Bhagat Ki Kothi - Bilaspur Express
Overview | |
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Locale | Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan |
First service | February 1, 2016 |
Current operator(s) | West Central Railway zone |
Route | |
Start | Bilaspur |
Stops | 31 |
End | Bhagat Ki Kothi |
Distance travelled | 1,820 km (1,130 mi) |
Average journey time | 34 hours 40 minutes |
Service frequency | Twice a week |
Train number(s) | 18243/ 18244 |
On-board services | |
Class(es) | AC 1st class, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, sleeper class, general unreserved |
Seating arrangements | Yes |
Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
Catering facilities | Yes |
Technical | |
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
Operating speed |
110 km/h (68 mph) maximum 52 km/h (32 mph) average with halts |
The Bhagat Ki Kothi - Bilaspur Express is one of the passenger trains of [South East Central Railway zone]] which runs between Bilaspur Junction railway station of Bilaspur, city of Chhattisgarh and Bhagat Ki Kothi railway station a suburban railway stiation in Jodhpur, Rajasthan.[1][2][3][4]
Arrival and departure
Train number 18243 departs from Bilaspur Junction on Monday and Tuesday at 18:20, reaching Bhagat Ki Kothi the next day at 05:00. Train number 18244 departs from Bhagat Ki Kothi on Thursday and Sunday at 00:05, reaching Bilaspur Junction, the next day at 12:45.
Coach composition
This service has one first AC cum second AC coach, one second AC coach, 6 third AC coaches, 10 second sleeper coaches, 4 unreserved coaches, one pantry car and one high capacity parcel van (HCPV) for both up and down services.
Loco | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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SLR | GS | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 | PC | B1 | B2 | B3 | B4 | B5 | B6 | A1 | HA1 | GS | SLR | HCPV |
Routes and halts
The train goes via. Raipur–Nagpur–Itarsi-Ujjain-Kota and Jaipur. The important halts of the train are:
- Bilaspur Junction
- Bhatapara
- Raipur Junction
- Bhilai Power House
- Durg Junction
- Rajnandgaon
- Gondia Junction
- Nagpur Junction
- Pandhurna
- Itarsi Junction
- HabibGanj
- BHOPAL JUNCTION
- Sehore
- Shujalpur
- Berchha
- Ujjain Junction
- Nagda Junction
- Indargarh Sumerganj Mandi
- Sawai Madhopur Junction
- Bansthali Niwai
- Durgapura
- Jaipur Junction'
- Phulera Junction
- Kuchaman City
- Makrana Junction
- Gotan
- Makrana Junction
- Degana Junction
- Jodhpur Junction
- Bhagat Ki Kothi railway station
Speed and frequency
The train runs with an average speed of 53 km/h. Train number 18243 departs from Bilaspur Junction on Monday and Tuesday and 18244 departs from Bhagat Ki Kothi on Thursday and Sunday.
References
- ↑ "पुराने सिस्टम में आधुनिक सुविधा, नतीजा तकनीकी खामियां". Jagran.com (in Hindi). March 1, 2016.
- ↑ "Additional One AC Coach in 4 pairs of trains". Western Railway. February 2, 2016.
- ↑ "रेलमंत्री के रिमोट दबाते ही भगत की कोठी हुई नियमित" [Railways Minister has regular remote press of Bhagat’s Kothi] (in Hindi). February 2, 2016.
- ↑ Press Information Bureau (February 1, 2016). "Minister of Railways Flagged off Bilaspur-Bhagat Ki Kothi Express". Government of India.