After a gap of two years the Pune-Mumbai Pragati Express, a daily intercity express train plying between Pune and Mumbai, resumed service on Monday. It is one of the major trains which provide intercity service and has 15 coaches.
Passengers of Pragati Express will have an add-on experience of viewing the other side of Matheran hill as it will travel through Karjat – Panvel route to Mumbai apart from enjoying the scenic beauty and experience being with nature while Songir hill (near Palasdhari), Ulhas River (near Jambrung), Ulhas Valley, areas of Khandala, Lonavala, etc. and the waterfalls, tunnels on south-east ghat section.
The unique Vistadome coaches have a glass rooftop and have several extraordinary features like wide window panes, LED lights, rotatable seats and pushback chairs, electrically operated automatic sliding compartment doors, wide side sliding doors for Divyangs, etc. Last but not the least, the viewing gallery.
Pragati Express is one of the important trains for thousands of passengers travelling to the Konkan region. Soon the Ganpati, Navratri and Diwali festivals will start and there will be a rush of passengers going to their villages.
