Jabalpur–Bhopal Intercity Express

Jabalpur - Habibganj Intercity Express
Overview
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
Route map

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 :

Locomotive

The train is hauled by ET WDM3 diesel locomotive of the Itarsi Shed

Coach composite

The train consist of 11 Coaches as follow :

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