Satpura Express

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Satpura Express
Overview
Service type Passenger
Locale Madhya Pradesh
Last service2015
Route
StartJabalpur
EndBalaghat
Distance travelled187 kilometers 116 miles
Train number(s)10001 / 10002
On-board services
Class(es) First Class (Non-ac) And unreserved class
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsNo
Auto-rack arrangementsNo
Catering facilitiesNo pantry car
Observation facilitiesNo
Entertainment facilitiesNo
Baggage facilitiesYes
Technical
Rolling stock Standard Indian Railways narrow-gauge coaches
Track gauge Narrow gauge
Operating speed43.2 kilometres per hour (26.8 mph)

The Satpura Express was a daily express train which ran between Jabalpur Junction railway station of Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh to another city of the same state, Balaghat Junction.

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History

The Satpura Express is a showpiece of the Satpura Railway. It used to travel a run of 187 kilometres (116 mi) from Jabalpur to Balaghat in a little less than seven hours. Earlier this train ran from Jabalpur Junction to Gondia; with a Steam Loco of ZE Class but then a diesel locomotive of ZDM Class is replaced and have much more power. However, after the gauge conversion the section from Gondia to Balaghat and Katangi is converted to broad gauge and the train was limited up to Balaghat. [1]

Number and nomenclature

The number provided for the train is: [1]

The name Satpura signifies the hill valley range of Satpura in Madhya Pradesh.

Arrival and departure Info

Route and halts

The Jabalpur–Balaghat–Jabalpur Satpura Express runs daily connecting four districts of Madhya Pradesh: Jabalpur, Seoni, Mandla and Balaghat. The stations en route are Balaghat Jn., Samnapur, Charegaon, Lamta, Nagarwara, Nainpur Jn., Pindrai, Ghansor, Shikara, Bargi, Howbagh Jabalpur, Jabalpur Jn. Total distance of 187 km. [1]

Coach composition

The train has 10 coaches in which 8 coaches are unreserved and a luggage van and the train has the accommodation of one reserved first class coach with seats for 14 people. This is unique in narrow gauge in India.

Average speed and frequency

The train runs with an average speed of 42 km/hour on daily basis from both the sites

Trivia

See also

Other train

Two other pairs of passenger trains run in the old narrow gauge from Jabalpur to Balaghat in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Satpura Express". India Rail Info. Retrieved 10 December 2012.