Indore - Bhopal Intercity Express

The Indore - Bhopal Intercity Express is a daily intercity express train which runs between Indore Junction railway station of Indore, the largest city & commercial hub of Central Indian state Madhya Pradesh and Bhopal Habibganj, the sub-urban railway station of Bhopal, the capital city of Madhya Pradesh.

Arrival and departure

Route and halts

(Indore - Bhopal) Intercity Express Route map

The train goes via Maksi & Dewas. The important halts of the train are:

Coach composite

The train consist of 11 Chair Car Coaches :

Average speed and frequency

The train runs with an average speed of 63 km/h which makes it really the fastest to cover more than 220 km stretch of Indore to Bhopal route in less than 4 hours. Hence this train is the first choice of the Indore people to reach Bhopal as it also has few halts. The train runs on daily basis.

Loco link

The train is hauled by Ratlam RTM WDM-3 Diesel engine.

Rake maintenance & sharing

The train is maintained by the Habibganj Coaching Depot. The same rake is used for Bhopal - Dahod Express for one way which is altered by the second rake on the other way.

Bhopal-Dahod Passenger

The Bhopal-Dahod Passenger trains is a daily service which runs between Bhopal Habibganj railway station of Bhopal, the capital city of Madhya Pradesh and Dahod town in Gujarat. The train is numbered 287/288 and shares the same coaches of Bhopal-Indore Intercity Express. It halts as many as 18 major-minor railway stations such as Bhopal Junction, Sehore, Shujalpur, Ujjain Junction, Ratlam Junction, Meghnagar, Anas, etc.

Trivia

See also

References

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