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Howrah Mumbai Mail via Grand Chord and Allahabad runs from Howrah (Kolkata) to Mumbai CST (ex-Victoria Terminus) (Mumbai)What are its destinations?
India has a huge population the upper and middle echelons of it is remarkably mobile. Indian Railways is the mainstay of passenger transportation in India. Airlines are a relatively small proportion of passenger transport, and road transport works for short to medium haul, but not so well for long haul. So all long distance trains are perpetually overloaded. Standard LD consist these days is 20 to 24 cars. The super-fast Rajdhanis and Durontos are restricted to 18 or 19 cars.Why so many pax?
That one is a Mail train which means that it carries mail/parcels. Mail trains are slower than the fastest express trains, but tend to continue running even when other trains are disrupted.Which class of train?
Texan can verify this, but from the picture it appears that that particular one is pulled by a WAP-4 class 25kV 50Hz 5300HP Co-Co locomotive.What locomotives?
The other passenger workhorse for long LD trains in India is the WAP-7 class 25kV 50Hz 6350HP Co-Co units.
The shorter higher speed trains are also powered by the WAP-5 class 25kV 50Hz 5450HP B-Bo locomotives.
BTW WAP designates W="Broad Gauge", A=AC, P=Passenger.
Yes. First generation born in independent India. Spent over half my life in the US though.By the way jis, are you Indian?