Bhagat Ki Kothi - Bilaspur Express
Overview | |||||
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Locale | Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan | ||||
First service | February 1, 2016 | ||||
Current operator(s) | West Central Railway zone | ||||
Route | |||||
Start | Bilaspur | ||||
Stops | 31 | ||||
End | Bhagat Ki Kothi | ||||
Distance travelled | 1,820 km (1,130 mi) | ||||
Average journey time | 34 hours 40 minutes | ||||
Service frequency | Twice a week | ||||
Train number(s) | 18243/ 18244 | ||||
On-board services | |||||
Class(es) | AC 1st class, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, sleeper class, general unreserved | ||||
Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
Catering facilities | Yes | ||||
Technical | |||||
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
Operating speed |
110 km/h (68 mph) maximum 52 km/h (32 mph) average with halts | ||||
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The Bhagat Ki Kothi - Bilaspur Express is one of the passenger trains of South East Central Railway zone which runs between Bilaspur Junction railway station of Bilaspur, city of Chhattisgarh and Bhagat Ki Kothi railway station a suburban railway stiation in Jodhpur, Rajasthan.[1][2][3][4]
Arrival and departure
Train number 18243 departs from Bilaspur Junction on Monday and Tuesday at 18:20, reaching Bhagat Ki Kothi the next day at 05:00. Train number 18244 departs from Bhagat Ki Kothi on Thursday and Sunday at 00:05, reaching Bilaspur Junction, the next day at 12:45.
Routes and halts
The train goes via. Raipur–Nagpur–Itarsi-Ujjain-Kota and Jaipur. The important halts of the train are:
- Bilaspur Junction
- Bhatapara
- Raipur Junction
- Bhilai Power House
- Durg Junction
- Rajnandgaon
- Gondia Junction
- Nagpur Junction
- Pandhurna
- Itarsi Junction
- HabibGanj
- BHOPAL JUNCTION
- Sehore
- Shujalpur
- Berchha
- Ujjain Junction
- Nagda Junction
- Indargarh Sumerganj Mandi
- Sawai Madhopur Junction
- Bansthali Niwai
- Durgapura
- Jaipur Junction'
- Phulera Junction
- Kuchaman City
- Makrana Junction
- Gotan
- Makrana Junction
- Degana Junction
- Jodhpur Junction
- Bhagat Ki Kothi railway station
Coach composition
This service has one first AC cum second AC coach, one second AC coach, 6 third AC coaches, 10 second sleeper coaches, 4 unreserved coaches, one pantry car and one high capacity parcel van (HCPV) for both up and down services.
Loco | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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SLR | GS | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 | PC | B1 | B2 | B3 | B4 | B5 | B6 | A1 | HA1 | GS | SLR | HCPV |
Speed and frequency
The train runs with an average speed of 53 km/h. Train number 18243 departs from Bilaspur Junction on Monday and Tuesday and 18244 departs from Bhagat Ki Kothi on Thursday and Sunday.
References
- ↑ "पुराने सिस्टम में आधुनिक सुविधा, नतीजा तकनीकी खामियां". Jagran.com (in Hindi). March 1, 2016.
- ↑ "Additional One AC Coach in 4 pairs of trains". Western Railway. February 2, 2016.
- ↑ "रेलमंत्री के रिमोट दबाते ही भगत की कोठी हुई नियमित" [Railways Minister has regular remote press of Bhagat’s Kothi] (in Hindi). February 2, 2016.
- ↑ Press Information Bureau (February 1, 2016). "Minister of Railways Flagged off Bilaspur-Bhagat Ki Kothi Express". Government of India.