The Maharashtra

Maharashtra

Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...

 Express or महाराष्ट्र एक्स्प्रेस in Marathi

Marathi language

Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...

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India

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n express train that travels to-and-from Gondia

Gondia

Gondia, or Gondiya , is a city in the state of Maharashtra in western India, and is the administrative headquarters of Gondia District. Gondia is also known as Rice City by local people due to abundance of rice mills in the area. Gondia is very close to Madhya Pradesh state, and is considered the...

 (east end of Maharashtra state) and Kolhapur (south end of Maharashtra) connecting various cities during its journey. It is a daily means of transport for thousands of passengers.

Schedule

The Maharashtra express departs daily from Gondia Junction

Gondia

Gondia, or Gondiya , is a city in the state of Maharashtra in western India, and is the administrative headquarters of Gondia District. Gondia is also known as Rice City by local people due to abundance of rice mills in the area. Gondia is very close to Madhya Pradesh state, and is considered the...

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Indian Standard Time

Indian Standard Time is the time observed throughout India and Sri Lanka, with a time offset of UTC+05:30. India does not observe daylight saving time or other seasonal adjustments, although DST was used briefly during the Sino–Indian War of 1962 and the Indo–Pakistani Wars of 1965 and 1971...

 and reaches Kolhapur (KOP), at 12:45 (+1day) IST on the following day. It departs from Kolhapur at 15:30 IST and reaches Gondia at 20:15 (+1 day) IST on the following day. Arrival times are generally delayed from a few minutes to a few hours. The train number is 11040 (Up) while travelling from Gondia to Kolhapur, and 11039 (Down) for the return journey. The train covers a distance of 1346 km during its journey.

Stops

After leaving Gondia, the train stops at various stations in the chronological order: Tirora, Tumsar road, Bhandara road, Kamptee, Itwari, Nagpur, Ajni, Sewagram, Wardha, Pulgao, Dhamangao, Chandur, Badnera, Murtajapur, Akola, Shegao, Jalamb, Nandura, Malkapur, Bodwad, Varangao, Bhusaval, Jalgao, Pachora, Chalisgao, nandgao, Manmad, Yeola, Kopargao, Puntamba, Belapur, Ahmadnagar, Daund, Kedgao, Uruli, Pune, Ghorpuri, Jejuri, Nira, Lonand, Wathar, Jarandeshwar, Satara, Koregao, Rahimatpur, Targao, Masur, Karad, Bhavani nagar, Takari, Kirloskarvadi, Bhilavdi, Sangli, Miraj, Jayasingpur, Hatkanagale, Rukadi, Valivade and Kolhapur. And in the reverse order during its return journey from Kolhapur to Gondia.

Incidents

The train often is considered as a slow type of train with several delays and lack of punctuality for designated times.