The Avantika Express (Hindi:अवंतिका एक्सप्रेस, Marathi:अवाअंतिका एक्सप्रेस, Urdu: اوانتےکا ایکسپریس, Gujarati:અવંતિકા એક્સ્પ્રેસ્સ) is a superfast express train service which runs between Indore Junction BG railway station of Indore City in the western part of Madhya Pradesh state and Mumbai Central railway station of Mumbai the capital of Maharashtra. The name Avantika is from 'Avanti', the former name of Ujjain, a historical city located near Indore. This is one of the two superfast train connection between Indore and Mumbai, the other being Indore-Mumbai Duronto Express
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The train has 19 coaches as follows :
The train runs seven days a week and is a popular choice of travel between Mumbai and Indore. It started functioning on 1st May, 1985. For about a couple of years, in mid 1990s, the termination of train was changed from Mumbai Central to Bandra Terminus (A western Suburban terminus station). The order was reversed and from 1998 the train started going up to Mumbai Central.
The train is hauled by RTM WDM3A from Indore to Ujjain (about 80 KM from Indore) From Ujjain, BRC WAP4 hauls it up to Vadodara and from there, the BL WCAM1 Loco takes over.
The train goes through Ujjain->Ratlam->Vadodara->Surat->Mumbai Central The halts through its journey are :