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Date of Journey - 26 May 2017
From - Pune Junction
To - Solapur Junction
Train No. - 12157 Hutatma Express
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- WDG 3A Pune Shed
My Coach - D8
One more journey to hometown. We came to Station at 17:30. As usual, our train was on Platform 5. PF 6 occupied by Pune Bilaspur, PF 4 by Mumbai Intercity, PF 3 by Chennai Ahmedabad, PF 2 by Lonawala Local and PF 1 by Jhelum.
As PF 4 & 5 both are having Intercity one is to Mumbai & other to Solapur, I found people bit confused about which train to take.
As Pune Bilaspur departed late, our train also started late by 10 mins from Pune. As there are back to back trains in Pune Daund section, Hutatma always delayed in this stretch and after waiting couple of mins at Daund outer came to Station late by 25 mins. After brief hault of 2 mins departed around 19:30.
Now our Solapur Division started. Controller given Top++ priority to Hutatma and kept all UP Trains on loop line. From Daund to Dhavlas it ran Non-Stop. At Dhavlas, 11020 was on up loop line and my train was on down loop line. After couple of mins 12026 came with WDP-4D, driver was madly honking. Shatabdi crosses our train in fraction of second. After Shatabdi passes, my train again started accelerating and reached Kurduwadi at 21:00.
Immediately it was departed from Kurduwadi and reached Solapur at sharp 22:00. Driver covers Daund to Solapur distance in just 2 hrs 30 mins with Kurduwadi hault & Shatabdi crossing at Dhavlas.
Enroute I have seen 17031 looped at Mundhewadi at my train overtakes 17031 with mind blowing speed.
As always, I enjoyed my journey.. :)
Pic Credits - Ayush Kamal Sir (Facebook Railfan Club)

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I came to Solapur station at 5:50.
12701 Husainsagar was departed from PF3. 12158 was there on pf 1 and my train was at pf 2.
At 6, Late running Chennai - Shirdi Express departed from pf 4 and LTT - SC Duranto came to pf 3 for technical hault and dep just after 3 min hault.
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train 01413 Solapur - Miraj Passenger was dep from pf 2 at 6:15 (15 mins late), Loco was WDM 3D Pune Shed.
Came to Mohol at waited for 5 mins for 12115. Then dep Mohol after taking good speed I seen that Pune Solapur passenger was in the siding at Malikpeth. At Wakav, I shocked by seeing 11052 KOP SUR Exp at side line and my train was going through.
Arrived at Madha, 12158 overtooks and 11305 crossed. After 20 mins hault train departed from Madha. Again controller given shock by keeping Bikaner - Yeshwantpur on side line at Vadsinge and my train passed through with good speed.
Arrived at Kurduwadi of 1, 11027 came on pf 2 and late running 11042 came on pf 3. Station master given green signal to all 3 trains at same time. 01413 and 11042 was ran on parallel lines for few mins. Then my train turns towards Pandharpur.
Arrived PVR of 3, Nizamabad passenger was on pf 1. There was good crowd boarded this train from Pandharpur. After Nizamabad departs MRJ - KWV passenger came in pf 1 and then my train departs.
Arrived at Sangola 10 mins late.. Journey ends here..
Hope you got overall idea about this super duper train. Train is getting good patronage between MRJ and PVR.
Less Fare.. More Speed.. :D