| Shakuntala Express | |
| Type: | Passenger |
| First: | 1903 |
| Last: | 2020 |
| Operator: | Killick, Nixon and Company |
| Start: | (YTL) |
| Stops: | 10 |
| End: | (ELP) |
| Distance: | 76km (47miles) |
| Journey Time: | 3h 30m |
| Frequency: | Daily |
| Class: | General Unreserved |
| Seating: | No |
| Sleeping: | Yes |
| Catering: | No |
| Entertainment: | No |
| Baggage: | No |
| Stock: | 2 |
| Trainnumber: | 52137/52138 |
| Speed: | 22km/h, maximum permissible speed (MPS) |
The Shakuntala Express was a passenger train that ran between Yavatmal and Achalpur, in the state of Maharashtra in India.[1] [2] [3] [4] Originally called –– Express, it was renamed after Shakuntala Deshmukh née Jadhav, who was wife of freedom fighter Balwantrao Deshmukh.
In 2016, Indian Railways announced that the Shakuntala Express would be cancelled due to the track conversion to broad gauge.[5] The express service was actually stopped in 2020, and the conversion of tracks to broad-gauge started in same year.