| Bhopal Shatabdi | |
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Shatabdi Express being hauled by a WAP 5 locomotive |
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| Overview | |
| Service type | Shatabdi Express |
| First service |
14 November 1988 |
| Current operator(s) | Northern Railway |
| Route | |
| Start | New Delhi Railway Station |
| No. of intermediate stops | 5 |
| End | Bhopal Junction |
| Distance travelled | 701 km (436 mi) |
| Average journey time | 7 hours 50 minutes |
| Service frequency | All days |
| Train number(s) | 12001 / 12002 |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | Executive Chair Car, AC Chair Car |
| Technical | |
| Gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Provincial gauge |
| Operating speed | 161 km/h (100 mph) maximum 93 km/h (58 mph) |
Bhopal Shatabdi Express (भोपाल शताब्दी /بهوبال صحةعبد) is a train operated by the Northern Railway which runs between New Delhi, the main railway station of India's capital territory, New Delhi. and Bhopal Junction the main railway station of Bhopal City, the state capital of central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The train is the fastest train in India with the top speed of 150 km/h (93 mph). The train commenced service in 1988 and was the first Shatabdi train to be introduced. The train runs at an average speed of 93 km/h (58 mph),touching a top speed of 161 km/h (100 mph) on the 275 km (171 mi) New Delhi-Morena stretch, which is the fastest for a train in India.
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The name "Shatabdi" means centenary in Sanskrit, Hindi, Telugu, Bengali, Oriya, Kannada and many other Indian languages. The first Shatabdi Express train was introduced in 1988 to commemorate the birth centenary of Jawahar Lal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India. Sri Madhav Rao Scindia was Indian Railway minister at that point of time and the Shatabdi Express was his brainchild. The first Shatabdi Express was flagged off between Jhansi and New Delhi, which was later extended to Bhopal.
The trains are fully Air-conditioned and of a much higher standard than most Indian rail coaches. Shatabdi Express travelers are provided with snacks, meals, coffee/tea, a one litre water bottle/ 300ml packaged water (for short distance journey) provided by the railways owned and operated subsidiary '"Rail Neer", and juice.
The train runs on new imported LHB coaches on all days . The cost of meals, breakfast etc. is all covered in the booking fare.
The train runs across the tourism hub of India covering major tourist cities like New Delhi, Agra, Mathura, Gwalior, Jhansi & Bhopal.
The complete list of stations is as follows
The train runs as a day train, and completes one side journey of around 701 km (436 mi) in 7 hours 50 minutes and it returns to New Delhi station at night.
The train leaves New Delhi at 06:15 and reaches Bhopal Junction at 14:05 . In the return journey,it leaves Bhopal Junction at 14:40 and reaches New Delhi at 22:30.
The train has 10 AC Chair cars,2 AC First class, 2 power cars (Total 14 coaches) (Loco-EOG-C1-C2-C3-C4-C5-C6-C7-C8-C9-C10-E1-E2-EOG)