Feeling bored in the Train - talk to a RailFan. You'll WISH the train gets late.

* It may be interesting to note Deccan queen did 192 kms in just 2:40 hrs when introduced about 9 decades ago making it amongst the faster trains of the world!
* Currently these trains do the journey from a time ranging from 3:15 hrs to 4:10 hrs depending on the number of stoppages and priority accorded to these trains. Their success in the future depends mainly on how much reduction in journey time they can achieve.
* Out of 192 kms of CSTM-Pune stretch, Local trains are also operated on CSTM-Karjat...
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(98kms) & Pune-Karjat (64kms), where speed of non stop long distance trains is severely restricted by suburban trains stopping at each station. Rest of 29km section (Karjat-Panvel) is mostly the famed Bhor ghat section with heaviest gradients on IR network (about 1 in 37), where operating speed of trains are very slow and trains take 45-55 minutes to traverse.
* DQ maintain avg speed of about 60kmph (192km in 3:15 hrs) on above route with 3 intermediate stops on the short run and take lesser time than other SFs with just 1 or 2 stops. This fact indicates the priority it enjoys on its route.