Pune–Nagpur Garib Rath Express

Nagpur-Pune Garib Rath Express
Overview
Service type	Garib Rath Express
Locale	Maharashtra
First service	19 January 2009; 15 years ago
Current operator(s)	Central Railway
Route
Termini	Pune (PUNE); Nagpur (NGP)
Stops	9
Distance travelled	890 km (553 mi)
Average journey time	15 hours 45 minutes
Service frequency	3 days a week
Train number(s)	12113 / 12114
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 3 tier Economy
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	On-board catering, ; E-catering
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	Available
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	58 km/h (36 mph) average including halts.
Route map
Route map

The 12113 / 12114 Nagpur-Pune Garib Rath Express is a Garib Rath class express train belonging to Indian Railways - Central Railway zone that runs between Nagpur Junction and Pune Junction three times per week.^[1] It operates as train number 12113 from Pune Junction to Nagpur Junction and as train number 12114 in the reverse direction.

Coaches

The Nagpur Pune Garib Rath Express has LHB which 18 AC 3 tier Economy and 2 EoG cum SLR coaches. Unlike some Garib Rath trains, it does not have AC Chair Car coaches. The configuration and number of coaches are adjusted in response to demand on the line.

There is no Pantry car but catering is arranged on board the train.

Service

It is a premier train on the Nagpur Pune sector. Some of the other trains that join Nagpur & Pune are the 11039/40 Maharashtra Express, 12129/30 Azad Hind Express, and 12135/12136 Nagpur–Pune SF Express. It covers the distance of 890.4 kilometres in 15 hours 45 mins as 12113 Pune Nagpur Garib Rath Express (56.51 km/h) & 15 hours 10 mins as 12114 Nagpur Pune Garib Rath Express (58.68 km/h)

Schedule

12113 Pune Nagpur Garib Rath Express leaves Pune Junction at 17:40 hrs IST and reaches the Nagpur Junction next day at 09:25 hrs IST . On return, the 12114 Nagpur Pune Garib Rath Express leaves Nagpur Junction at 18:35 hrs IST and reaches Pune Junction next day at 09:45 hrs IST.

Traction

Earlier, the train was hauled between Pune Junction and Manmad Junction by a Pune based WDM-3A handing over to a Bhusaval based WAP-4 or Ajni based WAP-7 for the remainder of its journey.

With progressive electrification, it is now hauled by a Bhusaval based WAP-4 or Ajni based WAP-7 for its entire journey.