The 18237 / 18238 Chhattisgarh Express is a well known old Indian train which connects and . Its name represents the 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 territories of India by area, ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the List ...

. It runs through the states of

Maharashtra Maharashtra () is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to th ...

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 ...

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh ( ; UP) is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. With over 241 million inhabitants, it is the List of states and union territories of India by population, most populated state in In ...

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, but spread chiefly to the west, or beyond its Bank (geography ...

Haryana Haryana () is a States and union territories of India, state located in the northern part of India. It was carved out after the linguistic reorganisation of Punjab, India, Punjab on 1 November 1966. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with les ...

and

Punjab Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...

and covers a distance of .

History

It was first introduced in year 1977 as Bhopal– Chhattisgarh Aanchal Express and used to run between Bilaspur and (

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 ...

). This train was the first train to originate from newly constructed suburban railway station Habibganj. In year 1980, the train was extended to main railway station of Bhopal; Bhopal Junction. Later in year 1987, it was extended to as well as and then finally in year 1990 to . In 2018/2019, 18237 / 18238 was extended to from . When started in 1977, timings were:- 16.20; 06.05 & 18.55; 08.40 as Chhattisgarhanchal Express. Later in 1980, timetable was:- 16.20; Bhopal Junction 06.40 & Bhopal Junction 18.20; 08.40. In 1987 after extension to New Delhi was made, timings became 16.20; Bhopal Junction 06.50; 18.35 & 06.25; Bhopal Junction 18.20; 08.40. Again after final extension to Amritsar timings were further changed to 16.20; Bhopal Junction next morning 06.50; 18.35/19.15; 05.20 on 3rd day morning & 19.35; next morning 05.40/06.20; Bhopal Junction 18.40; 08.35 on 3rd day morning.

Route & halts

The train runs from Gevra Road via , , , , ,

Rajnandgaon Rajnandgaon is a city in Rajnandgaon District, in the state of Chhattisgarh, India. the population of the city was 163,122. Rajnandgaon district came into existence on 26January 1973, as a result of the division of Durg district. History Or ...

, Dongargarh, , , ,

Narmadapuram Hoshangabad (Hindi: ), officially Narmadapuram (), is a city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It serves as the headquarters of both Hoshangabad district and Narmadapuram division. It is located in central India, on the south bank of the ...

, , , , , , , , , , , to Amritsar.

Schedule

Train no. 18238 leaves for its destination stop Amritsar (ASR) at 04:10 PM and reaching in Gevra Road (GAD) at 12:15 PM on third day. During its return journey, this train runs with the No.18237 leaves Gevra Road (GAD) at 11:15 AM and reaching Amritsar (ASR) at 08:10 AM on third day. The longest halt it took during the journey was at Amla Jn for around 20–25 minutes until 2020 when its link train Pench Valley Passenger was made as a separate Express . around 20–25 minutes halt at Amla Jn was for attachment & detachment system of Chhattisgarh Express & Pench Valley Passenger for period from 2006(maybe 2003) to 2020.

Coach composition

This Train had

LHB coach Linke-Hofmann-Busch (LHB) coach is a passenger coach of Indian Railways that is developed by Linke-Hofmann-Busch of Germany and produced by rail coach manufacturing units at Kapurthala, Chennai and Raebareli. They have been used since 2000 on ...

. * 1 SLR * 1 EOG * 2 General Unreserved * 7 Sleeper * 1 Pantry Car * 6 3AC * 2 2AC * 1 1AC

Traction

The train is powered by a Ajni Loco Shed-based

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 ...

electric locomotive from Gevra Road to Amritsar and vice versa.

References

External links

*http://indiarailinfo.com/train/323 {{DEFAULTSORT:Chhattisgarh Express Named passenger trains of India Rail transport in Madhya Pradesh Rail transport in Maharashtra Rail transport in Punjab, India Rail transport in Uttar Pradesh Rail transport in Chhattisgarh Rail transport in Delhi Rail transport in Haryana Transport in Amritsar Transport in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh Express trains in India