The Vindhyachal Express is an express train service offered by
West Central Railways. It runs between
Bhopal Junction railway station
Bhopal Junction railway station (station code: BPL) is a major railway junction of India and main railway station of Bhopal, the capital of the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. This station also serves as a connecting point for various ...
of
Bhopal City, the capital of
Madhya Pradesh and . The name 'Vindhyachal' signifies the
Vindhyachal hill valley of Madhya Pradesh state.
Number
The number allotted for the train is :
*11271 – Itarsi to Bhopal
*11272 – Bhopal to Itarsi
Route and halts
It runs via
Bina–Katni rail route and
Jabalpur Junction
Jabalpur (Station Code: JBP), is a railway station of Jabalpur City in Madhya Pradesh. Jabalpur city is the Headquarters of West Central Railway.
See also
* Madan Mahal railway station
Madan Mahal Station (station code: MML) is the sec ...
making a semi-circle while traveling through the half portion of
Madhya Pradesh. This train changes both locomotive and direction of locomotive at Katni station.
The important halts of this train are :
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Bhopal Junction
Bhopal Junction railway station (station code: BPL) is a major railway junction of India and main railway station of Bhopal, the capital of the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. This station also serves as a connecting point for various ...
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Sanchi
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Vidisha
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Gulabganj
Gulabganj (Village ID 481751) is a town in Vidisha district in Madhya Pradesh state in India. According to the 2011 census it has a population of 1844 living in 385 households. Its main agriculture product is soybean
The soybean, soy bean, ...
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Ganj Basoda
Ganj Basoda, called Basoda, city and municipality in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Ganj Basoda is one of the eleven tehsils of Vidisha district and is 39 kms from Vidisha.
History
Earlier there was an oil and flour mill named "Standard ...
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Mandi Bamora
Mandi Bamora is a census town in Bina-etawa district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. This place has a railway station Mandi Bamora (Station code- MABA). Mandi Bamora located as half- half way in two different district Bina-etawa and Vi ...
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Bina Junction
Bina-Etawa, often shortened as Bina, is a city in the Sagar district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.The city is an important center of economic and industrial activities for the state; for instance, a #Industry and economics, major oil re ...
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Saugor
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Damoh
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Bandakpur
Bandakpur is a small town in the district of Damoh in Madhya Pradesh, India. The town is known for a temple of Shiva -the Jageshwar Nath temple.
There is a main temple where Shiva-Linga is situated in main sanctum. Devi Parvati faces Shiva o ...
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Salaia
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New Katni Junction
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Sihora Road
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Bheraghat
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Bhitoni
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Shridham
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Narsinghpur
Narsinghpur is a city in Madhya Pradesh in central India. It comes under Jabalpur division.
Narsinghpur has a large temple dedicated to Lord Narsingh
As of 2001, Narsinghpur is the most literate district of the state.
History
Prehistory ...
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Kareli
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Gadarwara railway station
Gadarwara is a city and a municipality since 1867 in Narsinghpur district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India.
Geography
Gadarwara is located at . It has an average elevation of 354.77 metres (1,163 feet).
Gadarwara lies on the m ...
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Salichauka babai
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pipariya
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Sohagpur
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ITARSI JN.
Loco link
This train hauled by
Itarsi-based
WAP-4 locomotive end to end.
Coach composition
Normally the train consists of 14 coaches as follows:
* 4 Sleeper
* 8 General
* 2 Luggage cum Parcel
References
Express
{{Railways in Central India
Transport in Bhopal
Named passenger trains of India
Railway services introduced in 1964
Railway services introduced in 2006
Rail transport in Madhya Pradesh
Express trains in India