The Bhopal–Gwalior Intercity Express is a superfast inter-city train service which runs between

Bhopal Junction railway station 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 ...

Bhopal City 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 is ...

, the capital 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 ...

and

Gwalior Junction railway station Gwalior Junction railway station (station code: GWL) is the main railway station of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is operated by Indian Railways and is part of the Jhansi Division of the North-Central Railways. Description Gwalior Juncti ...

in north

. The train runs via Bina jn, Guna Jn, Shivpuri. It is the only train which connects Shivpuri to State Capital Bhopal.

Number and nomenclature

The number provided for the train is : * 2197: BHOPAL–GWALIOR–BHOPAL * 2198: GWALIOR–BHOPAL–GWALIOR The name Intercity refers to a passenger service offered between two important cities.

Coach composite

The train consists of a total of 12 coaches whose classes are: * 5 Second Class Chair Car * 1 AC class chair car * 4 General class car * 1 Handicapped/chair car for physically challenged or SLR * 1 luggage cum parcel van car or SLR This is a new update as per 8 November 2021. Rake information:- SLR1 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 C1 GS GS GS GS SLR2 The total 12 couches/car

Average speed and frequency

The train runs with an average speed of 61 km/hour. It runs on Mon.,Tue.,Thu., Fri. and Sat. from both the cities.

Route and halts

The train stops only at 9 halts between

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 ...

and

Gwalior Gwalior() is a major city in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh; it lies in northern part of Madhya Pradesh and is one of the Counter-magnet cities. Located south of Delhi, the capital city of India, from Agra and from Bhopal, the s ...

which include : *

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 ...

Vidisha Vidisha (विदिशा, formerly known as Bhelsa and known as Besnagar in ancient times) is a city in central Madhya Pradesh, India. It is located 62.5 km northeast of the state capital, Bhopal. The name "Vidisha" is derived from th ...

*Ganj Basoda * Bina Junction *Mungaoli * Ashoknagar * Guna Junction *Badarwas *Kolaras *

Shivpuri Shivpuri is a city and a municipality in Shivpuri district located in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is in the Gwalior Division of northwest Madhya Pradesh and is the administrative headquarters of Shivpuri District. It is sit ...

Gwalior Junction Gwalior Junction railway station (station code: GWL) is the main railway station of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is operated by Indian Railways and is part of the Jhansi Division of the North-Central Railways. Description Gwalior Juncti ...

Trivia

* This train is the only Intercity Express train service on

– Bina Etawa, Bina– Guna-Shivpuri route. * It is the first Super Fast Intercity Express of

while other Intercity are Express only. But it not runs Fast and can be stopped for passenger train, freight train passing. * The only intercity express in India which runs five days a week while other runs on daily basis. It should be run on daily basis.

External links

Bhopal Intercity Express Timings

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bhopal - Gwalior Intercity Express Express trains in India Transport in Bhopal Transport in Gwalior Rail transport in Madhya Pradesh Intercity Express (Indian Railways) trains