The 12121 / 12122 ''Madhya Pradesh Sampark Kranti Express'', is one of the trains among

Sampark Kranti Express Sampark Kranti Express trains are a series of Superfast express trains operated by the Indian Railways providing quick connectivity to the national capital, New Delhi. Overview The words ''Sampark'' and ''Kranti'' are borrowed from Sanskrit ...

trains introduced in the 2005 Indian

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. The train was announced between

Jabalpur Jabalpur is a city situated on the banks of Narmada River in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. According to the 2011 census, it is the third-largest urban agglomeration in Madhya Pradesh and the country's 38th-largest urban agglomeration. J ...

(in

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...

) and

New Delhi New Delhi (, , ''Naī Dillī'') is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament House ...

. This train presently terminates at

Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station (station code: NZM) is a railway station in South Delhi, India. It is under the administrative control of the Delhi Division of the Northern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. It is one of the five main sta ...

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...

which is located approximately to south of New Delhi railway station. Madhya Pradesh Sampark Kranti Express, is organized by the West Central Railway (पश्चिम मध्य रेल) (IR code:-प.म.रे/WCR ) a unit of

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(भारतीय रेल) and owned by

Jabalpur railway division Jabalpur railway division is one of the three railway divisions under West Central Railway zone (WCR) of Indian Railways. This railway division was formed on 1 April 1952 and its headquarters are located at Jabalpur city in the state of Madhya ...

. It is now changed from ICF to LHB coach.

Times

Route & halts

It runs from Jabalpur Junction via , , , , to Hazrat Nizamuddin.

Traction

Both trains are hauled by an Itarsi Loco Shed-based

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(HOG)-equipped locomotive from end to end.

Coach info.

The train consists of total 22 coaches as follows: * 1 AC-I Tier car * 2 AC-II Tier cars * 6 AC-III Tier cars * 4 General coaches * 7 Sleeper cars * 1 Eog * 1 Divyang Cum Luggage Cum Gard Coach

Average speed

The train runs with an average speed of 75 km/h.

Alternative trains for Jabalpur and New Delhi

Mahakoshal Express The 12189 / 12190 Mahakoshal Express is a daily Express train of the Indian Railways, which runs between railway station of Jabalpur, one of the important cities and military cantonment hub of the Central Indian state Madhya Pradesh and Hazrat ...

by West Central Railway *

Gondwana Express The Jabalpur–Hazrat Nizamuddin Gondwana Express is a Superfast Express train of West Central Railway in India. It runs between and daily. This train was discontinued in the Railway 2013–14. Following is a detailed Gondwana Express train ...

by Northern Railways * Jammu Tawi–Jabalpur Express a weekly by West Central Railways *

Jabalpur–H.Nizamuddin Express The 12191 / 12192 Jabalpur–New Delhi Superfast Express also known as Shridham Express (श्रीधाम एक्सप्रेस) is a daily Superfast Express trains in India, Superfast e of Madhya Pradesh and railway station of Del ...

via

Itarsi Itarsi is a city and municipality in Madhya Pradesh, India in Narmadapuram District. Itarsi is a key hub for agricultural goods and is the biggest railway junction in Madhya Pradesh. Rail services from all 4 major metropolitan cities of India ...

on a daily basis.

References

''The Hindu''

Sampark Kranti

West Central Railways

Hazrat Nizamuddin Sampark Kranti Jabalpur Express Timetable
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