Deccan Queen - Wikipedia Deccan Queen For the Indian film, see Deccan Queen ( film ). For the bus, see Deccan Queen ( bus ). Deccan Queen Overview Service type Superfast Express Train Locale Maharashtra First service 1 June 1930 ; 88 years ago ( 1930 - 06 - 01 ) Current operator ( s ) Central Railway Route Start Mumbai CST Stops 3 ( Mumbai CST - Pune ) 2 ( Pune - Mumbai CST ) End Pune Distance travelled 192.2 km ( 119.4 mi ) Average journey time 3 hours, 15 minutes Service frequency Daily Train number ( s ) 12123 / 12124 On - board services Class ( es ) AC Chair Car, Chair Car, General Seating arrangements Yes Sleeping arrangements No Catering facilities Yes, paid service Other facilities Dining Car ( Restaurant On Wheels ) Technical Rolling stock Kalyan WCAM - 2P / 3 locomotive Track gauge 1,676 mm ( 5 ft 6 in ) Operating speed 105 km / h ( 65 mph ) top speed 58 km / h ( 36 mph ) average with halts hide Route map hide Legend https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deccan_Queen Mumbai CST Dadar ( Towards Mumbai CST ) Thane Viaduct ( Thane Creek ) Parsik tunnel Karjat ( Towards Pune Junction ) Bhor Ghat Begins Monkey Hill ( Technical Halt towards Mumbai CST ) Khandala Tunnel Bhor Ghat Ends Khandala ( Technical Halt towards Mumbai CST ) Lonavla Shivajinagar ( Towards Pune Junction ) Pune The Deccan Queen or Deccan Queen Express, is an Indian passenger train that connects the two largest cities of the Indian state of Maharashtra, i.e. Mumbai and Pune. The service was named as Deccan Queen after the nickname for Pune : Queen of the Deccan. Deccan Queen is currently the fastest train service linking Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus and Pune Station. It has an average operating speed of 58 km / h ( 36 mph ) including stops, and a top speed of 105 km / h ( 65 mph ), making it among the fastest trains in India. Deccan Queen at Mumbai CST The Deccan Queen during its 80th anniversary celebrations on 1 June 2009 Contents 1 History 2 Schedule 3 Coaches 4 Rake 5 Traction 6 Incidents 7 Sister trains 8 References 9 External links History Deccan Queen service was introduced on 1 June 1930 as a weekend train during the days of the British raj to ferry rich patrons - fans from Bombay ( now Mumbai ) to Poona ( now Pune ) to attend horse racing at Pune Race Course. The first service of the train was conducted from Calyan ( now Kalyan ) and Pune. It was converted to a daily service soon after, starting from Bombay Victoria Terminus ( renamed Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus CSMTM ). It is one of the longest running train service on the Indian Railways to have never run on steam power. From the beginning, the Deccan Queen has been run using electric locomotives. Occasionally, it was given diesel locomotives in case of original locomotive failure. The color of its rake has seen a lot of changes, from red colour to yellow to white and then to blue. The Deccan Queen has several firsts or ' among the firsts ' to her credit : she was India 's first superfast train, she was the first long distance electric hauled passenger train, she was one of India 's first vestibuled trains. The Deccan Queen was the first to have a Ladies Only car, and amongst the first to feature a diner. The train has an exciting and chequered history. The Deccan Queen got a brand new rake in 1966, consisting of Indian Railways standard integral anti telescopic cars. For the first time since the history of the train, third class ( now second class ) passengers were allowed to travel by this train. It had only reserved first class since inception until 1966. Deccan Queen is the second train in India having ISO 9000 certification and a dining car after the India 's first ISO Certified train Shaan - E - Bhopal Express running between Bhopal Habibganj ( Bhopal ) - Hazrat Nizamuddin ( Delhi ). It has sixteen coaches including the engine. The Deccan Queen is also one of the most favourite trains among railfans. Every year on 1 June, its regular pass - holders, railfans and railway authorities celebrate the train 's birthday. Deccan Queen entered its 89th year of service on 1 June 2018. Schedule The Pune Mumbai Deccan Queen Express Express is the 2nd of 6 dedicated trains to leave Pune Junction for Mumbai CST & is the last train to return. 12124 Pune Mumbai Deccan Queen Express leaves Pune Junction every day at 07 : 15 hrs IST and reaches Mumbai CSMT at 10 : 25 hrs IST. The train travels non stop till Lonavala after leaving Pune junction. On its way the train overtakes Sahyadri Express at Shivajinagar / Khadki. Then it crosses the Bhor ghat and skips Karjat. The train then stop at Dadar ( Central ) station after traveling 120 km ( 75 mi ) from Lonavala and finally terminates at Mumbai CSMT. On return, the 12123 Mumbai Pune Deccan Queen Express leaves Mumbai CSMT every day at 17 : 10 hrs IST and reaches Pune Junction at 20 : 25 hrs IST. On its way the train halt at Karjat after covering 100 km ( 62 mi ) from Mumbai CSMT for bank locomotive attachment. Then it halts at Lonavala after crossing Bhor Ghat where bank locomotives are detached. Then the train halts at Shivajinagar a major suburb of Pune before terminating at Pune junction. Deccan Queen is Central Railway 's flagship train but is often late by 30 minutes when arriving in Mumbai due to suburban network local trains. Deccan Queen, when it started in 1930 was one of the fastest trains in Asia. It used to cover the 192 km Mumbai - Pune distance in 3 hours 45 minutes and now takes 3 hours 15 minutes. Coaches This train uses ICF coaches. This train has a dinning car and is ISO certified train. This train has 17 coached which include different classes like AC chair car, MST coaches ( Monthly Season Ticket ), Ladies special, Second class sitter reserved coaches and General Coaches. This train will be upgraded under project utkrist and will have LED lights, Bio tiolets and Braille Signage. GPS - tagged biometric attendance system will be also installed in this train. Rake Initially this train use to run with two different rakes one colored silver with scarlet moldings and other royal blue, both built in England. Only First Class and Second Class were used in seven coach rake till June 1955 after which Third Class was also introduced. Initially there were seven coaches which were increased to 12 and then to 17 as of today.. Now it has one dedicated rake colored white and blue with red strip on white color. The rake is ICF rake and is hauled by WCAM 3 / 2P. The rake is attached with bankers from Karjat to Lonavala while traveling from Mumbai CSMT to Pune Junction. to cross steep climbs of the Bhor Ghat. Mumbai CSMT - Pune Junction Loco 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 HP / SLR ( Second MST ) ( Second MST ) GEN GEN D5 D4 D3 Dining cum Pantry Car C4 C3 ( AC MST ) ( AC MST ) D2 D1 ( LADIES ) GEN SLR / HP Pune Junction - Mumbai CSMT 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 Loco HP / SLR ( Second MST ) ( Second MST ) GEN GEN D5 D4 D3 Dining cum Pantry Car C4 C3 ( AC MST ) ( AC MST ) D2 D1 ( LADIES ) GEN SLR / HP Traction WCM 1 type engine initially was used to pull Deccan Queen When it was introduced in 1930, the Deccan Queen was hauled by WCP 1 / 2 DC passenger locomotives. From 1954 till the 1990s, it was hauled by a WCM 1 / 2 / 4 / 5 DC mixed locomotive. From the 1990s till present, it has been hauled end to end by a WCAM 3 or WCAM 2 / 2P DC / AC locomotive of the Kalyan ( KYN ) shed. Starting 1st June 2018, it will be occasionally hauled by the WAP - 7 of the Ajni shed or when the Kalyan Electric Loco Shed receives them. At Karjat, it gets two or three WAG - 5, WAG - 7, WCAM - 2 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. Incidents The train derailed in 1990 at Khandala Ghat, but there were no casualties. The train service was disturbed between late July to early August 2005 due to heavy rainfall in Mumbai ( 26 July 2005 ). On 30 November 2006, a mob of around 6000 protestors set fire to some coaches of the train near Ulhasnagar after forcing the passengers to get down. The arsonists were protesting against the vandalism of a statue of B.R. Ambedkar in far away Kanpur though the incident had nothing to do with the Deccan Queen. Sister trains Below are few other trains which originates and halts between the two cities : Deccan Express Indrayani Express Mumbai Pune Intercity Express Pragati Express Sinhagad Express References ^ Jump up to : `` Deccan Queen turns 75 ''. 2004 - 06 - 01. Retrieved 2006 - 11 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Deccan Queen completes 88 years of service today : Interesting facts about India 's first deluxe train ''. Retrieved 2018 - 06 - 08. Jump up ^ Commuters claim Deccan Queen reaches Mumbai late Jump up ^ Wish List for Pune -- Mumbai Railway Corridor Jump up ^ Reporter, Staff ( 2018 - 05 - 25 ). `` Deccan Queen to get upgraded coaches ''. The Hindu. Jump up ^ `` Iconic Mumbai - Pune Deluxe train Deccan Queen celebrates 88th anniversary ''. June 2018. Jump up ^ `` Dalits go on a rampage ''. 2006 - 11 - 30. Retrieved 2006 - 11 - 30. External links Classic Trains of India : Deccan Queen by S. Shankar Dedicated Mumbai - Pune Trains See also : Mumbai Dadar -- Solapur section and Mumbai -- Chennai line Current trains Via Kalyan Indrayani Express Intercity Express Deccan Express Sinhagad Express Deccan Queen Express Via Panvel Pragati Express Former trains Mumbai - Pune Passenger Poona Mail Shatabdi Express Proposed Kurla Jn - Shivajinagar train service ( Via Panvel ) Central Railway Headquarters - Mumbai Authority Ministry of Railways Railway Board Divisions Mumbai CR Bhusawal Nagpur CR Solapur Pune Railway stations Railway stations in Maharashtra Engine sheds Diesel Pune Kalyan Kurla Murtajapur Electric Kalyan Ajni Bhusawal Network Bhusawal -- Kalyan section Mumbai Suburban Central line Mumbai Dadar -- Solapur section Nagpur -- Bhusawal section Mumbai Suburban Railway Howrah -- Allahabad -- Mumbai line Howrah -- Nagpur -- Mumbai line Mumbai -- Chennai line Pune -- Miraj -- Londa line Pune Suburban Railway Udhna -- Jalgaon line Vasai Road -- Roha line Services Express Trains Fast Passenger Superfast / Mail Duronto Garib Rath Jan Shatabdi Express Premium train Shatabdi Express Sampark Kranti Express Templates Portal WikiProject Railways in Western India National network / trunk lines New Delhi -- Mumbai main line Konkan Railway Howrah -- Allahabad -- Mumbai line Howrah -- Nagpur -- Mumbai line Mumbai -- Chennai line Jaipur -- Ahmedabad line Ahmedabad -- Mumbai main line Branch lines / sections Mathura -- Vadodara Section Akola -- Ratlam line Ahmedabad -- Viramgam section Bhusawal -- Kalyan section Gandhidham -- Ahmedabad main line Gandhidham -- Bhuj section Gandhidham -- Kandla Port section Gandhidham -- Palanpur section Gandhidham -- Samakhiali section Jodhpur -- Bathinda line Maliya Miyana -- Wankaner section Marwar Junction -- Munabao line Mumbai Dadar -- Solapur section Nagpur -- Bhusawal section Samakhiali -- Maliya Miyana section Solapur -- Guntakal section Surendranagar -- Bhavnagar line Viramgam -- Mahesana section Viramgam -- Maliya Miyana section Viramgam -- Okha line Viramgam -- Surendra Nagar section Wankaner -- Surendra Nagar section Suburban lines Ahmedabad ( Planned ) Mumbai ( Western line Central line Harbour line Trans - Harbour line Nerul - Uran line ( Under construction ) ) Pune Metro rail Mumbai Metro Navi Mumbai Metro Metro - Link Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad Greater Nashik Metro Surat Metro Pune Metro Nagpur Metro Monorail Ahmedabad ( Planned ) Mumbai ( Line 1 Navi Mumbai ) Pune Defunct lines revived / under revival Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway Barsi Light Railway Defunct lines Salsette -- Trombay Railway Bhavnagar State Railway Gaekwar 's Baroda State Railway West of India Portuguese Railway Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Cutch State Railway Railway divisions Bhusawal Pune Railway companies Central Railway Western Railway West Central Railway Konkan Railway Corporation Great Indian Peninsula Railway Saurashtra Railway Mumbai Port Trust Railway See also Indian Railways Bholu ( mascot ) Urban rail transit in India Delhi -- Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project Mumbai -- Ahmedabad high - speed rail corridor Bhor Ghat Railways in India portal Legendary trains in India Active Express Brindavan Express Deccan Queen Flying Ranee Godavari Express Grand Trunk Express Malwa Express Panchvati Express Poorva Express Taj Express Tamil Nadu Express Vikramshila Express Jayanti Janata Series Kanyakumari Mumbai Express Vaishali Express Kerala Express Mails Darjeeling Mail Gujarat Mail Saurashtra Mail Golden Temple Mail Kalka Mail Kolkata Mail Punjab Mail Howrah Mumbai Mail Howrah Chennai Mail Thiruvananthapuram Mail Defunct Assam Mail Flying Mail Frontier Mail Imperial Indian Mail Pink City Express Punjab Limited Poona Mail Shakuntala Express Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Deccan_Queen&oldid=862657922 '' Categories : Mumbai - Pune Intercity Trains Rail transport in Maharashtra Transport in Maharashtra Superfast trains Transport in Pune Railway services introduced in 1930 Transport in Mumbai Hidden categories : Use Indian English from February 2014 All Wikipedia articles written in Indian English Use dmy dates from February 2014 All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from April 2017 Talk Contents About Wikipedia ગુજરાતી हिन्दी मराठी Edit links This page was last edited on 5 October 2018, at 20 : 27 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: the name of the first electric train in india is
Answer: Deccan Queen