Double Decker Express

Double Decker Express

Overview
Main Operation(s):	India
Fleet size:	5
Parent company:	Indian Railways

Double Decker Express

Double Decker Express are fully air-conditioned two floor express trains. They have high priority and are considered among fast trains in India.

Routes

The following is a list of AC Double Decker Express Trains.

List of Trains^[1]

Pair	Train No.	Sector	Stops	Distance
1	11085	Mumbai LTT - Madgaon AC Double Decker Express	Thane, Panvel, Khed, Chiplun, Ratnagiri, Kankavali, Sawantwadi, Thivim, Karmali	564 km
	11086	Madgaon - Mumbai LTT
2	12931	Mumbai Central - Ahmedabad Double Decker Express	Borivali, Vapi, Valsad, Surat, Baruch, Vadodara, Anand, Nadiad	493 km
	12932	Ahmedabad - Mumbai Central
3	22625	Chennai - Bangalore Double Decker Express	Arakkonam, Katpadi, Ambur, Jolarpettai, Bangarapet, Krishnarajapuram, Bangalore Cantonment	359 km
	22626	Bangalore - Chennai
4	12985	Jaipur Delhi Sarai Rohilla AC Double Decker Express	Jaipur Gandhinagar, Alwar, Gurgaon, Delhi Cantonment	304 km
	12986	Delhi Sarai Rohilla - Jaipur
5	12583	Lucknow - Anand Vihar Double Decker Express	Bareilly, Moradabad, Gaziabad	479 km
	12584	Anand Vihar - Lucknow Junction

Former Routes

• Bhopal–Indore AC Double Decker Intercity Express
• Guntur - Kacheguda Double Decker Express
• Habibganj Indore Junction AC Double Decker Express
• Howrah – Dhanbad Double Decker Express
• Kacheguda - Tirupati Double Decker Express

Non-AC Double Decker trains

Flying Ranee is the Non-AC Double Decker Train. The formal train used Double Decker rakes were:^[2]

• Sinhagad Express: First train to have Double Deck rake in India. About ten coaches were attached but were removed eventually.
• Deccan Queen: Used to haul Double Decker bogies during 1980's but were eventually removed.^[3]
• Deccan Express: One or two Double Deck coaches were added. This did not last for long and the coaches were removed.
• Sahyadri Express: Hauled Double Decker coaches between Mumbai and Pune and vice versa. But today has Single Decker coaches only.
• Mumbai - Pune Passenger: This train used to haul Double Decker bogies.

References

1. "India Rail timetable".
2. Mumbai - Valsad Fast Passenger is the second train which gets Non-AC Double Decker Coaches in Western Railway. Old-timers recollect double-decker days
3. Deccan Queen