Mumbai–Pune Intercity Express

The 12127/12128 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus - Pune Junction Intercity Superfast Express is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Mumbai CSMT and Pune Junction in India. It is a daily service. It operates as train number 12127 from Mumbai CSMT to Pune Junction and as train number 12128 in the reverse direction.

El tren se introdujo en 2004 en sustitución del Shatabdi Express , un tren con aire acondicionado de 10 vagones que contaba con un vagón con asientos climatizados y dos vagones con generador en el extremo. El Shatabdi Express circulaba prácticamente vacío a pesar de tener prioridad en la ruta, con menos paradas y mayor velocidad, debido a las elevadas tarifas y a la creciente demanda de un tren más accesible para la clase media, por lo que se suspendió su servicio.

El tren Mumbai Pune Intercity Express tiene 2 vagones con asientos con aire acondicionado, 8 vagones de segunda clase general, 4 vagones de segunda clase general sin reserva y 2 vagones con generador. Total = 16

Como es habitual en los ferrocarriles indios , se añaden o se quitan vagones según la demanda.

A partir del 6 de junio de 2018, el tren Mumbai Pune Intercity Express ha sido equipado con vagones LHB modernos y avanzados para mayor seguridad y velocidad.

Actualmente, este tren circula a una velocidad máxima de 130 km por hora en la ruta Khadki-Pune con una locomotora Ajni WAP 7.

El Mumbai Pune Intercity Superfast Express se inauguró el 15 de marzo de 2004 y es uno de los 6 trenes interurbanos exclusivos con vagones con asientos entre Mumbai CSMT y Pune Junction . Los otros 5 trenes son el 11007/08 Deccan Express , el 11009/10 Sinhagad Express , el 12125/26 Pragati Express , el 12123/24 Deccan Queen y el 22105/06 Indrayani Express .

Cubre la distancia de 192 kilómetros en 2 horas y 40 minutos como el tren 12127 Mumbai Pune Intercity Express (72 km/h) y en 2 horas y 35 minutos como el tren Pune Mumbai Intercity Express (74,32 km/h).

This train now operates by Push Pull technique and the technical halt at Karjat for attaching bankers is removed. Today Intercity departs Mumbai CSMT at 6:45 AM and arrives Pune Junction at 9:55 AM and the reverse trains leaves Pune Junction at 6:30 PM and arrives Mumbai CSMT at 9:05 PM.^[1] Thus the travelling time is reduced to 2 hr 35 min and the Intercity becomes the fastest train among the six sister trains between Mumbai and Pune. From December 2019 onward, the Push Pull Technique has been discontinued, as there was no improvement in the time saved (beyond 20 min) even after eliminating stop at Karjat Junction. Furthermore, though Karjat Junction was not a scheduled halt for the regular (single loco) train, people were able to "get in" and "get out" when the train halted for a connection of WAG 7 twin bankers. Therefore, there was a negative feedback from such region specific customers who wanted the train to stop at Karjat Junction. However this train was converted to normal mode by central railways from 21/11/2019. Now the train runs on its regular time table taking 3 hrs 10 min between Pune to Mumbai and 3 hrs 17 min between Mumbai to Pune.^[2]

At its introduction, the Intercity Express has been hauled end to end by a KYN based WCAM 3 or WCAM 2 locomotive until present. It is the only train between Mumbai CSMT and Pune Junction never to have been hauled by a pure DC locomotive. Post 2014, after conversion of DC to AC on Central Line, it has been hauled occasionally by Bhusaval based WAP 4/WAM-4 or Ajni based WAP 7. However, the WCAM locos were mostly used to haul it both ways. As of 18 April 2025, due to an acute shortage of healthy electric locomotives in the Central Railway zone, this train is temporarily being hauled by a WDP-4D of the Pune loco shed, which were laying dormant until now.

At Karjat, it gets two or three WAG-5, WAG-7 or WCAM 3 bankers of Kalyan shed to push the train on the ghat section between Karjat railway station and Lonavala railway station, where the gradient is of 1 in 40. Now it is push pulled by an WAP-7, one in the front and the other at the rear, so the technical halt at Karujath is not required. The Push Pull Technology is used no more, as there was no significant time saving as proposed in the initial plan, see the paragraphs above for a detailed explanation.

The MumbaiPune Intercity Superfast Express is the 2nd of 6 dedicated trains to leave Mumbai CSMT for Pune Junction and is the second-to-last train to return.

12127 MumbaiPune Intercity Superfast Express leaves Mumbai CSMT every day at 06:45 hrs IST and reaches Pune Junction at 09:20 hrs IST.

On return, the 12128 PuneMumbai Intercity Superfast Express leaves Pune Junction every day at 18:30 hrs IST and reaches Mumbai CSMT at 21:05 hrs IST.

• Dedicated Mumbai-Pune Intercity trains:

• Mumbai–Pune Passenger