Narmada Express

Narmada Express
Indore - Bilaspur Narmada Express at Indore Junction

The Narmada Express (इंदौर - बिलासपुर नर्मदा एक्सप्रेस / اندور - بيلاسبور نارمادا إكسبرس) is a daily express train which runs between Indore Junction BG railway station of Indore City in the Madhya Pradesh and Bilaspur, a town in Chhattisgarh. The name 'Narmada' signifies the largest river of central india, Narmada River. As the train goes just touching the way of this river between Hoshangabad and Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh, so is named as Narmada Express

Contents

Number and Nomenclature

Narmada Express Logo.jpg

The number provided for the train is :

Narmada Express departuring from Indore

Route and Halts

Another view of departure of Narmada Express

The train goes via. Ujjain Junction - Bhopal Junction - Itarsi Junction - Jabalpur Junction and Anuppur Junction. The important halts of this train are :

Coach composite

An AC I TIER Coach of Narmada Express

The train generally consist of 24 Coaches including :

  • 1 AC I TIER
  • 2 AC II TIER
  • 3 AC III TIER
  • 12 SLEEPER (SL)
  • 4 GENERAL
  • 1 PARCEL VAN
  • 1 PANTRY CAR

The coaches number varies as per passenger conjunction which is extended by the increase in General coaches.

Speed and Frequency

Narmada Express name plate

The train runs with an average speed of 63 k.m. /hour It runs on daily basis from both the sites

Trivia

  • The train was first introduced in year 1982, between Indore and Jabalpur on tri-weekly basis, than extended till Bilaspur by year 1991 on daily basis

See also

  • Bhopal - Bilaspur Express

External links

References

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