat to Mumbai Central and as train number 12921 in the reverse direction.[1][2]
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Superfast |
| Locale | Maharashtra, Gujarat |
| First service | 17 April 1937 |
| Current operator(s) | Western Railways |
| Route | |
| Termini | Mumbai Central (MMCT) Surat (ST) |
| Stops | 12 |
| Distance travelled | 263 km (163 mi) |
| Average journey time | 4 hours 40 minutes |
| Service frequency | Daily |
| Train number(s) | 12921 / 12922 |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | AC Chair Car, First Class, Non AC Seating LHB coach(2S) |
| Seating arrangements | Yes |
| Sleeping arrangements | No |
| Catering facilities | Discontinued |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | LHB coach |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Operating speed | 110 km/h (68 mph) maximum, 56 km/h (35 mph) average including halts |
Coaches
editFlying Ranee presently[when?] has 2 AC Chair Cars, 3 General Second class coaches, 1 First Class & 12 Double Decker non-AC coaches. This train would earlier carry a pantry car but this has been removed and replaced with a Second Chair Car coach.[citation needed]
Service and History
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Flying Ranee is a classic train that started in India in its Pre-Independence phase. This train started operating in the year 1906. But on 24 April 1914, it was discontinued. The Flying Ranee was restarted on 1 May 1937[3] as a weekend special. It ran between 1937 and 1939, when it was discontinued due to World War II. Since then, it had been discontinued and restarted several times. It finally resumed operations on 1 November 1950 and has been running ever since. On 18 December 1979, double-decker cars were added to the Flying Ranee's rake. Presently it is a daily service.[4][5][6]
It covers the distance of 263 kilometres in 4 hours 40 minutes as 12922 Flying Ranee (56.35 km/h) and 4 hours 40 minutes as 12921 Flying Ranee (55.37 km/h).[citation needed]
Traction
editDual-traction WCAM-1 locomotive usually hauls the train between Mumbai and Surat. Western Railways completed DC to AC Electric Conversion on 5 February 2012.
It is now regularly hauled by a Vadodara-based WAP-7 or WAP-5 or WAP-4E locomotive.
Time table
edit12922 Flying Ranee leaves Surat at 05:05 AM IST every day and reaches Mumbai Central at 09:45 AM IST the same day.
12921 Flying Ranee leaves Mumbai Central at 17:55 PM IST every day and reaches Surat at 22:35 PM IST the same day.
Route and halts
editThe important halts of the train are:
Gallery
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Flying Ranee Double Decker -
Flying Ranee Chair Car -
Flying Ranee at Vangaon railway station -
12921 Flying Ranee – New AC Chair Car coach -
12921 Flying Ranee at Mumbai Central
As per new timetable eefective December 2021 Flying Ranee will be given a halt at Udvada station both ways.
References
edit- ^ 12922 Surat - Mumbai Central Flying Ranee
- ^ 12921 Mumbai Central - Surat Flying Ranee
- ^ The Bombay Chronicle, 2 May 1937, page 34
- ^ "Famous Trains". Indian Railways Fan Club. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ^ History of "Flying Ranee"
- ^ History of the Bombay-Surat "Flying Ranee"