Two Indian Railways iconic trains will complete 111 and 93 years of service on June 1. The iconic Mumbai-Pune Deccan Queen train completes 93 years of public service and the Punjab Mail completes 111 years on June 1, the officials said. Pics/Central Railway via Rajendra Aklekar
Updated On: 2023-05-31 07:32 PM IST
Compiled by : Asif Ali Sayed
The introduction of 'Deccan Queen' between the two premier cities of Maharashtra on 1st June 1930 was a major landmark in the history of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway, the forerunner of the Central Railway
The Deccan Queen, initially, had only first class and second-class accommodation. First class was abolished on 1st January 1949 and second class was redesigned as first class, which continued up to June 1955 when third class was introduced on this train for the first time. This was later re-designated as second class from April 1974 onwards
It was the first deluxe train introduced on the railway to serve 2 important cities of the region and was aptly named after Pune, which is also known as 'Queen of Deccan'
One of another oldest trains on Central Railway and a part of the old Great Indian Peninsula Railway, the Punjab Mail completes 111 years on June 1
The Punjab Limited used to run on fixed mail days from Bombay's Ballard Pier Mole station all the way to Peshawar, via the GIP route, covering the distance of 2,496 km in about 47 hrs. The train comprised of six cars- three for passengers and three for postal goods and mail
