SCSMT Kolhapur–Pune Vande Bharat Express
The 20673/20674 SCSMT Kolhapur - Pune Vande Bharat Express is India's 63rd Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the bank city of Kolhapur with the Deccan Plateau city of Pune in Maharashtra.[1][2] This express train was inaugurated on September 16, 2024 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conferencing from Ahmedabad, Gujarat.[3][4] OverviewThis train is currently operated by Indian Railways, connecting SCSMT Kolhapur, Miraj Jn, Sangli, Kirloskarvadi, Karad, Satara and Pune Jn.[5][6] It currently operates with train numbers 20673/20674 on 3 days a week basis.[7] RakesIt is the same fifty-ninth 2nd Generation and forty-second Mini Vande Bharat 2.0 Express train which was designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory at Perambur, Chennai under the Make in India Initiative.[8] ServiceThe 20673/20674 SCSMT Kolhapur - Pune Vande Bharat Express currently operates 3 days a week, covering a distance of 326 km (203 mi) in a travel time of 05 hrs 15 mins with average speed of 62 km/h. The Maximum Permissible Speed (MPS) will be confirmed after commercial run.
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