The name 'Jan' means
people in
Sanskrit language (and hence in many other Indian languages), hence this version of
Shatabdi is meant for the ordinary people.
Jan Shatabdi is an inter-city superfast train connecting major metropolitan cities, at a low price. This train can be considered a 'down-scale' version of
Shatabdi trains.
Hingoli Jan Shatabdi 12071/72 – Hingoli Jan Shatabdi runs between
CSMT Mumbai and
Hingoli. It is a daily Super Fast offered by the
Central Railway. It had been extended to
CSMT Mumbai. As per the time table effective 1 July 2013, it has been reverted to
Dadar & now shares its rake with the 12051/52
Dadar Madgaon JanShatabdi Express. The train initially used to terminate at
Aurangabad but w.e.f. August 9, 2015 it has been extended to Jalna. Now it extended upto Hingoli From Jalna the train is numbered 12072 and it departs at 04:20 am and reaches
CSMT Mumbai at 4:50 thus taking approx. 12hrs 30mins hours to cover a distance of . En route it halts at Parbhani , Jalna,
Aurangabad,
Manmad Junction,
Nashik Road,
Kalyan Junction and
Thane. But it also stops at
Kasara and
Igatpuri as operational stops. On the return journey, the train is numbered 12071 and departs from Dadar at 1400 hrs and arrives at Jalna at 2140 hrs. The
Hingoli Jan shatabdi is a fourteen-coach train and has ten Jan shatabdi class chair cars, two AC chair car and 2 luggage-cum-brake vans as part of its seating configuration. ==Locomotion==