Amarkantak Express

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The Amarkantak super fast Express(12853/12854) is a daily superfast express train which runs between Bhopal Junction railway station of Bhopal, the capital city of Madhya Pradesh and Durg, a small town in Chhattisgarh. The train has replaced the old 8225/8226 Bhopal - Bilaspur Mahanadi Express along with 8291/8292 Bhopal - Raipur Express and 1235/1236 Bhopal - Jabalpur Express. The name Amarkantak signifies the name of the city Amarkantak, which is an originating spot of largest river in Central India called Narmada.

Arrival and Departure info

Train no. 12854 departs from Bhopal Junction daily at 15:45 hrs., reaching Durg the next day at 0755 hrs. Train no. 12853 departs from Durg daily at 1820 hrs., reaching Bhopal Junction the next day at 10:30 hrs.

Routes and Halts

The train goes via. Itarsi Junction - Jabalpur Junction - New Katni Junction - Anuppur Junction and Bilaspur Junction. The important halts of the train are:

• BHOPAL JUNCTION
• Bhopal Habibganj
• Hoshangabad
• Itarsi Junction
• Pipariya^{[disambiguation needed ]}
• Sohagpur
• Gadarwara
• Kareli
• Narsinghpur
• Shridham
• Madan Mahal
• Jabalpur Junction
• Sihora Road
• Katni Junction
• Umaria
• Birsinghpur
• Shahdol
• Anuppur Junction
• Bilaspur Junction
• Bhatapara
• Tilda
• Raipur Junction
• Bhilai Power House
• DURG

Coach composite

The train normally consists of 23 coaches :

• 1 AC II TIER
• 3 AC III TIER
• 14 SLEEPER COACH
• 4 GENERAL COACH
• 1 LADIES RESERVED COACH
• 1 HANDICAPPED COACH

Average speed and frequency

The train runs with an average speed of 67 k.m./hour. on a daily basis.

Loco Link

The train is hauled by:

• ET WAP-4 between Bhopal Junction and Itarsi Junction.
• ET WDP-4B between Itarsi Junction and Katni Junction.
• ET WAP-4 Katni Junction and Durg Junction.

Other trains from Bhopal to Chhattitsarh

• 2441/2442 Bilaspur Rajdhani
• 2707/2708 Samata Express
• 8225/8226 Bhopal - Bilaspur Mahanadi Express (Cancelled)
• 8233/8234 Indore - Bilaspur Narmada Express
• 8235/8236 Bhopal - Bilaspur Express
• 8237/8238 Chhattisgarh Express
• 8473/8474 Jaipur - Puri Express

References

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External links

• 12854 Bhopal - Durg Amarkantak Express Timings
• 12853 Durg - Bhopal Express Timings