Pushpak Express | Kalyan - Nashik | Part IX

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The 12533/4 #pushpakexpress is a express train belonging to Indian Railways that run between Lucknow Junction and Mumbai in India. It operates as train number 12533 from Lucknow Junction to Mumbai CSMT and as train number 12534 in the reverse direction. It is named after the flying chariot Pushpak which is mentioned as the chariot of Ravana.

The 12533/12534 Pushpak Express covers the distance of 1426 kilometers in 24 hours 20 mins (58.60 km/hr) and 1428 km in 24 hours 20 mins as 12534 Pushpak Express (58.68 km/hr).

Prior to June 2014, it was hauled by 3 locomotives during its journey. A WDM-3A locomotive from either Lucknow or Jhansi shed hauled the train from Lucknow Junction to Jhansi Junction after which a Bhusawal-based WAP-4 hauled the train until Igatpuri following which a WCAM-3 powered the train for the remainder of the journey until Mumbai CSMT.
With progressive electrification of the Lucknow–Jhansi sector, Bhusawal-based WAP-4 began hauling the train until from Lucknow Junction to Igatpuri, following which a WCAM-3 took over for the remainder of the journey until Mumbai CSMT.
With Central Railway completing the changeover of 1500 V DC traction to 25 kV AC traction on 6 June 2015, the train was to hauled by WAP-4 but from 2016, this train is now end to end hauled by Ajni-based WAP-7 locomotive.

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