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The Indore–Patna Express is an Express Train of the
Indian Railways Indian Railways is a state-owned enterprise that is organised as a departmental undertaking of the Ministry of Railways (India), Ministry of Railways of the Government of India and operates India's national railway system. , it manages the fou ...
, which runs between
Indore Junction railway station Indore Junction (station code: INDB) is one of the Railway junctions in Madhya Pradesh and serves Indore, the commercial capital of Central India. The railway station of Indore Junction BG (future Indore Central) falls under the administrativ ...
of
Indore Indore (; ISO 15919, ISO: , ) is the largest and most populous Cities in India, city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The commercial capital of the state, it has been declared as the List of cleanest cities in India, cleanest city of In ...
, the largest city and commercial hub of Central Indian state
Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (; ; ) is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and the largest city is Indore, Indore. Other major cities includes Gwalior, Jabalpur, and Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, Sagar. Madhya Pradesh is the List of states and union te ...
and
Patna Junction Patna Junction (station code PNBE) is a major railway station located in the capital city of Patna in the Indian state of Bihar. It is the main railway station serving Patna . It maintained under the Danapur division of the East Central Railway ...
, railway station of
Patna Patna (; , ISO 15919, ISO: ''Paṭanā''), historically known as Pataliputra, Pāṭaliputra, is the List of state and union territory capitals in India, capital and largest city of the state of Bihar in India. According to the United Nations, ...
, the capital city of
Bihar Bihar ( ) is a states and union territories of India, state in Eastern India. It is the list of states and union territories of India by population, second largest state by population, the List of states and union territories of India by are ...
. there are two regular trains linking Indore with Patna; they are numbered 19313 and 19321. the train ran twice a week with one of these two services routed via Lalitpur and Sultanpur, both in
Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh ( ; UP) is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. With over 241 million inhabitants, it is the List of states and union territories of India by population, most populated state in In ...
.


Trains 19313 and 19314


Arrival and departure

Train no.19313 departs from Indore every at Wednesday at 14:00 hrs. from platform no.5 reaching Patna Junction the next day at 16:00 hrs. Train no.19314 departs from Patna, every Thursday at 17:20 hrs., reaching Indore the next day at 12:30 hrs.


Route and halts

The train goes via
Bhopal Bhopal (; ISO 15919, ISO: Bhōpāl, ) is the capital (political), 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 ...
and Sultanpur. The important halts of the train are: *
INDORE JUNCTION Indore Junction (station code: INDB) is one of the Railway junction, Railway junctions in Madhya Pradesh and serves Indore, the commercial capital of Madhya Pradesh, Central India. The railway station of Indore Junction BG (future Indore Centr ...
*
Dewas Dewas is a city in the Malwa region of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The municipality was formerly the seat of two 15-Gun Salute state princely states during the British Raj, Dewas Junior state and Dewas Senior state, ruled by the Pa ...
*
Ujjain Junction Ujjain Junction railway station is the main railway station of Ujjain city in the western part of Madhya Pradesh. Its code is UJN. Ujjain Junction falls under the administrative control of Western Railway Zone of Indian Railways. Ujjain Junction ...
*
Shujalpur Shujalpur is a city and a municipality in Shajapur district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Ranoji Rao Shinde, father of Mahadji Shinde (Scindia), died in 1745 at Shujalpur, where his cenotaph ('' chattri'') stands which houses a Shiv t ...
* Sant Hirdaram Nagar * Bina Junction *
Jhansi Junction Jhansi Junction railway station (officially Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi Railway Station, station code: VGLJ) is a major railway junction in the city of Jhansi in Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh. It is one of the busiest and largest railwa ...
* Orai *
Kanpur Central Kanpur Central (formerly known as Cawnpore North Barracks, station code: CNB) is a central and junction railway station in the city of Kanpur and is one of the five central Indian railway stations. It is third busiest in country after Howrah ...
*
Lucknow Lucknow () is the List of state and union territory capitals in India, capital and the largest city of the List of state and union territory capitals in India, Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and it is the administrative headquarters of the epon ...
*
Varanasi Junction Varanasi Junction railway station (station code: BSB), also known as Varanasi Cantt railway station, is the main railway station serving the city of Varanasi. The other key railway stations in the Varanasi Metro area are Banaras, Varanasi C ...
* Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction *
Buxar Buxar is a nagar parishad city in the state of Bihar, India, sharing border with Balia and Ghazipur district of Uttar Pradesh. It is the headquarters of the eponymous Buxar district, as well as the headquarters of the community development ...
*
PATNA JUNCTION Patna Junction (station code PNBE) is a major railway station located in the capital city of Patna in the Indian state of Bihar. It is the main railway station serving Patna . It maintained under the Danapur division of the East Central Railway ...


Coach composite

The train consists of 22 coaches : * 2 AC II Tier * 2 AC III Tier * 12 Sleeper Coaches * 4 Unreserved * 1 Ladies/Handicapped * 1 Luggage/Brake van


Average speed and frequency

The train runs with an average speed of 63 km/h. The train runs on Weekly basis.


Trains 19321 and 19322

The Indore – Rajendra Nagar (Via. Faizabad) Express is a Weekly Express train of the
Indian Railways Indian Railways is a state-owned enterprise that is organised as a departmental undertaking of the Ministry of Railways (India), Ministry of Railways of the Government of India and operates India's national railway system. , it manages the fou ...
, which runs between
Indore Junction Indore Junction (station code: INDB) is one of the Railway junction, Railway junctions in Madhya Pradesh and serves Indore, the commercial capital of Madhya Pradesh, Central India. The railway station of Indore Junction BG (future Indore Centr ...
,
Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (; ; ) is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and the largest city is Indore, Indore. Other major cities includes Gwalior, Jabalpur, and Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, Sagar. Madhya Pradesh is the List of states and union te ...
and Rajendra Nagar,
Patna Patna (; , ISO 15919, ISO: ''Paṭanā''), historically known as Pataliputra, Pāṭaliputra, is the List of state and union territory capitals in India, capital and largest city of the state of Bihar in India. According to the United Nations, ...
,
Bihar Bihar ( ) is a states and union territories of India, state in Eastern India. It is the list of states and union territories of India by population, second largest state by population, the List of states and union territories of India by are ...
.


Arrival and departure

The train runs with an average speed of 63 km/h. The train runs on a weekly basis. Train no.19321 departs from Indore every Saturday at 14:00 hrs. from platform no.5 reaching Rajendra Nagar Bihar the next day at 16:45 hrs. Train no.19322 departs from Rajendra Nagar every Sunday at 20:20 hrs., reaching Indore the next day at 13:30 hrs.


Route and halts

The train goes via
Ujjain Ujjain (, , old name Avantika, ) or Ujjayinī is a city in Ujjain district of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the fifth-largest city in Madhya Pradesh by population and is the administrative as well as religious centre of Ujjain ...
&
Lucknow Lucknow () is the List of state and union territory capitals in India, capital and the largest city of the List of state and union territory capitals in India, Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and it is the administrative headquarters of the epon ...
. The important halts of the train are : *
Indore Junction Indore Junction (station code: INDB) is one of the Railway junction, Railway junctions in Madhya Pradesh and serves Indore, the commercial capital of Madhya Pradesh, Central India. The railway station of Indore Junction BG (future Indore Centr ...
*
Dewas Dewas is a city in the Malwa region of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The municipality was formerly the seat of two 15-Gun Salute state princely states during the British Raj, Dewas Junior state and Dewas Senior state, ruled by the Pa ...
*
Ujjain Junction Ujjain Junction railway station is the main railway station of Ujjain city in the western part of Madhya Pradesh. Its code is UJN. Ujjain Junction falls under the administrative control of Western Railway Zone of Indian Railways. Ujjain Junction ...
*
Shujalpur Shujalpur is a city and a municipality in Shajapur district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Ranoji Rao Shinde, father of Mahadji Shinde (Scindia), died in 1745 at Shujalpur, where his cenotaph ('' chattri'') stands which houses a Shiv t ...
* Sant Hirdaram Nagar * Bhopal Junction * Bina Junction *
Jhansi Junction Jhansi Junction railway station (officially Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi Railway Station, station code: VGLJ) is a major railway junction in the city of Jhansi in Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh. It is one of the busiest and largest railwa ...
* Orai *
Kanpur Central Kanpur Central (formerly known as Cawnpore North Barracks, station code: CNB) is a central and junction railway station in the city of Kanpur and is one of the five central Indian railway stations. It is third busiest in country after Howrah ...
*
Lucknow Lucknow () is the List of state and union territory capitals in India, capital and the largest city of the List of state and union territory capitals in India, Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and it is the administrative headquarters of the epon ...
* Akbarpur * Faizabad Junction *
Ayodhya Ayodhya () is a city situated on the banks of the Sarayu river in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ayodhya district as well as the Ayodhya division of Uttar Pradesh, India. Ayodhya became th ...
* Jaunpur Junction *
Varanasi Junction Varanasi Junction railway station (station code: BSB), also known as Varanasi Cantt railway station, is the main railway station serving the city of Varanasi. The other key railway stations in the Varanasi Metro area are Banaras, Varanasi C ...
* Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction *
Patna Junction Patna Junction (station code PNBE) is a major railway station located in the capital city of Patna in the Indian state of Bihar. It is the main railway station serving Patna . It maintained under the Danapur division of the East Central Railway ...
*
Rajendra Nagar Terminal Rajendra Nagar Terminal, (Station code: RJPB), is a railway station serving the capital city of Patna in the Indian state of Bihar. It is located in Rajendra Nagar in Patna and is in the Danapur railway division of the East Central Railway z ...


Equipment

The train is hauled by
Ratlam Ratlam is a city in the northwestern part of the Malwa region in Madhya Pradesh state of India. The city of Ratlam lies above sea level. It is the administrative headquarters of Ratlam district, which was created in 1947 after the independe ...
RTM WDM-3 Diesel engine. The train consists of 23 Coaches : * 1 AC I Tier * 2 AC II Tier * 2 AC III Tier * 12 Sleeper Coaches * 4 Un Reserved * 1 Ladies/Handicapped *1 Luggage/Brake Van The train was maintained by the Indore Coaching Depot. The same rake is used for Indore - Patna Express, Indore - Pune Express, Indore - Nagpur Express and Shipra Express for one way which is altered by the second rake on the other way. Much of this equipment was destroyed in the Pukhrayan train derailment.


Accidents and incidents

On 20 November 2016, fourteen coaches of the train no. 19321 derailed near Kanpur, killing 150 passengers with about 300 being injured.


See also

* Indore Express *
Indore Junction Indore Junction (station code: INDB) is one of the Railway junction, Railway junctions in Madhya Pradesh and serves Indore, the commercial capital of Madhya Pradesh, Central India. The railway station of Indore Junction BG (future Indore Centr ...
* Bhopal Junction


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Indore - Patna Express Express trains in India Transport in Indore Transport in Bhopal Railway services introduced in 1995 Rail transport in Madhya Pradesh Transport in Patna