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The 18243 / 18244 Bhagat Ki Kothi–Bilaspur Express is one of the Express 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]

Bhagat Ki Kothi–Bilaspur Express

Overview
Service type	Express
Locale	Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh & Rajasthan
First service	01 February 2016
Current operator(s)	South East Central Railways
Route
Termini	Bilaspur (BSP) Bhagat Ki Kothi (BGKT)
Stops	31
Distance travelled	1,820 km (1,131 mi)
Average journey time	34 hours 40 minutes
Service frequency	Bi-weekly
Train number(s)	18243 / 18244
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 1st class, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, sleeper class, general unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	On-board catering E-catering
Observation facilities	Large windows
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	110 km/h (68 mph) maximum, 52 km/h (32 mph) average with halts
Route map

Arrival & Departure

Train number 18243 departs from Bilaspur Junction on Monday and Tuesday at 18:20, reaching Bhagat Ki Kothi the next day at 05:00. Train number 18244 departs from Bhagat Ki Kothi on Thursday and Sunday at 00:05, reaching Bilaspur Junction the next day at 12:45.

Routes & Halts

The important halts of the train are:

• Bilaspur Junction
• Bhatapara
• Raipur Junction
• Bhilai Power House
• Durg Junction
• Rajnandgaon
• Gondia Junction
• Nagpur Junction
• Itarsi Junction
• Bhopal Junction
• Sehore
• Shujalpur
• Ujjain Junction
• Nagda Junction
• Kota Junction
• Sawai Madhopur Junction
• Durgapura
• Jaipur Junction
• Phulera Junction
• Makrana Junction
• Degana Junction
• Merta Road Junction
• Jodhpur Junction
• Bhagat Ki Kothi

Traction

As the route is yet to be fully electrified, it is hauled by a Bhilai-based WAP-7 from Bilaspur Junction up to Sawai Madhopur Junction handing over to a Bhagat Ki Kothi-based WDP-4 / WDP-4B / WDP-4D locomotive for the remainder of the journey until Bhagat Ki Kothi.

Direction reversal

This train reverses its direction 3 times,

• Nagpur Junction
• Nagda Junction
• Sawai Madhopur Junction.

Coach composition

This service has six GS coaches, seven Sleeper coaches, three B1, B2, B3 coaches, three AC coaches, and two End on Generation (EOG) coaches.

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
	EOG	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	S6	S7	B1	B2	B3	A1	A2	A3	EOG

Speed & Frequency

The train runs with a top speed of 130 km/h and an average speed of 55 km/h.[5]

• Train number 18243 - Bilaspur - Bhagat Ki Kothi SF Express (PT) departs from Bilaspur junction (BSP) on Monday and Tuesday. and the last stop (station) of this train is Bhagat Ki Kothi (BGKT).

• Train number 18244 - Bhagat Ki Kothi Bilaspur Express departs from Bhagat Ki Kothi (BGKT) on Thursday and Saturday. and the last stop (station) of this train is Bilaspur junction (BSP). The total distance covered by this train is 1820 KM.[6]

References

External links

• India Rail Info

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