Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj)–Rewa Vande Bharat Express

Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) - Rewa Terminal *Vande Bharat Express*
Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) - Rewa Terminal Vande Bharat Express
	This Mini VB Express train on standby at Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) railway station
Overview
Service type	Vande Bharat Express
Locale	Madhya Pradesh
First service	27 June 2023 (Inaugural run); 28 June 2023 (Commercial run)
Current operator(s)	West Central Railways (WCR)
Route
Termini	Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) (RKMP); Rewa Terminal (REWA)
Stops	8
Distance travelled	569 km (354 mi)
Average journey time	08 hrs
Service frequency	Six days a week
Train number(s)	20173 / 20174
Line(s) used	Bhopal–Nagpur section; Jabalpur–Bhusaval section
On-board services
Class(es)	AC Chair Car, AC Executive Chair Car
Seating arrangements	Airline style; Rotatable seats;
Sleeping arrangements	No
Catering facilities	On-board catering
Observation facilities	Large windows in all coaches
Entertainment facilities	On-board WiFi; Infotainment System; Electric outlets; Reading light; Seat Pockets; Bottle Holder; Tray Table;
Baggage facilities	Overhead racks
Other facilities	Kavach
Technical
Rolling stock	Mini Vande Bharat 2.0
Track gauge	Indian gauge; 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead line
Operating speed	72 km/h (45 mph) (Avg.)
Average length	192 metres (630 ft) (08 coaches)
Track owner(s)	Indian Railways
Rake maintenance	Rewa (REWA)
Route map
Route map

The 20173/20174 Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) - Rewa Vande Bharat Express is India's 22nd Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the city of Bhopal with Rewa city in Madhya Pradesh.^[1] This train was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 27 June 2023.^[2] On 8 October 2023, it was announced that starting on 10 October, the train would also stop at Rewa.^[3]

Overview

This train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj), Narmadapuram, Itarsi Jn, Pipariya, Narsinghpur, Jabalpur Jn, Katni Jn, Maihar, Satna Jn and Rewa. It will be operated with train numbers 20173/20174 on 6 days a week basis. ^[4]^[3]

Rakes

It is the twentieth 2nd Generation and the eighth Mini Vande Bharat 2.0 Express train which was designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory at Perambur, Chennai under the Make in India Initiative. ^[5]

Coach composition

The 20173/20174 Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) - Rewa Vande Bharat Express will have 7 AC Chair Car and 1 Executive Chair Car coaches. The coaches in Aqua color indicate AC Chair Cars and the coaches in Pink color indicate AC Executive Chair Cars.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
20173	\| C1	C2	E1	C3	C4	C5	C6	C7 \|
20174	\| C1	C2	E1	C3	C4	C5	C6	C7 \|

Service

The 20173/20174 Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) - Rewa Vande Bharat Express will operate 6 days a week, covering a distance of 569 km (354 mi) in a travel time of 8 hrs with average speed of 72 km/h. The Maximum Permissible Speed (MPS) given will be confirmed after commercial run.

↑ Except Tuesdays

Schedule

The schedule of this 20173/20174 Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) - Rewa Vande Bharat Express is given below:-

RKMP - REWA - RKMP Vande Bharat Express
20173		Stations	20174
Arrival	Departure	Stations	Arrival	Departure
----	15:30	Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj)	13:30	----
16:18	16:20	Narmadapuram	12:18	12:20
16:45	16:55	Itarsi Junction (Reversal)	11:50	12:00
17:28	17:30	Pipariya	10:50	10:52
18:28	18:30	Narsinghpur	09:50	09:52
19:50	20:00	Jabalpur Junction	08:45	08:55
21:10	21:12	Katni Junction	07:35	07:37
22:00	22:02	Maihar	06:45	06:47
22:30	22:35	Satna Junction	06:15	06:20
23:30	----	Rewa Terminal	----	05:30

References

↑ "Madhya Pradesh Vande Bharat Express between Jabalpur and Bhopal to run from June 27". ETV Bharat News. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
↑ "PM Modi Launches Bhopal-Indore, Bhopal-Jabalpur Vande Bharat Express Trains". Zee News. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
1 2 "Vande Bharat Bhopal To Rewa". ETV Bharat. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
↑ "Indore: समय नहीं बदला तो इंदौर सेे नहीं मिलेंगे इंदौर-भोपाल वंदे भारत ट्रेन को ज्यादा यात्री". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 18 June 2023.
↑ "Train 18, India's Fastest, Named "Vande Bharat Express": Piyush Goyal". NDTV.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.

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[1] Except Tuesdays

[2] "Madhya Pradesh Vande Bharat Express between Jabalpur and Bhopal to run from June 27". ETV Bharat News. Retrieved 18 June 2023.

[3] "PM Modi Launches Bhopal-Indore, Bhopal-Jabalpur Vande Bharat Express Trains". Zee News. Retrieved 27 June 2023.

[Jabalpur_Vande_Bharat_extended_to_Rewa-4] 1 2 "Vande Bharat Bhopal To Rewa". ETV Bharat. Retrieved 9 October 2023.

[5] "Indore: समय नहीं बदला तो इंदौर सेे नहीं मिलेंगे इंदौर-भोपाल वंदे भारत ट्रेन को ज्यादा यात्री". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 18 June 2023.

[6] "Train 18, India's Fastest, Named "Vande Bharat Express": Piyush Goyal". NDTV.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.

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Vande Bharat Express
Central Railway	Mumbai CSMT ⇔ Madgaon^ Mumbai CSMT ⇔ Sainagar Shirdi Mumbai CSMT ⇔ Solapur
East Central Railway	Patna Jn. ⇔ Howrah Jn.^ Patna Jn. ⇔ Ranchi Jn.^
East Coast Railway	Visakhapatnam Jn. ⇔ Secunderabad Jn. Puri ⇔ Rourkela Jn.^
Eastern Railway	Howrah Jn. ⇔ New Jalpaiguri Jn.
North Eastern Railway	Gorakhpur Jn ⇔ Lucknow Charbagh^
Northeast Frontier Railway	New Jalpaiguri Jn. ⇔ Guwahati^
Northern Railway	Amritsar Jn. ⇔ Delhi Jn.^ Anand Vihar Terminal ⇔ Ayodhya Cantonment Jn.^ New Delhi ⇔ Amb Andaura Dehradun ⇔ Anand Vihar Terminal^ New Delhi ⇔ Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra New Delhi ⇔ Varanasi Jn. Varanasi Jn. ⇔ New Delhi Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra ⇔ New Delhi
North Western Railway	Ajmer Jn. ⇔ Delhi Cantonment Jodhpur ⇔ Sabarmati (Ahmedabad)^ Udaipur City ⇔ Jaipur Jn.^
South Central Railway	Jalna ⇔ Mumbai CSMT^ Secunderabad Jn. ⇔ Tirupati Kacheguda ⇔ Yesvantpur Jn.^
South East Central Railway	Bilaspur Jn. ⇔ Nagpur Jn.^
South Eastern Railway	Howrah Jn. ⇔ Puri Ranchi Jn. ⇔ Howrah Jn.^
South Western Railway	KSR Bengaluru ⇔ Dharwad^
Southern Railway	Chennai Egmore ⇔ Tirunelveli Jn.^ Coimbatore Jn. ⇔ Bengaluru Cantonment^ Kasaragod ⇔ Thiruvananthapuram Central (via Alappuzha)^ Kasaragod ⇔ Thiruvananthapuram Central (via Kottayam) Mangaluru Central ⇔ Madgaon Jn.^ MGR Chennai Central ⇔ Coimbatore Jn.^ MGR Chennai Central ⇔ Mysuru Jn. MGR Chennai Central ⇔ Vijayawada Jn.^
West Central Railway	Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) ⇔ Hazrat Nizamuddin Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) ⇔ Rewa^
Western Railway	Mumbai Central ⇔ Gandhinagar Capital Indore Jn. ⇔ Nagpur Jn.^ Ahmedabad ⇔ Jamnagar^
Italics represent services announced but are yet to be launched \| ^ indicates 8 coach train-set (standard: 16 coach train-set)