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The Durgavati Express or Jabalpur - Jammu Tawi Express is a bi weekly mail express train service run by West Central Railway. It runs between Jabalpur Junction railway station of Jabalpur, an important military hub of Eastern Madhya Pradesh state and Jammu Tawi railway station of Jammu & Kashmir in India. The name "Durgavati Express" have been given in the memory of the great princess of Mahakoshal region in Jabalpur named Princess Durgavati (Rani Durgavati) who sacrificed her life for her region and fought strongly against the Mughal Emperors to save her empire from being conquered.
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Arriving and Departure Info
- Train number 11449 Jabalpur - Jammu Tawi Durgavati Express departs from Jabalpur Station on every Tuesdays at 06:00 A.M. which reaches Jammu the next day at 11:30 A.M.
- Train number 11450 Jammu Tawi - Jabalpur Durgavati Express departs from Jammu Tawi every Sunday at 0000 hrs., reaches Jabalpur the next day at 0000 hrs.
Routes and Halts
The train goes via. Bina - Katni Rail Route - Jhansi - Gwalior - Agra and New Delhi. The important halts of the train are :
- JABALPUR JUNCTION
- Sihora
- Katni Junction
- Damoh
- Saugor
- Khurai (stoppage flagged off by Sri.Kamal Nath on 01-March-2010 at Khurai railway station)
- Bina Junction
- Lalitpur
- Jhansi Junction
- Gwalior Junction
- Agra Cantt.
- Mathura Junction
- Hazrat Nizamuddin
- New Delhi
- Ludhiana Junction
- Jallandhar Cantt.
- Beas
- Vijay Pur Jammu
- JAMMU TAWI
Coach Composite
The train consist of 23 Coaches :
- 1 AC I Tier
- 2 AC II Tier
- 3 AC III Tier
- 14 Sleeper
- 3 General
- 1 Pantry
- 1 Luggage/Brake Van
Trivia
- The only connection of Jabalpur with Jammu Tawi.
- Same rake is used for Jabalpur - Durg - Jammu Tawi Express
References
External links
Categories:- Rail transport in Madhya Pradesh
- Transport in Bhopal
- Named passenger trains of India
- Transport in Jabalpur
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