Howrah–Bhopal Weekly Express Explained

Howrah–Bhopal Express
Type:Express
Locale:West Bengal, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh & Madhya Pradesh
Operator:Eastern Railway
Start:Howrah Junction
Stops:24
End:Bhopal Junction
Distance:1460km (910miles)
Journeytime:29hr 45min
Frequency:Weekly
Class:AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper, General
Seating:Yes
Sleeping:Yes
Catering:On-board Catering
E-Catering
Entertainment:No
Baggage:Yes
Otherfacilities:No
Stock:LHB coach
Trainnumber:13025UP / 13026DN
Speed:49km/h average include halts

The Howrah–Bhopal Express is a weekly express train operated by Indian Railways which runs between Howrah Junction railway station in Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal state, and Bhopal Junction railway station in Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh state.

Coach composition

The train consists of 19 coaches:

Average and maximum speed

The train runs with an average speed of 49 km/h, and the maximum permissible speed is 130 km/h (between Dankuni Junction and Dhanbad Junction).

Timetable

Station Code Station name ArrivalDeparture
HWH Howrah Junction --- 12:35
BWN Bardhaman Junction 13:37 13:39
DGR Durgapur 14:33 14:35
ASN Asansol Junction 15:08 15:13
DHN Dhanbad Junction 16:45 16:50
PUS Phusro 18:01 18:03
GMIA Gumia 18:22 18:24
BRKA Barkakana Junction 19:35 19:45
PTRU Patratu 20:11 20:13
TORI Tori Junction 21:00 21:02
LTHR Latehar 21:56 21:58
DTO DaltonGanj 22:53 22:58
GHD Garhwa Road Junction 23:50 23:55
GHQ Garhwa 00:04 00:06
RNQ Renukut 01:16 01:18
CPU Chopan 02:10 02:30
SGRL Singrauli 04:52 05:02
BEHR Beohari 07:45 07:50
KMZ Katni Murwara 10:50 11:00
DMQ Damoh 12:33 12:35
PHA Patharia 13:03 13:05
SGO Saugor 13:35 13:40
KYE Khurai 14:23 14:25
BINA Bina Junction 16:00 16:10
BHS Vidisha 17:08 17:10
BPL Bhopal Junction 18:20 ---

Traction

It is regularly hauled by a Howrah-based WAP-7 end to end throughout the entire journey.

Direction reversals

The train reverses direction twice, at Barkakana Junction and Chopan.

See also

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