Bilaspur, also known as "The City of Festivals", is a city located in Bilaspur District in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Bilaspur is the Administrative headquarters of the Bilaspur District and Bilaspur Division. The Chhattisgarh High Court, located at Bodri, District Bilaspur has privileged it with the title Nyayadhani of the State. This city is the commercial center and business hub of North East Chhattisgarh region. It is also an important city for the Indian Railways, as it is the headquarters for South East Central Railway Zone (SECR) and the Bilaspur Railway Division. Bilaspur is also the headquarters of South Eastern Coalfields Limited. Chhattisgarh biggest power plant operated by NTPC is in Sipat. PowerGrid in Sipat pools electricity from other power plants in region and transmits electricity to Delhi via one of longest HVDC line.
Bilaspur district is a district of the Chhattisgarh state of India. Bilaspur city is the headquarters of the district. As of 2011, it is the second most populous district of Chhattisgarh, after Raipur.
Korba is a city and an industrial area in Korba District in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Korba was erstwhile part of Bilaspur District before 25 May 1998 later that Korba was made a separate District for ease of administration but it is still under Bilaspur Division. Korba is called power capital of Chhattisgarh due to its Coal reserves and Industrial base for multiple thermal based power plants from Public sector like NTPC Limited, CSEB from State of Chhattisgarh as well as from private sector apart from Power plants Korba has the Asia's second largest and India's largest open cast coal mine in Gevra area of Korba Coalfield. Korba produces 140 Million tons of coal every year which accounts for 17% of Country's total coal production and 85% of Chhattisgarh Coal production. BALCO Private owned Aluminium producer has its smelter Aluminium Plant in Korba. Here mainly the protected tribal tribe Korwa resides. Korba district is blessed by lush green forests from all around, a large population of tribals is found here. The tribals here prefer to live in harmony with the environment in the forest area due to which they have retained their distinctive cultural characteristics and traditional practices.
Champa is a city and municipality in Janjgir-Champa district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.
The 18237 / 18238 Chhattisgarh Express is a well known old Indian train which connects Gevra Road and Amritsar. Its name represents the state of Chhattisgarh. It runs through the states of Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana and Punjab and covers a distance of 2,109 km (1,310 mi).
The 12853 / 12854 Amarkantak Express is a daily Superfast Express train which runs between the Bhopal Junction railway station in Bhopal, the capital city of Madhya Pradesh and Durg, a city in Chhattisgarh state in central India. This train replaced the 8225/8226 Bhopal–Bilaspur Mahanadi Express along with the 8291/8292 Bhopal–Raipur Express and the 1235/1236 Bhopal–Jabalpur Express.
The 12855 / 56 Bilaspur - Itwari InterCity SF Express is a Superfast Express train belonging to Indian Railways South East Central Railway zone that runs between Bilaspur Junction and Itwari Junction in India.
The 12823 / 12824 Chhattisgarh Sampark Kranti Express is an India Superfast express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Durg Junction and Hazrat Nizamuddin in India, and is also called the king of South East Central Railway. It operates as train number 12823 from Durg to Hazrat Nizamuddin and as train number 12824 in the reverse direction.
The 12809/10 Howrah Junction–Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mail is a Mail train belonging to Indian Railways - South Eastern Railways that runs between Howrah Junction and Mumbai CSMT in India.
The 12441 / 12442 Bilaspur Rajdhani Express is a Rajdhani Express train belonging to Indian Railways – Northern Railway zone that runs between Bilaspur Junction and New Delhi in India.
The Howrah–Mumbai CSMT Weekly Express is a passenger train service in India. It runs via Kharagpur, Tatanagar, Chakradharpur, Bilaspur, Raipur, Gondia, Nagpur, Badnera, Bhusaval, Nasik and Kalyan to reach Mumbai CST.
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 facilities such as water and sanitation.
Janjgir Naila railway station is the railway station for Janjgir Naila city, the district headquarters of Janjgir-Champa district, Chhattisgarh, India. Its code is NIA. The station has four platforms which are not well sheltered. The station is on the Tatanagar–Bilaspur section of Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line with daily connections to Mumbai, Kolkata, Pune, Nagpur, Puri, Visakhapatnam Tatanagar Raipur and Ahmedabad. The station is 6 km from Janjgir collectorate.
The Korba-Visakhapatnam Express is a daily train in India that runs between Korba in Chhattisgarh and Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, travelling through much of Odisha. It began to operate in 1989. The route is 731 km long and passes through 31 stations.
Tilda-Neora railway station is a main railway station in Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, India. Its code is TLD. It serves Tilda-Neora Urban area. The station consists of four platforms. The station lies on the Raipur–Bilaspur branch line of Bilaspur–Nagpur section.
The 22648 / 47 Thiruvananthapuram Central–Korba Express is a Express express train belonging to Indian Railways Southern zone that runs between Thiruvananthapuram Central and Korba in India.
The 22619 / 22620 Tirunelveli–Bilaspur Superfast Express is a Express express train belonging to Indian Railways Southern Railway zone that runs between Tirunelveli Junction and Bilaspur Junction in India.
The Shivnath Express is an Express train belonging to South East Central Railway zone that runs between Gevra Road and Itwari Junction in India. It is currently being operated with 18239/18240 train numbers on a daily basis.
The Vande Bharat Express is a short-distance train service operated by Indian Railways. Similar to Shatabdi Express, these are day train services that connect major Indian cities which are in a distance of less than a day's time. The trainsets can support semi-high speeds but due to the railway track speed capacity and traffic constraints, the operating speed of the services are limited to 160 km/h (99 mph) on the Delhi-Bhopal service and 110–130 km/h on other services.
