Howrah–Mumbai CSMT Weekly Express

Howrah–Mumbai CSMT Weekly Express
Overview
Service type	Superfast
Locale	West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh & Maharashtra
First service	6 July 2006; 18 years ago
Current operator(s)	South Eastern Railway
Route
Termini	Howrah Junction (HWH); Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus\|Mumbai CSMT (CSMT)
Stops	19
Distance travelled	1,963 km (1,220 mi)
Average journey time	32 hrs 25 mins
Service frequency	Weekly
Train number(s)	12869 / 12870
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, AC 3 Tier Economy, Sleeper class, Unreserved/General
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Available
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	130 km/h (81 mph) maximum, ; 61 km/h (38 mph) average including halts.

The 12869 / 12870 Howrah–Mumbai CSMT Weekly Express is a passenger train service in India. It runs via Kharagpur, Tatanagar, Chakradharpur, Bilaspur, Raipur, Gondia, Nagpur, Badnera, Bhusaval, Nasik and Kalyan to reach Mumbai CST.

Service

This train connects two metro cities of India – Mumbai and Kolkata. This train runs between Howrah and Mumbai CSMT. It is numbered as 12869/12870. It runs weekly. It departs from Howrah every Friday 02:05 PM and reach Mumbai CSMT every Saturday at 11:45 PM. On the reverse direction, it departs Mumbai CSMT every Sunday 11:05 AM to reach Howrah every Monday at 07:30 PM.^[1]^[2]

Coach composition

The trains use modern LHB coach consisting of 2 AC two-tier coaches (2A), 5 AC three-tier coaches (3A), 3 AC three-tier economy coaches (M), 7 sleeper class coaches, 1 AC hot buffet car (pantry car), 2 general unreserved coaches, 1 divyangjan cum guard coach (SLRD), and 1 generator car.

Currently,^[when?] it is also running with one high capacity parcel van.^[1]^[2]