Overview

• The Deccan Queen completed 95 years of service on June 1, 2025, with commuters marking the occasion at Pune Railway Station.
• Enthusiasts decorated the train and cut a cake on the platform before its 7:10 AM departure to Mumbai.
• Its iconic dining car was sent for repairs and substituted by a Rajdhani Express pantry coach for the anniversary run.
• Introduced in 1930 as India’s first deluxe chair-car service, the Deccan Queen has been renowned for punctual departures and a single mishap-free record since 1990.
• The train now operates with 16 coaches, including AC and second-class chair cars, a Vistadome coach added in 2021 and a generator brake van.