| Bhagat Ki Kothi–Bilaspur Superfast Express | |
| Type: | Superfast |
| Locale: | Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh & Rajasthan |
| Operator: | South East Central Railway |
| Start: | (BSP) |
| Stops: | 31 |
| End: | (BGKT) |
| Distance: | 1820km (1,130miles) |
| Journeytime: | 34 hours 40 minutes |
| Frequency: | Bi-weekly |
| Class: | AC First class, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved |
| Seating: | Yes |
| Sleeping: | Yes |
| Catering: | On-board catering, E-catering |
| Observation: | Large windows |
| Baggage: | No |
| Otherfacilities: | Below the seats |
| Stock: | LHB coach |
| Trainnumber: | 20843 / 20844 |
| Sharing: | Rakesh sharing with 20845/20846 Bilaspur-Bikaner Express. |
| Speed: | 130km/h maximum, 52km/h average including halts. |
The 20843 / 20844 Bhagat Ki Kothi–Bilaspur Superfast Express is one of the superfast trains of South East Central Railway zone which runs between Bilaspur Junction railway station of Bilaspur, city of Chhattisgarh and Bhagat Ki Kothi railway station, a suburban railway station in Jodhpur, Rajasthan.[1] [2] [3] [4]
Train number 20843 departs from Bilaspur Junction on Monday and Tuesday at 18:20, reaching Bhagat Ki Kothi the next day at 05:00. Train number 20844 departs from Bhagat Ki Kothi on Thursday and Sunday at 00:05, reaching Bilaspur Junction the next day at 12:45.
The important halts of the train are:
As the route is yet to be fully electrified, it is hauled by a Bhilai Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Bilaspur Junction up to handing over to a Bhagat Ki Kothi Loco Shed-based WDP-4 / WDP-4B / WDP-4D diesel locomotive for the remainder of the journey until Bhagat Ki Kothi.
This train reverses its direction 3 times,
This service has six GS coaches, seven Sleeper coaches, three B1, B2, B3 coaches, three AC coaches, and two End on Generation (EOG) coaches.
The train runs with a top speed of 130 km/h and an average speed of 55 km/h.[5]