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Vande Bharat Express train route in India

Bilaspur Junction - Nagpur Junction
Vande Bharat Express
Overview
Service typeVande Bharat Express
LocaleChhattisgarh and Maharashtra
First service11 December 2022 (Inaugural run)
12 December 2022; 18 months ago (2022-12-12) (Commercial run)
Current operator(s)South East Central Railways (SECR)
Route
TerminiBilaspur Junction (BSP)
Nagpur Junction (NGP)
Stops4
Distance travelled412 km (256 mi)
Average journey time05 hrs 30 mins
Service frequencySix days a week
Train number(s)20825 / 20826
Line(s) usedBilaspur–Nagpur section
On-board services
Class(es)AC Chair Car, AC Executive Chair Car
Seating arrangements
  • Airline style
  • Rotatable seats
Sleeping arrangementsNo
Catering facilitiesOn-board catering
Observation facilitiesLarge windows in all coaches
Entertainment facilities
Baggage facilitiesOverhead racks
Other facilitiesKavach
Technical
Rolling stock8-car Vande Bharat
Track gaugeIndian gauge
1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead line
Operating speed75 km/h (47 mph) (Avg.)
Average length384 metres (1,260 ft) (16 coaches)
Track owner(s)Indian Railways
Rake maintenanceBilaspur Junction (BSP)
Route map
20825
Bilaspur Junction
Raipur Junction
Durg Junction
Raj Nandgaon
Gondia Junction
20826
Nagpur Junction

The 20825/20826 Bilaspur - Nagpur Vande Bharat Express is: India's 6th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the: states of Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra.

Overview

This train is operated by, Indian Railways, connecting Bilaspur Jn, Raipur Jn, Durg Jn, Raj Nandgaon, Dongargarh railway station, Gondia Jn and Nagpur Jn. It is currently operated with train numbers 20825/20826 on 6 days a week basis.

Rakes

Train operation started with the——fourth 2nd Generation (16 coaches) VBE trainset designed and manufactured by the ICF. However the rake was withdrawn and replaced with Mini Vande Bharat 2.0 (MVB2) in the "month of May 2023." Because of low occupancy.

Service

The 20825/20826 Bilaspur - Nagpur Vande Bharat Express operates 6 days a week, covering distance of 412 km (256 mi) in a travel time of 5 hrs 30 mins with an average speed of 75 km/h (47 mph). The Maximum Permissible Speed is 130 km/h (81 mph).

Incidents

After the launch of the 6th Vande Bharat Express (Bilaspur - Nagpur - Bilaspur), on Wednesday 14 December 2022, "an unidentified man threw a stone on the windowpane of the newly inaugurated express train." This incident took place between Durg Junction and "Bhilai Nagar railway station." Luckily no casualties were reported.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Except Saturdays

References


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