The Shivnath Express (-
Netaji Shubhash Chandra Bose Itwari- ) is an
Express train belonging to
South East Central Railway Zone
The South East Central Railway (abbreviated SECR) is one of the 19 Railway Zones in India. The Zone Office is headquartered at Bilaspur and comprises the Bilaspur, Nagpur and Raipur Division.
History
This Zone was formerly part of the South ...
that runs between and
Netaji Shubhash Chandra Bose Itwari Junction in India. It is currently being operated with 18239/18240 train numbers on a daily basis.
Service
The 18239/Shivnath Express has an average speed of 44 km/h and covers 505 km in 10h 25m. The 18240/Shivnath Express has an average speed of 55 km/h and covers 498 km from
Netaji Shubhash Chandra Bose Itwari Junction to in 9h 00m.
After COVID-19 Pendamic Lockdown restoration, 18239-Shivnath Express is partially cancelled between & . Since then its source station is .
After 18 Years of Initial run,
South East Central Railway Zone
The South East Central Railway (abbreviated SECR) is one of the 19 Railway Zones in India. The Zone Office is headquartered at Bilaspur and comprises the Bilaspur, Nagpur and Raipur Division.
History
This Zone was formerly part of the South ...
decided to extend 18240 Shivnath Express from and terminate at from 28-September 2023 onwards.
LHB coach
Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) coach is a passenger coach of Indian Railways that is developed by Linke-Hofmann-Busch of Germany (renamed Alstom LHB GmbH in 1998 after the takeover by Alstom and now known as Alstom Transport Deutschland) and mostl ...
Upgradation is proposed. Rakes arrived at Durg Junction.
Route and halts
The important halts of the train are:
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Netaji Shubhash Chandra Bose Itwari Junction
Coach composition
The train has standard ICF rakes with a max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 20 coaches:
* 1 First AC Cum AC II Tier
* 4 AC III Tier
* 11 Sleeper Coach
* 3 General Unreserved
* 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake
Traction
Both trains are hauled by a
Bhilai-based
WAP-7
The Indian locomotive class WAP-7 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1999 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Passenger traffic ...
electric locomotive from to
Netaji Shubhash Chandra Bose Itwari Junction.
Rake sharing
The train shares its rake with 12855/12856
Bilaspur–Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari Intercity SF Express.
See also
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Gevra Road railway station
Gevra Road railway station is a small terminal railway station in Korba district, Chhattisgarh, India. Its code is GAD. It serves the Korba Coalfield area. The station consists of 3 platforms. The platform is not well sheltered. It lacks many ...
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Netaji Shubhash Chandra Bose Itwari Junction
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Bilaspur–Itwari Intercity SF Express
Notes
References
External links
18239/Shivnath Express18240/Shivnath Express
Transport in Nagpur
Named passenger trains of India
Rail transport in Chhattisgarh
Rail transport in Maharashtra
Railway services introduced in 2005
Transport in Korba, Chhattisgarh
Express trains in India
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