The 12533 / 12534 Pushpak SF Express is a Daily Superfast Express category train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Gomti Nagar (Lucknow) in Uttar Pradesh and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaja Terminus, Mumbai in Maharashtra, India. It operates as train number 12533 from Lucknow to Mumbai and as train number 12534 in the reverse direction. Pushpak SF Express is the fastest train between CSMT in Mumbai and Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh covering distance of 1438 km in 26.00 hours.
It is named after the mythological flying chariot Pushpak which is mentioned as the chariot of Ravana.
Service
The 12533/12534 Pushpak Express covers the distance of 1438 kilometres in 26 hours 00 mins as 12533 Pushpak Express and maintains an average speed of 55 km/h and 1438 km in 23 hours 35 mins as 12534 Pushpak Express with an average speed of 63 km/h.
As the average speed of the train is more than 55 km/h, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.
Locomotive
Prior to June 2014, it was hauled by three locomotives during its journey. A WDM-3A locomotive from either Lucknow or Jhansi shed hauled the train from to after which a Bhusawal-based WAP-4 hauled the train until 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 be hauled by WAP-4 but from 2016, this train is now end to end hauled by an Ajni-based WAP-7 locomotive.
Coaches As with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand. From 30 October 2021 the train has been upgraded to a new LHB coach.
Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 SLRGenGenS1S2S3S4PCM1M2M3M4M5B1B2B3A1A2H1EOG
SLR consists of Luggage coach Gen consists of Unreserved coaches H consists of First Class AC 1 coach A consists of AC 2 Tier coach M consists of AC 3 Tier Economy coach B consists of AC 3 Tier coach S consists of Non-AC Sleeper coach
Routing
The 12533/34 Pushpak Express runs via , , , , Nashik Road to Mumbai CST. PUSHPAK EXPRESS12533 UP12534 DownSNStation nameCodeArr. timeDep. timeHaltDistanceDayArr. timeDep. timeHaltDistanceDay1Gomti NagarGTNRSource20:45 -0108:10Destination -143822Badshah NagarBNZ20:5021:00054107:3007:3505143323Aishbagh JnASH21:2321:250213107:1307:1502142524Unnao JnON22:2022:220254105:3105:3302137125Kanpur CentralCNB23:0523:100571104:5505:0510135326OraiORAI00:3700:3902178202:1802:2002124727Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi JnVGLJ02:4002:4803292200:5501:0308113328Lalitpur JnLAR04:0004:0202382223:4623:4802104319Bhopal JnBPL07:0007:1010584221:1521:2510841110Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj)RKMP07:2207:2402590220:5821:0002835111Itarsi JnET08:5509:0005675219:2519:3005749112Khandwa JnKNW11:5311:5502859217:0217:0503566113Bhusawal JnBSL13:4513:5005982215:0015:0505442114Manmad JnMMR16:1316:15021166212:3312:3502258115Nasik RoadNK17:1817:23031239211:3711:4003185116IgatpuriIGP18:2218:27051290210:5210:5705135117Kalyan JnKYN20:0720:10031372209:1209:150353118Dadar CentralDR20:5721:000314162---9119Mumbai CSMTCSTM22:45Destination -14252 Source08:25 -01
Accidents 22 January – 2025 Jalgaon train accident: About 12 people including seven from Nepal were killed and 15 were injured when some of the passengers of Pushpak Express disembarked onto an adjacent railway line following a false fire alarm and were hit by the incoming Karnataka Express
See also Pune–Lucknow Express
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