Overview
- Central Railway held an anniversary ceremony at CSMT with passengers, rail enthusiasts and staff, featuring drumbeats, cake cutting and floral decorations.
- The train is India’s first long-distance passenger service to run in push-pull mode under Mission Raftar, with locomotives at both ends to eliminate banker engines and save time.
- Introduced on January 19, 2019 as a bi-weekly 22221/22222 service, it quickly expanded from one First AC, three AC 2-tier and eight AC 3-tier coaches to one First AC, five AC 2-tier and twelve AC 3-tier coaches.
- Frequency rose from twice weekly to four days a week on September 13, 2019, before becoming a daily operation from January 19, 2021.
- The train departs CSMT at 16:00 and arrives at Hazrat Nizamuddin at 09:55, returning at 16:55 to reach Mumbai at 11:15, with stops at Kalyan, Nashik Road, Jalgaon, Bhusaval, Bhopal, Jhansi, Gwalior and Agra Cantt, benefiting travelers from Mumbai and key intermediate cities.