Mahalaxmi Express
| Overview | |||||
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| Service type | Express | ||||
| Locale | Maharashtra | ||||
| Current operator(s) | South Central Railways | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Mumbai CSMT Kolhapur SCSMT | ||||
| Stops | 16 as 17411 Mahalaxmi Express, 17 as 17412 Mahalaxmi Express | ||||
| Distance travelled | 518 km (322 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 10 hours 57 minutes | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily | ||||
| Train number(s) | 17411 / 17412 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | AC 1st Class, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Catering facilities | No pantry car but available | ||||
| Observation facilities | Rake sharing with 17415/16 Haripriya Express | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | LHB coaches | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed | 110 km/h (68 mph) maximum 47.38 km/h (29 mph), including halts | ||||
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The 17411/17412 Mahalaxmi Express is an express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Mumbai and Kolhapur in India. It is a daily service. It operates as train number 17411 from Mumbai CSMT to Kolhapur SCSMT and as train number 17412 in the reverse direction. Before gauge conversion, this train ran in two sections, with Sectional Carriage interchanged at Pune & later at Miraj, with timeline
- Bombay-Pune (as 303 Mumbai–Pune Mail 1863–1971), Bombay-Miraj (as 303 Bombay Mail 1971–1974), Bombay-Kolhapur (as 303 Mahalaxmi Express since 1974)
- 902 Poona Mail (MG Service between Pune-Miraj & later Pune-Bangalore till 1974), 304 Bombay Mail (MG Service Miraj-Bangalore past 1971–73) & 304 Mahalaxmi Express (MG Service since 1974 till Miraj-Bangalore GC)
After gauge conversion, the Miraj–Bangalore train was discontinued and a new direct train between Kurla and Bangalore was introduced. It is named after Mahalakshmi temple in Kolhapur.