Shaan-e-Bhopal Express

Overview
Current operator(s)	Indian Railways
Route
Start	Bhopal Habibganj
Stops	8
End	Hazrat Nizamuddin
Distance travelled	700 kilometres (430 mi)
Average journey time	10 hrs 55 mins
Train number(s)	12155/12156
Technical
Operating speed	67 kilometres per hour (42 mph) (Avg.)
Route map Hazrat Nizamuddin Delhi - Uttar Pradesh border Agra Cantonment Uttar Pradesh - Madhya Pradesh border Morena Gwalior Junction Madhya Pradesh - Uttar Pradesh border Jhansi Junction Uttar Pradesh - Madhya Pradesh border Bina Junction Ganj Basoda Vidisha Bhopal Junction Habibganj

Bhopal Express (also Shaan-e-Bhopal) is a daily superfast train service, connecting Bhopal, the Capital of Madhya Pradesh, India and New Delhi. It has the distinction of being the fastest 'non-Shatabdi', 'non-Rajdhani' and 'non- Sampark Kranti' train in India. The Shaan - E - Bhopal Express is the prestigious, one of the "first" ISO 9002 certified train of India, having high security features and high priority on the Indian Railways.

It covers the distance of 700 kilometres between Bhopal Habibganj railway station and Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station in Delhi in ten hours and fifty-five minutes (10 hours 45 minutes approx.). Due to its convenient timings, it is a highly preferred train for passengers commuting to and from Bhopal and Nizamuddin (Delhi).

Journey

Train no 12155 (Down) departs Habibganj, Bhopal and reaches Hazrat Nizamuddin, New Delhi the following morning.

The return journey train 12156 (Up) departs Hazrat Nizamuddin, New Delhi and reaches Habibganj, Bhopal the following morning. The train travels 701 km from Hazrat Nizamuddin, New Delhi - Habibganj, Bhopal

Traction

As the route is fully electrified, following locos hauls the train end to end: 1.HBJ TO NZM:wap7 gzb or wap-5 from ghaziabad shed. 2.NZM TO HBJ:WAP-7 GZB/LGD or WAP-5 GZB

Features

The train is hauled by a Ghaziabad WAP 7 locomotive. Bhopal Express is India's first ISO 9000-2001 certified train.^[1]

Its AC First Class, AC 2-tier, AC 3-tier coach as well as the Sleeper coaches are GPS enabled and provide information such as current train speed, distance to final destination, distance to next stop, stoppage station name and timing performance on an LCD display. (The new coaches in Duronto trains are also GPS-enabled and provide the same information.)

Coach Composition 12155

 L(Engine)  SLR  GS  GS  S11 S10 S9 S8 S7 S6 S5 S4 S3 S2 S1 B4 B3 B2 B1 A2 A1 H1 GS GS SLR

Coach Composition 12156

 L(Engine)  SLR  GS  GS H1 A1 A2 B1 B2 B3 B4 S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9 S10 S11  GS GS SLR

References

External links

Media related to Shaan-e-Bhopal Express at Wikimedia Commons