Deccan Queen, Indian Railways’ first deluxe train between Mumbai and Pune, has completed 93 years of service on Thursday, June 1. Deccan Queen, which is also known as Dakkhan Ki Rani, was introduced on June 1, 1930. The train was billed to be a major landmark in the history of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway.
The Deccan Queen was the first deluxe train service of the Indian Railways which was introduced to run between Mumbai and Pune. It was aptly named “Queen of Deccan” (that means Dakkhan ki Rani).
In the beginning, the Decan Queen was featured with seven coaches with first and second class bandwagons only.
