Shaan-e-Bhopal Express

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/10 hrs 10 mins
Train number(s) 12155/12156
Technical
Operating speed 67 kilometres per hour (42 mph) (Avg.) including halts
Route map
 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. The Shaan - E - Bhopal Express is the prestigious, one of the "first" ISO 9002 certified train of India, having high security features and high priority on the Indian Railways.

It covers the distance of 702 kilometres between Bhopal Habibganj railway station and Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station in Delhi in ten hours and fifty-five minutes (10 hours 55 minutes) and in return jounrey covers the same distance in 10 hours 10 minutes (10 hours 10 mins). 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 702 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:WAP-7 TKD (Tuglakabad) 2.NZM TO HBJ:WAP-7 TKD (Tuglakabad)

Features

The train is hauled by a Tuglakabad WAP 7 locomotive. 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 train also has special facility of mini pantry and library for the people and is beautifully decorated with photos of heritage sites and also has coach fresheners .The train is very well known for its punctuality, speed and maintenance.

Coach Composition 12155

Loco SLR GS GS S11 S10 S9 S8 S7 S6 S5 S4 S3 S2 S1 B4 B3 B2 B1 A2 A1 H1 GS GS SLR

Coach Composition 12156

Loco SLR GS GS H1 A1 A2 B1 B2 B3 B4 S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9 S10 S11 GS GS SLR

References

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

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