The Bilaspur–Rewa Express is an
Express train belonging to
South East Central Railway zone that runs between and
Rewa Terminal in India. It is currently being operated with 18247/18248 train numbers on a daily basis.
The updated link form wag-5 is wap-7 bhilai shed.
Service
The 18247/Bilaspur–Rewa Express has an average speed of 41 km/hr and covers 467 km in 11h 15m. The 18248/Rewa–Bilaspur Express has an average speed of 40 km/hr and covers 467 km in 11h 40m.
Route and halts
The important halts of the train are:
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Coach composition
The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 14 coaches :
* 4 Sleeper coaches
*1 ''
AC 3'' Tier Coach (recently added)
* 7 General Unreserved
* 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake
Traction
Both trains were hauled by a
Bhilai Electric Loco Shed-based
WAG-5 or
WAM-4
The Indian locomotive class WAM-4 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1970 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), alternating current (A), mixed traffi ...
electric locomotive from
Bilaspur to
Katni
Katni officially Murwara is a city on the banks of the Katni River in Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital city, capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jab ...
before! Now the new link up to Katni for the train is
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 ...
of Bhilai Electric Loco Shed. From Katni, trains are hauled by a Katni Diesel Loco Shed-based
WDM-3A or
WDG-3A locomotive up til
Rewa.
See also
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Bilaspur Junction railway station
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Rewa Terminal railway station
Notes
References
External links
18247/Bilaspur - Rewa Express18248/Rewa - Bilaspur Express
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Transport in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh
Transport in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh
Express trains in India
Rail transport in Chhattisgarh
Rail transport in Madhya Pradesh
Railway services introduced in 2017