| Bilaspur Junction - Nagpur Junction Vande Bharat Express | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Overview | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Service type | Vande Bharat Express | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locale | Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First service | 11 Dec 2022 (Inaugural run) 12 December 2022 (Commercial run) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current operator(s) | South East Central Railways (SECR) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Route | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Termini | Bilaspur Junction (BSP) Nagpur Junction (NGP) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stops | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance travelled | 412 km (256 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average journey time | 05 hrs 30 mins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Service frequency | Six days a week [lower-alpha 1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Train number(s) | 20825 / 20826 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) used | Bilaspur–Nagpur section | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| On-board services | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class(es) | AC Chair Car, AC Executive Chair Car | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seating arrangements |
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| Sleeping arrangements | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Catering facilities | On-board catering | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Observation facilities | Large windows in all coaches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Baggage facilities | Overhead racks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other facilities | Kavach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Technical | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rolling stock | 8-car Vande Bharat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Track gauge | Indian gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrification | 25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating speed | 75 km/h (47 mph) (Avg.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average length | 384 metres (1,260 ft) (16 coaches) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Track owner(s) | Indian Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rake maintenance | Bilaspur Junction (BSP) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 20825/20826 Bilaspur - Nagpur Vande Bharat Express is India's 6th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the states of Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra.
Overview
This train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting Bilaspur Jn, Raipur Jn, Durg Jn, Raj Nandgaon, Gondia Jn and Nagpur Jn. It is currently operated with train numbers 20825/20826 on 6 days a week basis.[1][2][3]
Rakes
Train operation started with the fourth 2nd Generation (16 coaches) VBE trainset designed and manufactured by the ICF. However the rake was withdrawn and replaced with Mini Vande Bharat 2.0 (MVB2) in the month of May 2023 because of low occupancy.[4]
Coach composition
The 20825/20826 Bilaspur - Nagpur Vande Bharat Express earlier had 14 AC Chair Car and 2 Executive Chair Cars coaches.[5]
The coaches in Aqua color indicate AC Chair Cars and the coaches in Pink color indicate AC Executive Chair Cars.
| Old Rake | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
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| 20825 |  | C14 |
C13 | C12 | C11 | C10 | C9 | C8 | E2 | E1 | C7 | C6 | C5 | C4 | C3 | C2 | C1 |  |
| 20826 | | C1 |
C2 | C3 | C4 | C5 | C6 | C7 | E1 | E2 | C8 | C9 | C10 | C11 | C12 | C13 | C14 | |
The above 16 coach rake was withdrawn and replaced with 8 coach rake in May 2023.
| New Rake | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20825 | | C7 |
C6 | E1 | C5 | C4 | C3 | C2 | C1 | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| 20826 | | C1 |
C2 | C3 | C4 | C5 | E1 | C6 | C7 | |
Service
The 20825/20826 Bilaspur - Nagpur Vande Bharat Express currently operates 6 days a week, covering a distance of 412 km (256 mi) in a travel time of 5 hrs 30 mins with average speeds of 75 km/h. The Maximum Permissible Speed (MPS) given is 130 km/h.[6]
- ↑ Except Saturdays
Schedule
The schedule of this 20825/20826 Bilaspur - Nagpur Vande Bharat Express is given below:-
| BSP - NGP - BSP Vande Bharat Express | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20825 | Stations | 20826 | ||
| Arrival | Departure | Arrival | Departure | |
| ---- | 06:45 | Bilaspur Junction | 19:35 | ---- |
| 08:01 | 08:03 | Raipur Junction | 17:50 | 17:52 |
| 08:48 | 08:50 | Durg Junction | 17:15 | 17:17 |
| 09:07 | 09:08 | Raj Nandgaon | 16:44 | 16:45 |
| 10:28 | 10:30 | Gondia Junction | 15:36 | 15:38 |
| 12:15 | ---- | Nagpur Junction | ---- | 14:05 |
Incidents
After the launch of the 6th Vande Bharat Express (Bilaspur - Nagpur - Bilaspur), on Wednesday 14 December 2022, an unidentified man threw a stone on the windowpane of the newly inaugurated express train. This incident took place between Durg Junction and Bhilai Nagar railway station. Luckily no casualties were reported.[7][8]
See also
References
- ↑ Railway, N. C. R. "20825/Bilaspur - Nagpur Vande Bharat Express - Bilaspur to Nagpur SECR/South East Central Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ↑ Aniket. "20826/Nagpur - Bilaspur Vande Bharat Express - Nagpur to Bilaspur SECR/South East Central Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ↑ News, Nagpur (14 December 2022). "775 passengers travel on Nagpur-Bilaspur-Nagpur Vande Bharat Exp on Day-1". Nagpur Today : Nagpur News. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ↑ "India News, India News Live and Breaking News Today". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ↑ "Nagpur-Bilaspur Vande Bharat Express: Check ticket price, timings, stoppages, train speed and other details". India Today. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ↑ Livemint (12 December 2022). "Nagpur-Bilaspur Vande Bharat Express train: Timings, stoppages, other details". mint. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ↑ "SHOCKING! Man damages newly inaugurated Nagpur-Bilaspur Vande Bharat Express by throwing STONE at train". Zee News. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ↑ PTI (15 December 2022). "Windowpane of new Nagpur-Bilaspur Vande Bharat train damaged as someone hurls stone". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
