From June26 you will get to travel between Mumbai and Pune in Vistadome coaches. As per the reports, Central Railway will start running the Mumbai-Pune Deccan Express special train with Vistadome coach. The train will chug through the mesmerizing Western Ghats, which will offer glimpses of Matheran hill, Songir Hill, Ulhas Valley, Ulhas River, areas of Lonavala, Khandala, along with tunnels and waterfalls on the South East Ghat section.
The key features of Mumbai-Pune Deccan Express Special train with vistadome coach are wide window panes,air conditioned, rotatable seats, glass roof top and pushback chairs, GPS-based information system, and LED lights etc.
From June 26, Train Number 01007 Deccan Express special will leave Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) at 7.00 AM daily and arrive Pune at 11.05 AM the same day. While Train Number 01008 Deccan Express special will leave Pune at 3.15 PM daily from June 26 and arrive CSMT at 7.05 PM same day. Enroute, the Mumbai-Pune Deccan Express Special will halt Thane, Dadar, Kalyan, Neral (for Train Number 01007 only), Lonavala, Khadki, Talegaon, and Shivaji Nagar railway stations. The train has three AC Chair Car coaches, one Vistadome coach, 10 Second Class Seating coaches as well as one 2nd class seating cum guard’s brake van. Bookings for Train Number 01007/01008 will open on 24 June 2021 on normal charges at all PRS centers and on the IRCTC official website irctc.co.in. According to Central Railways, only those with confirmed tickets will be allowed to board the Mumbai-Pune Deccan Express Special, adhering all COVID-19 norms, SOPs, during boarding, travelling and at the destination.