Jabalpur–Bhopal Intercity Express
Overview | |||||
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Service type | superfast | ||||
Locale | Madhya Pradesh (Mahakoshal, Satpura) | ||||
First service | Jabalpur - Habibganj | ||||
Last service | Jabalpur - Bhopal | ||||
Current operator(s) | West Central Railway | ||||
Route | |||||
Start | Jabalpur Junction | ||||
Stops | 10 | ||||
End | Bhopal Junction | ||||
Distance travelled | 000 km (0 mi) | ||||
Average journey time | 7 hours approx | ||||
Service frequency | Daily | ||||
On-board services | |||||
Class(es) | AC Chair Car, General Chair Car, Unreserved | ||||
Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
Sleeping arrangements | No | ||||
Auto-rack arrangements | Not Available | ||||
Catering facilities | Yes with good food but no pantry | ||||
Entertainment facilities | Not available | ||||
Baggage facilities | Yes, available | ||||
Other facilities | R.O. Vending machines, Chair car cum sleeper car coaches, Enough general coaches | ||||
Technical | |||||
Operating speed | 70 km/h (43 mph) average with halts | ||||
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Jabalpur - Bhopal Intercity Express is a daily superfast Mail/Express Train of the Indian Railways, which runs between Jabalpur Junction railway station of Jabalpur, one of the important city & miliatery cantonment hub of Central Indian state Madhya Pradesh and Bhopal Junction, the main railway station in Bhopal, the capital city of Madhya Pradesh.
Number and nomenclature
The number allowted for the train is :
The name "Intercity Express" refers to the chair car class service of the Intercity Express (Indian Railways) trains, hence the name
Arrival and departure
Train no. 12529 departs from Bhopal daily at 05:20 Hrs, reaching Jabalpur, by forenoon at 10:50. Train no.12530 departs from Jabalpur daily at 16:10 Hrs reaching Bhopal, the same evening by 22:00
Routes and halts
The train goes via Itarsi Junction. The important halt of the train are :
- BHOPAL HABIBGANJ
- Hoshangabad
- Itarsi Junction
- Pipariya
- Kareli
- Narsinghpur
- Sri Dham
- Jabalpur Madan Mahal
- JABALPUR JUNCTION
Locomotive
The train is hauled by ET WDM3 diesel locomotive of the Itarsi Shed
Coach composite
The train consist of 11 Coaches as follow :
- 1 AC CHAIR CAR
- 5 RESERVED CHAIR CAR
- 5 UNRESERVED CHAIR CAR