The 12853 / 12854 Amarkantak Express is a daily

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train which runs between the railway station in

Bhopal Bhopal (; ISO 15919, ISO: Bhōpāl, ) is the capital (political), 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 ...

, the capital city of

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (; ; ) is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and the largest city is Indore, Indore. Other major cities includes Gwalior, Jabalpur, and Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, Sagar. Madhya Pradesh is the List of states and union te ...

and

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 Rai ...

, a city in

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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.

Background

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. It 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 The Narmada River, previously also known as ''Narbada'' or anglicised as ''Nerbudda'', is the 5th longest river in India and overall the longest west-flowing river in the country. It is also the largest flowing river in the state of Madhya Prade ...

, 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 27 halts before reaching its destination

Route and halts

The important stations along the train route are: * * * * Obeidullaganj * *

Sohagpur Sohagpur is a town and a nagar panchayat in Narmadapuram district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Madhya Pradesh. It is one of the subdivisions and development blocks in Narmadapuram district. Sohagpur is also one of th ...

* * * * * * 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 Narmadapuram in Madhya Pradesh, India. Itarsi is a key hub for agricultural goods and Itarsi Junction railway station is the biggest railway junction in Madhya Pradesh. Rail services from all 4 major metrop ...

-based

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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 Junction railway station (station code: ET) is a junction railway station in Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh from which more than 420 trains pass every day. It is the 8th busiest railway junction in India. It falls under the West ...

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locomotive between Itarsi Junction and

Bilaspur Junction Bilaspur Junction Railway Station (station code BSP), located in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh (; ) is a landlocked States and union territories of India, state in Central India. It is the List of states and union territori ...

. *

Bhilai Bhilai is a city in Durg district of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, in eastern central India. Along with its twin-city Durg, the urban agglomeration of Durg-Bhilai Nagar has a population of more than a million, making it the second-larges ...

-based

locomotive between Bilaspur Junction and .

Direction reversal

The train reverses its direction twice at; * * .

Other trains from Bhopal to Bilaspur

* 12441/12442

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* 18233/18234

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

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

Chhattisgarh Express The 18237 / 18238 Chhattisgarh Express is a well known old Indian train which connects and . Its name represents the state of Chhattisgarh. It runs through the states of Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana ...

* 18473/18474 Puri–Jodhpur Express * 12409/12410

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*22909/22910 Valsad–Puri Superfast Express

References

Indian Railways
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