Shaan-e-Bhopal Express

Not to be confused with Bhopal Express (film).
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
Legend
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, and the first train to be certified for quality at the ISO 9000 level.

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. It consists of one First AC, two AC-2 tier, three AC-3 tier, twelve Sleeper, four general/unreserved and two parcel coaches.

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.)

References

  1. "ISO certificate". Retrieved 2007-04-05.

External links

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