Indore–Nagpur Vande Bharat Express

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Indore Junction - Nagpur Junction
*Vande Bharat Express*
Indore Junction - Nagpur Junction; Vande Bharat Express
Overview
Service type	Vande Bharat Express
Locale	Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra
First service	27 June 2023 (Inaugural run); 28 June 2023;2 years ago (Commercial run)
Current operator(s)	Western Railways (WR)
Route
Termini	Indore Junction (INDB); Nagpur Junction (NGP)
Stops	5
Distance travelled	635 km (395 mi)
Average journey time	08:20 hrs
Service frequency	Six days a week
Train number(s)	20911 / 20912
Line(s) used	Indore–Dewas–Ujjain section ; Ujjain–Bhopal section ; Bhopal–Nagpur section ;
On-board services
Class(es)	AC Chair Car, AC Executive Chair Car
Seating arrangements	Airline style; Rotatable seats;
Sleeping arrangements	No
Catering facilities	On-board catering
Observation facilities	Large windows in all coaches
Entertainment facilities	On-board WiFi ; Infotainment System; Electric outlets ; Reading light; Seat Pockets; Bottle Holder; Tray Table;
Baggage facilities	Overhead racks
Other facilities	Kavach
Technical
Rolling stock	Mini Vande Bharat 2.0 [ broken anchor ]
Track gauge	Indian gauge ; 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead line
Operating speed	76 km/h (47 mph) (Avg.)
Average length	192 metres (630 ft) (08 coaches)
Track owner(s)	Indian Railways
Rake maintenance	Indore Jn (INDB)
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	Madhya Pradesh
	Maharashtra

Last updated September 01, 2025

The 20911/20912 Indore - Nagpur Vande Bharat Express is India's 23rd Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the city of Indore of Madhya Pradesh with Nagpur city in Maharashtra.^[1] Initially it ran from Indore Jn to Bhopal Jn when the train was first flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 27 June 2023.^[2] Starting from 9 October 2023, the train was extended to Nagpur, providing enhanced connectivity in the region.

Overview

This train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting Indore Jn, Ujjain Jn, Bhopal Jn, Narmadapuram,^[3] Itarsi Jn, Betul and Nagpur Jn. It is being operated with train numbers 20912/20911 on 6 days a week basis.^[4] Initially it ran from Indore Jn to Bhopal Jn when the train was first flagged off on 27 June 2023.^[2] Starting from 9 October 2023, the train was extended to Nagpur, providing enhanced connectivity in the region.

Rakes

It is the twenty-first 2nd Generation and ninth Mini Vande Bharat 2.0 Express train which was designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory at Perambur, Chennai under the Make in India Initiative.^[5]

Service

The 20911/20912 Indore Jn - Nagpur Jn Vande Bharat Express operates six days a week except Sundays, covering a distance of 636 km (395 mi) in a travel time of 8 hours with an average speed of 76 km/h (47 mph). The service has 5 intermediate stops. The Maximum Permissible Speed is 130 km/h (81 mph).

Indore - Nagpur Vande Bharat Express (20911) ^[6]
Station	Station Code	Arrival	Departure	Halt (min)	Distance (km)	Day
Indore Jn	INDB	—	06:10	—	—	1
Ujjain Jn	UJN	06:50	06:55	5	62.1	1
Bhopal Jn	BPL	09:10	09:15	5	245.6	1
Narmadapuram	NDPM	10:22	10:23	1	319.4	1
Itarsi Jn	ET	10:45	10:50	5	337.5	1
Betul	BZU	11:58	12:00	2	444.5	1
Nagpur Jn	NGP	14:35	—	—	635.9	1

Nagpur - Indore Vande Bharat Express (20912) ^[7]
Station	Station Code	Arrival	Departure	Halt (min)	Distance (km)	Day
Nagpur Jn	NGP	—	15:20	—	—	1
Betul	BZU	17:23	17:25	2	191.3	1
Itarsi Jn	ET	19:00	19:05	5	298.4	1
Narmadapuram	NDPM	19:22	19:23	1	316.5	1
Bhopal Jn	BPL	20:38	20:43	5	390.3	1
Ujjain Jn	UJN	22:40	22:45	5	573.7	1
Indore Jn	INDB	23:50	—	—	635.9	1

Notes

↑ Except Sundays

References

↑ "पहली बार एक साथ 5 वंदे भारत ट्रेनों का होगा उद्घाटन". News18 हिंदी (in Hindi). 14 June 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
1 2 "PM Modi Launches Bhopal-Indore, Bhopal-Jabalpur Vande Bharat Express Trains". Zee News. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
↑ "Vande Bharat's trial halt at Narmadapuram launched". The Times of India. 31 January 2025. ISSN 0971-8257 . Retrieved 31 January 2025.
↑ "Indore: समय नहीं बदला तो इंदौर सेे नहीं मिलेंगे इंदौर-भोपाल वंदे भारत ट्रेन को ज्यादा यात्री". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 18 June 2023.
↑ "Train 18, India's Fastest, Named "Vande Bharat Express": Piyush Goyal". NDTV.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
↑ "(20911) Indore - Nagpur Vande Bharat Express Live Running Status". RailRadar. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
↑ "(20912) Nagpur - Indore Vande Bharat Express Live Running Status". RailRadar. Retrieved 31 August 2025.

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[1] Except Sundays

[2] "पहली बार एक साथ 5 वंदे भारत ट्रेनों का होगा उद्घाटन". News18 हिंदी (in Hindi). 14 June 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.

[:0-3] 1 2 "PM Modi Launches Bhopal-Indore, Bhopal-Jabalpur Vande Bharat Express Trains". Zee News. Retrieved 27 June 2023.

[4] "Vande Bharat's trial halt at Narmadapuram launched". The Times of India. 31 January 2025. ISSN 0971-8257 . Retrieved 31 January 2025.

[5] "Indore: समय नहीं बदला तो इंदौर सेे नहीं मिलेंगे इंदौर-भोपाल वंदे भारत ट्रेन को ज्यादा यात्री". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 18 June 2023.

[6] "Train 18, India's Fastest, Named "Vande Bharat Express": Piyush Goyal". NDTV.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.

[railradar-20911-7] "(20911) Indore - Nagpur Vande Bharat Express Live Running Status". RailRadar. Retrieved 31 August 2025.

[railradar-20912-8] "(20912) Nagpur - Indore Vande Bharat Express Live Running Status". RailRadar. Retrieved 31 August 2025.

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v t e Vande Bharat Express
Central Railway	Mumbai CSMT ⇔ Madgaon ☆ Mumbai CSMT ⇔ Sainagar Shirdi Mumbai CSMT ⇔ Solapur Kalaburagi ⇔ SMVT Bengaluru ☆ Nagpur Jn. ⇔ Secunderabad Jn.☆ Ajni (Nagpur) ⇔ Pune Jn.☆
East Central Railway	Patna Jn. ⇔ Howrah Jn.★ Patna Jn. ⇔ Ranchi Jn.☆ Patna Jn. ⇔ Gomti Nagar (Lucknow) ☆
East Coast Railway	Visakhapatnam Jn. ⇔ Secunderabad Jn.★ Puri ⇔ Rourkela Jn.☆ Bhubaneswar ⇔ Visakhapatnam Jn.☆
Eastern Railway	Howrah Jn. ⇔ New Jalpaiguri Jn. Howrah Jn. ⇔ Gaya Jn. Howrah Jn. ⇔ Jamalpur Jn.☆
North Central Railway	Agra Cantonment ⇔ Banaras
North Eastern Railway	Gorakhpur Jn ⇔ Prayagraj (Allahabad) Jn. Lucknow Jn ⇔ Dehradun Terminal ☆ Gorakhpur Jn. ⇔ Patliputra Jn.☆
Northeast Frontier Railway	New Jalpaiguri Jn. ⇔ Guwahati ☆ New Jalpaiguri Jn. ⇔ Patna Jn.☆
Northern Railway	Amritsar Jn. ⇔ Delhi Jn. Anand Vihar Terminal ⇔ Ayodhya Cantonment Jn.★ New Delhi ⇔ Amb Andaura Dehradun ⇔ Anand Vihar Terminal ☆ New Delhi ⇔ Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra ★ New Delhi ⇔ Varanasi Jn.★ Varanasi Jn. ⇔ New Delhi ★ SMVD Katra ⇔ New Delhi ★ Hazrat Nizamuddin ⇔ Khajuraho Jn. Meerut City Jn. ⇔ Lucknow Charbagh☆ Varanasi Jn. ⇔ Deoghar Jn.☆ SMVD Katra ⇔ Srinagar ☆ Srinagar ⇔ SMVD Katra ☆ SMVD Katra ⇔ Amritsar Jn.☆
North Western Railway	Ajmer Jn. ⇔ Chandigarh Jn.★ Jodhpur ⇔ Sabarmati (Ahmedabad) ☆ Udaipur City ⇔ Jaipur Jn.☆ Udaipur City ⇔ Agra Cantonment ☆
South Central Railway	Jalna ⇔ Mumbai CSMT ☆ Secunderabad Jn. ⇔ Tirupati Kacheguda ⇔ Yesvantpur Jn. Secunderabad Jn. ⇔ Visakhapatnam Jn.★
South East Central Railway	Bilaspur Jn. ⇔ Nagpur Jn. Durg Jn. ⇔ Visakhapatnam Jn.☆
South Eastern Railway	Howrah Jn. ⇔ Puri ★ Ranchi Jn. ⇔ Howrah Jn.☆ Ranchi Jn. ⇔ Varanasi Jn.☆ Howrah Jn. ⇔ Rourkela Jn.☆ Tatanagar Jn. ⇔ Brahmapur ☆ Tatanagar Jn. ⇔ Patna Jn.☆
South Western Railway	KSR Bengaluru ⇔ Dharwad ☆ Mysuru Jn. ⇔ MGR Chennai Central ☆ SSS Hubballi Jn. ⇔ Pune Jn.☆ SCSMT Kolhapur ⇔ Pune Jn.☆ Belagavi (Belgaum) ⇔ KSR Bengaluru ☆
Southern Railway	Chennai Egmore ⇔ Tirunelveli Jn. Coimbatore Jn. ⇔ Bengaluru Cantonment ☆ Mangaluru Central ⇔ Thiruvananthapuram Central Kasaragod ⇔ Thiruvananthapuram Central ★ Mangaluru Central ⇔ Madgaon Jn.☆ MGR Chennai Central ⇔ Coimbatore Jn.☆ MGR Chennai Central ⇔ Mysuru Jn. MGR Chennai Central ⇔ Vijayawada Jn.☆ Chennai Egmore ⇔ Nagercoil Jn.★ Madurai Jn. ⇔ Bengaluru Cantonment ☆
West Central Railway	Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) ⇔ Hazrat Nizamuddin Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) ⇔ Rewa ☆
Western Railway	Mumbai Central ⇔ Gandhinagar Capital ★ Indore Jn. ⇔ Nagpur Jn.☆ Ahmedabad Jn.⇔ Okha ☆ Ahmedabad Jn. ⇔ Mumbai Central Sabarmati (Ahmedabad) ⇔ Veraval Jn.☆
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