The Bhopal–Bilaspur Mahanadi Express was a train which ran between

Bhopal Bhopal (; ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of both Bhopal district and Bhopal division. It is known as the ''City of Lakes'' due to its various natural and artificial lakes. It i ...

, the capital city of

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 Bilaspur, a major city in

Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh (, ) is a landlocked state in Central India. It is the ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the seventeenth most populous. It borders seven states – Uttar Pradesh to the north, Madhya Prade ...

. The train numbered as 18225 and 18226. It was named for an important river of the state called

Mahanadi The Mahanadi is a major river in East Central India. It drains an area of around and has a total length of . Mahanadi is also known for the Hirakud Dam. The river flows through the states of Chhattisgarh and Odisha and finally merged with Bay o ...

Route

Its important halts were , , , , , , , , and . AC 2, AC 3 and sleeper coaches were available in this train. It ran on a triweekly basis from both the sites and its rake was shared by

Amarkantak Express The 12853 / 12854 Amarkantak Express is a daily Superfast Express trains in India, Superfast Express train which runs between the railway station in Bhopal, the capital city of Madhya Pradesh and Durg, a city in Chhattisgarh state in central ...

which used to run on a triweekly basis via JabalpurJunction. Later, in 2005, this train was cancelled and the Amarkantak Express was made daily.

References

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