Bhagat Ki Kothi–Bilaspur Express

Bhagat Ki Kothi–Bilaspur Express

Overview
Service type	Express
Locale	Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh & Rajasthan
First service	01 February 2016
Current operator(s)	South East Central Railways
Route
Start	Bilaspur (BSP)
Stops	31
End	Bhagat Ki Kothi (BGKT)
Distance travelled	1,820 km (1,131 mi)
Average journey time	34 hours 40 minutes
Service frequency	Bi-weekly
Train number(s)	18243 / 18244
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 1st class, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, sleeper class, general unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	On-board catering E-catering
Observation facilities	Large windows
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	110 km/h (68 mph) maximum, 52 km/h (32 mph) average with halts
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The 18243 / 18244 Bhagat Ki Kothi–Bilaspur Express is one of the Express trains of South East Central Railway zone which runs between Bilaspur Junction railway station of Bilaspur, city of Chhattisgarh and Bhagat Ki Kothi railway station, a suburban railway station in Jodhpur, Rajasthan.^[1][2][3][4]

Arrival & Departure[]

Train number 18243 departs from Bilaspur Junction on Monday and Tuesday at 18:20, reaching Bhagat Ki Kothi the next day at 05:00. Train number 18244 departs from Bhagat Ki Kothi on Thursday and Sunday at 00:05, reaching Bilaspur Junction the next day at 12:45.

Routes & Halts[]

The important halts of the train are:

• Bilaspur Junction
• Bhatapara
• Raipur Junction
• Bhilai Power House
• Durg Junction
• Rajnandgaon
• Gondia Junction
• Nagpur Junction
• Itarsi Junction railway station|Itarsi Junction]]]]
• Bhopal Junction
• Sehore
• Shujalpur
• Ujjain Junction
• Nagda Junction
• Kota Junction
• Sawai Madhopur Junction
• Durgapura
• Jaipur Junction
• Phulera Junction
• Makrana Junction
• Degana Junction
• Merta Road Junction
• Jodhpur Junction
• Bhagat Ki Kothi

Traction[]

As the route is yet to be fully electrified, it is hauled by a Bhilai-based WAP-7 from Bilaspur Junction up to Sawai Madhopur Junction handing over to a Bhagat Ki Kothi-based WDP-4 / WDP-4B / WDP-4D locomotive for the remainder of the journey until Bhagat Ki Kothi.

Direction reversal[]

This train reverses its direction 3 times,

• Nagpur Junction
• Nagda Junction
• Sawai Madhopur Junction.

Coach composition[]

This service has one first AC cum second AC coach, one second AC coach, 6 third AC coaches, 10 second sleeper coaches, 4 unreserved coaches, one pantry car and one high-capacity parcel van (HCPV) for both up and down services.^{[citation needed]}

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
	SLR	GS	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	S6	S7	S8	S9	S10	PC	B1	B2	B3	B4	B5	B6	A1	HA1	GS	SLR	HCPV

Speed & Frequency[]

The train runs with an average speed of 53 km/h.^{[citation needed]} Train number 18243 departs from Bilaspur Junction on Monday and Tuesday and 18244 departs from Bhagat Ki Kothi on Thursday and Sunday.^{[citation needed]}

References[]

External links[]

• India Rail Info

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