- Narmada Express
-
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
The number provided for the train is :
Route and Halts
The train goes via. Ujjain Junction - Bhopal Junction - Itarsi Junction - Jabalpur Junction and Anuppur Junction. The important halts of this train are :
- INDORE JUNCTION
- Indore Junction MG
- Indore Lakshmibai Nagar
- Indore Sanwer
- Indore Dewas
- Ujjain Vikramnagar
- Ujjain Junction
- Maksi
- Shajapur
- Bhopal Berasia
- Bhopal Bairagarh
- Bhopal Junction
- Bhopal Habibganj
- Bhopal Misrod
- Bhopal Mandideep
- Hoshangabad
- Itarsi Junction
- Pipariya
- Sohagpur
- Gadarwara
- Narsinghpur
- Jabalpur Shridham
- Jabalpur Bheraghat
- Jabalpur Madan Mahal
- Jabalpur Junction
- Jabalpur Adhartal
- Deori
- Sehora Rd.
- New Katni Junction
- Shahdol
- Umaria
- Anuppur Junction
- Birsinghpur
- Kargi Road
- BILASPUR
Coach composite
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
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
Categories: Transport in Indore | Transport in Bhopal | Named passenger trains of India | Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh | Transport in Chhattisgarh | Raipur | Rail transport in Madhya Pradesh | 1982 introductions | 1991 introductions | Transport in Jabalpur
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.