The 12853 / 12854 Amarkantak Express is a daily Superfast Express train which runs between the railway station in

Bhopal Bhopal (; ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of both Bhopal district and Bhopal division. It is known as the ''City of Lakes'' due to its various natural and artificial lakes. It i ...

, the capital city of

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...

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Durg Durg is a city in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, east of the Shivnath River and is part of the Durg-Bhilai urban agglomeration. With an urban population of 1,064,077, Durg-Bhilai is the second largest urban area in Chhattisgarh after Raipur ...

, a city in Chhattisgarh state in central India. This train replaced the 8225/8226 Bhopal–Bilaspur Mahanadi Express along with the 8291/8292 Bhopal–Raipur Express and the 1235/1236 Bhopal–Jabalpur Express. The name of the train comes from the name of the city

Amarkantak Amarkantak ( NLK ''Amarakaṇṭaka'') is a pilgrim town and a Nagar Panchayat in Anuppur, Madhya Pradesh, India. The Amarkantak region is a unique natural heritage area and is the meeting point of the Vindhya and the Satpura Ranges, with the ...

, which is a pilgrim town in the Anuppur District from the state of Madhya Pradesh. The Narmada River, which is the largest river in Central India originates near the city.

Arrival and departure information

Train no. 12854 departs from Bhopal Junction daily at 4.00 pm, reaching Durg the next day at 08.05 am. Train no. 12853 departs daily from Durg at 6.25 pm reaching Bhopal Junction the next day at 10:30 am. This train takes in all 29 halts before reaching its destination

Route and halts

The important stations along the train route are: * * * * * * * * * * Katni South * * * * * * * *

Coach composition

The train normally consists of 22 LHB coaches: * 1 AC 1 cum II Tier (HA1) * 2 AC II Tier (A1 A2) * 7 AC III Tier (B1-B7) * 1 AC III Tier economy (M1) * 6 Sleeper coach (S1-S6) * 3 General coach * 1 EOG/Power Car * 1 Seating cum luggage rake/SLR As is customary with Indian Railways, coaches are added/removed as per the demand.

Average speed and frequency

This is a daily train service in each direction. The trains operate at an average speed of 54 km/hour.

Loco links

The trains are hauled by the following locomotives; *

Itarsi Itarsi is a city and municipality in Madhya Pradesh, India in Narmadapuram District. Itarsi is a key hub for agricultural goods and is the biggest railway junction in Madhya Pradesh. Rail services from all 4 major metropolitan cities of India ...

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WAP-4 The Indian locomotive class WAP-4 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1993 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Passenger traffic (P) ...

WAP-7 The Indian locomotive class WAP-7 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1999 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Passenger traffic ...

locomotive between

Bhopal Junction Bhopal Junction railway station (station code: BPL) is a major railway junction of India and main railway station of Bhopal, the capital of the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. This station also serves as a connecting point for various ...

and

Itarsi Junction Itarsi is a city and municipality in Madhya Pradesh, India in Narmadapuram District. Itarsi is a key hub for agricultural goods and is the biggest railway junction in Madhya Pradesh. Rail services from all 4 major metropolitan cities of India ...

. *

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locomotive between Itarsi Junction and Bilaspur Junction. * Bhilai-based

locomotive between Bilaspur Junction and .

Direction reversal

The train reverses its direction twice at; * * .

Other trains from Bhopal to Bilaspur

* 12441/12442

Bilaspur Rajdhani Express The 12441 / 12442 ''Bilaspur Rajdhani Express'' is a Rajdhani Express train belonging to Indian Railways – Northern Railway zone that runs between and in India. It operates as train number 12441 from Bilaspur Junction to New Delhi and as t ...

* 18233/18234

Narmada Express The 18233/18234 Narmada Express is a daily express train which runs between Indore city of Madhya Pradesh and Bilaspur city of Chhattisgarh. The name 'Narmada' signifies the largest river of Central India, Narmada River. As the train cr ...

* 18235/18236 Bhopal–Bilaspur Passenger cum Express * 18237/18238 Chhattisgarh Express * 18473/18474

Puri–Jodhpur Express The 20813 / 20814 Puri–Jodhpur Express is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways – East Coast Railway zone that runs between and in India. It operates as train number 20813 from Puri to Jodhpur Junction and as train number 20814 i ...

* 12409/12410 Raigarh–Hazrat Nizamuddin Gondwana Express *22909/22910 Valsad–Puri Superfast Express

References

Indian Railways
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