The New Delhi Bhopal Habibganj Shatabdi Express is a train operated by the Northern Railway which runs between New Delhi, the main railway station of India's capital territory, New Delhi, and Rani Kamlapati Railway Station the sub-urban railway station of Bhopal City, the state capital of central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is one of the fastest train in India with a maximum permissible speed of 150 km/h.

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Bhopal Shatabdi Express

A WAP-5 hauling the Bhopal Shatabdi Express
Overview
Service type	Shatabdi Express
Locale	Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh & Delhi
First service	14 November 1988; 33 years ago (1988-11-14)
Current operator(s)	Northern Railway zone
Route
Termini	New Delhi Bhopal Habibganj
Stops	8
Distance travelled	709 km (441 mi)
Average journey time	8 hours 25mins
Service frequency	daily
Train number(s)	12001 / 12002
On-board services
Class(es)	Executive Class, AC Chair Car
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	No
Catering facilities	No Pantry car but provided
Baggage facilities	Overhead racks
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification	Yes
Operating speed	150 km/h (93 mph) maximum 90 km/h (56 mph), including halts
Route map

It runs on the New Delhi-Agra stretch.[1][2] The train commenced service in 1988 and was the first Shatabdi train to be introduced. The train runs at an average speed of 84 km/h (52 mph), including halts. There is a plan by the IR to cut short its travel time of 2 hours 06 minutes to 1 hour 35 minutes (95 minutes) in the New Delhi -Agra section at an average speed of 130 km/h (81 mph) when the Maximum Permissible Speed in this section is enhanced to 200 km/h (124 mph). The train was extended to Rani Kamlapati Railway Station in the railway budget of 2014-15 .

History

The name "Shatabdi" means century in Sanskrit. The first Shatabdi Express train was introduced in 1988 to commemorate the birth century of Jawahar Lal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India. Madhavrao Scindia was the Indian Railway Minister[3] at that point of time and the Shatabdi Express was his brainchild. The first Shatabdi Express was flagged off between New Delhi and Jhansi which was later extended to Bhopal and Habibganj.[4]

Train

The train is fully air-conditioned and is based on LHB coaches. Cost of meals is covered in the ticket fare, and the travellers are provided with snacks, meals, coffee/tea, a one-litre water bottle/ 300ml packaged water (provided by the railways owned and operated subsidiary '"Rail Neer"), and juice. The rake is shared with 12011/2 Kalka Shatabdi Express with actual RSA pattern unknown.

Route

The train covers following major cities: New Delhi, Mathura Junction, Agra Cantonment, Morena railway station Gwalior, Jhansi, Bhopal & Habibganj

Coach composition

The train has 14 AC Chair Car, 2 Executive Class & EOG coaches.

The train is expected to switch to HOG, where power for Hotel Load of the train is drawn from locomotive after commissioning of HOG fit WAP 5 locomotive.

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
	EOG	E1	E2	C1	C2	C3	C4	C5	C6	C7	C8	C9	C10	C11	C12	C13	C14	EOG

See also

References

External links

• http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/rail-budget-list-of-new-extended-trains/
• http://indiarailinfo.com/train/1516?