Hazrat Nizamuddin–Bhopal Express

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Bhopal Express
Overview
Service type	superfast
Locale	Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh
Current operator(s)	West Central Railway
Route
Start	Hazrat Nizamuddin
Stops	10
End	Bhopal
Distance travelled	700 km (430 mi)
Average journey time	10.5 hours
Service frequency	daily
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 1 Tier, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper 3 Tier, Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Auto-rack arrangements	available
Catering facilities	available in all the coaches
Entertainment facilities	yes, lcd video windows in AC 1 and AC 2 Tier coaches.
Baggage facilities	yes
Other facilities	mineral water supply, coffee vending machines
Technical
Operating speed	80 km/h (50 mph) average with halts

The Hazrat Nizamuddin - Habibganj Express (Hindi: एक्सप्रेस, Urdu :‏ ایکسپریس ) is a mail/express train of Indian Railways, which runs between Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station of Delhi, the capital city of India and Habibganj railway station of Bhopal, the capital city of Central Indian state, Madhya Pradesh. The train is India's first ISO Certified train.

Arrival and departure

Train no.12156 departs from Hazrat Nizamuddin, daily at 21:00. from platform no.5 reaching Habibganj day at 07:05.

Route and halts

The train goes via Agra & Bina Junction. The important halts of the train are:

NIZAMUDDIN
Agra Cantt.
Gwalior Junction
Jhansi Junction
Bina Junction
Ganj Basoda
Vidisha
Bhopal Junction
HABIBGANJ

Coach composite

The train consists of 24 coaches:

1 AC I Tier
2 AC II Tier
3 AC III Tier
12 Sleeper Coaches
4 Un Reserved
1 Ladies/Handy Capped
1 Luggage/Brake Van

Average speed and frequency

The train runs with an average speed of 63 km/h. The train runs on daily basis from both the sites.

Loco link

The train is hauled by Ghaziabad WAP 5 Electric engine.

Rake maintenance & sharing

The train is maintained by the Delhi Coaching Depot. The same rake is used for Hazrat Nizamuddin - Indore Express for one way which is altered by the rake maintenance and sharing.

References

External links

12156 Bhopal Express timings

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