Jabalpur - Ambikapur Intercity Express

Jabalpur - Ambikapur Intercity Express
Overview
Service type Superfast
First service March 24, 2010 (2010-03-24)
Current operator(s) West Central Railway zone
Route
Start Jabalpur Junction (JBL)
Stops 12
End Ambikapur (ABKP)
Distance travelled 428 km (266 mi)
Average journey time 9 hours
Service frequency Three days[lower-alpha 1]
On-board services
Class(es) AC Chair car, Chair car, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements Yes
Sleeping arrangements No
Catering facilities No
Entertainment facilities No
Baggage facilities Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock 2
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed 58 km/h (36 mph)

The Jabalpur - Ambikapur Intercity Express is an Intercity train of the Indian Railways connecting Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh and Ambikapur of Chhattisgarh.

(Jabalpur - Ambikapur) Express route map

Number and nomenclature

The train was announced in the railway budget 2009–2010 by railway minister Mamata Banerjee. The train number is 11265/11266. This train has great importance specially for the passengers travelling from Jabalpur to Ambikapur as time taken to reach Ambikapur has reduced drastically.

Departure and arrival

This train runs tri-weekly as announced in the railway budget 2009. The train will depart from Jabalpur as origin and will reach up to Ambikapur. The train departs from Jabalpur every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday at 14:15 and reach Ambikpaur at 23:05. From Ambikpur the train departs every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 6:10 and reach Jabalpur at 14:55

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

Coach composite

The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consist of 22 coaches :

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Katni Loco Shed based WAP-5 diesel locomotive from Jabalpur to Ambikapur and vice versa.

Rake Sharing

This train share its rake with 11651/11652 Jabalpur - Singrauli Intercity Express.

Notes

  1. ↑ Runs three days in a week for every direction.

See also


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