11003 Tutari Express Entering Dadar Railway Station : Indian Railways

KALYAN WDM3D ALCO TWINS WITH 11003 DADAR - SAWANTWADI TUTARI EXPRESS ENTERING / ARRIVING DADAR RAILWAY STATION OF CENTRAL RAILWAYS. 11003/Tutari (Rajyarani) Express (PT) तुतारी (राज्यराणी) एक्सप्रेस तुतारी (राज्यरानी) एक्सप्रेस DR/Dadar Central -- SWV/Sawantwadi Road The 11003/11004 Tutari Express (formerly Dadar Terminus - Sawantwadi Road Rajya Rani Express) is an express train belonging to Indian Railways - Central Railway zone that runs between Mumbai and Sawantwadi in Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra in India. It operates as train number 11003 from Dadar Terminus to Sawantwadi Road and as train number 11004 in the reverse direction. As a sign of respect to revolutionary Marathi Poet Krishnaji Keshav Damle, who wrote under the pen name `Keshavsut,’ the railways has decided to rename the train Tutari Express on 22 May 2017, after the title of his famous Marathi poem “Tutari” which means a trumpet-like instrument in Marathi. The 11003/11004 Tutari Express presently has 1 AC 2 tier, 1 AC 3 tier, 7 Sleeper Class & 4 Unreserved/General coaches. As with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand. The 11003 Tutari Express covers the distance of 497 kilometres in 10 hours 35 mins (47 km/hr) & in 11 hours 55 mins as 11004 Tutari Express (42 km/hr). As the average speed of the train is below 55 km/h (34 mph), its fare does not include a Superfast surcharge. As large sections of the route are yet to be electrified, it is a diesel haul end to end. A WDM 3A engine from the Kalyan shed hauls the train for its entire journey. 11003 Tutari Express leaves Dadar Terminus every day at 00:05 hrs IST and reaches Sawantwadi Road at 10:40 hrs IST the same day. 11004 Tutari Express leaves Sawantwadi Road every day at 18:50 hrs IST and reaches Dadar Terminus at 06:45 hrs IST the next day. Dadar railway station is one of the major interchange railway stations of Mumbai Suburban Railway. It serves the Dadar area in Mumbai, India. This railway station lies on both the Central line named as Dadar Central with station code DR and Western line named as Dadar Western with station code DDR. It's also a terminal for Mumbai Suburban Railway as well as Indian Railways. Dadar railway station has a total of 15 stations, In that, The total 7 platforms are consist of the Western side which is two platforms of the slow suburban route, three platforms of the fast suburban route and the last two platforms are the terminus of the Suburban and Long Distance trains which are also known as Dadar Midtown Terminus. Whereas, The remaining 8 platforms are consist of the Central line, which is of three platforms are on the slow suburban route with middle slow suburban terminal, three platforms are on the fast suburban route with middle fast suburban terminal, and the last two platforms are the terminus of Long-distance trains which is also known as Dadar Central Terminus or Dadar Terminus. Dadar is the busiest railway station on the Mumbai Suburban Railway network with an average of 211,888 passengers begins their journey from this station per day contributing ₹1,059,440 (US$15,000) of average daily revenue. In October 2012, CR announced plans to cease long-distance train services terminating at Dadar on the Central side within 5–6 years. The load would be transferred to Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) by upgrading the number of platforms at LTT from five to 12. Dadar railway station handles a total of 88 long-distance trains. In which 12 trains are on the Western line side in which 3 long-distance trains originate and terminate at Midtown Terminus and 9 long-distance trains halt at the fast suburban route of Western line. Whereas, 76 trains are on the Central line side in which 11 long-distance trains originate and terminate at Central Terminus and 65 long-distance trains halt at the fast suburban route of Central line. Dadar railway station was inaugurated in the year 1868 for direct connectivity on both sides of Central Railway and Western Railway network.