The Bhopal-Lucknow Garib Rath Express is a

Garib Rath Express The Garib Rath (lit. Poor Chariot) trains are a series of No frills, no-frills trains operated by Indian Railways to provide air-conditioned train travel at a cheaper rate compared to regular trains. Garib Rath Express trains primarily operate ...

train that is run by Indian Railways. It helps people travel between the cities of

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 Lucknow in the states of

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

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 ...

Route and halts

The train will go via Bina –

Jhansi Jhansi ( ) is a historic city in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. (Toshan) Balwant Nagar was the old name of Jhansi. It lies in the region of Bundelkhand, on the banks of the Pahuj River, in the extreme ...

Rail Route. The important halts of the train are : *

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 ...

Vidisha Vidisha (विदिशा, formerly known as Bhelsa and known as Besnagar and Bhaddilpur in ancient times) is a city in Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of Vidisha district. It is located 62.5 km north ...

Bina Junction Bina, formerly known as Bina-Etawa or Etawa, is a city in the Bina-etawa district of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh . The city's name is derived from the Bina River that flows near the city. Bina is the fastest growing city in Madhya Prad ...

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 ...

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 JN

Coach composite

The train consists of 12 Coaches : * 10 AC III Tier * 2 Luggage/Generator Van/Power Car

Average speed and frequency

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

Other trains from Bhopal to Lucknow

*12183/12184 Bhopal – Lucknow – Pratapgarh Express (Weekly)

Trivia

* The train goes via. Bina – Jhansi route * The sixth train announced in between Bhopal and Lucknow point to point.

Rake Sharing

The train shares its rake with Lucknow Raipur Garib Rath Express

Traction

As the route is fully electrified, a GD 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 ...

or a GKP based

WAP-4 The Indian locomotive class WAP-4 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1993 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Passenger traffic (P) l ...

locomotive powers the train.

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lucknow – Bhopal Garib Rath Express Transport in Bhopal Passenger trains originating from Lucknow Garib Rath Express trains Railway services introduced in 2011 Rail transport in Madhya Pradesh