The 11463 / 11464 Somnath–Jabalpur Express (via Itarsi) is an

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train belonging to

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West Central Railway zone The West Central Railway (abbreviated WCR), one of the 19 zones of the Indian Railways, came into existence on 1 April 2003. It is headquartered at Jabalpur. It was created by taking away two divisions namely Bhopal division and Jabalpur divi ...

that runs between and in India. It operates as train number 11463 from Somnath to Jabalpur Junction and as train number 11464 in the reverse direction, serving the states of

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Coach composition

The train has highly refurbished LHB rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 22 coaches: * 1 AC First-class * 2 AC II Tier * 6 AC III Tier * 2 AC III Tier economy * 6 Sleeper coaches * 3 General * 2 EOG/Generator Car It does not have a

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. As is customary with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

Service

The 11464 Jabalpur Junction–Somnath Express via Itarsi Junction covers the distance of 1402 kilometres in 27 hours 55 mins (50 km/h) & in 27 hours 35 mins as 11463 Somnath–Jabalpur Junction Express (51 km/h). As the average speed of the train is below 55 km/h, as per Indian Railways rules, its fare does not include a Superfast surcharge.

Routeing

The 11463/11464 Jabalpur Junction–Somnath Express runs from Jabalpur Junction via , , , ,

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, , , , , , * , , , , , , , , , to Somnath.

Traction

It is hauled by an Itarsi Loco Shed-based

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electric locomotive from Jabalpur Junction to Somnath, and vice versa.

Timings

* 11463 Somnath–Jabalpur Junction Express leaves Somnath every day except Monday & Saturday at 09:55 hrs IST and reaches Jabalpur Junction at 13:25 hrs IST the next day. * 11464 Jabalpur Junction–Somnath Express leaves Jabalpur Junction every day except Monday & Saturday at 14:00 hrs IST and reaches Somnath at 17:55 hrs IST the next day.

Direction reversal

The train reverses its direction once at: * .

Rake sharing

The train shares its rake with; * 11465/11466

Somnath–Jabalpur Express (via Bina) The 11465 / 11466 Somnath–Jabalpur Junction Express (via Bina) is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between and in India. Service The 11466 Jabalpur Junction–Somnath Express covers the distance of 1570 kilometres ...

, * 22191/22192

Jabalpur–Indore Overnight Express The 22191 / 22192 Jabalpur–Indore Overnight Express is a daily Superfast train of the Indian Railways, which runs between Jabalpur Junction railway station of Jabalpur, an important city & military cantonment hub of India, and Indore Jun ...

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External links

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