Bilaspur–Nagpur_Vande_Bharat_Express

Bilaspur–Nagpur Vande Bharat Express

Bilaspur–Nagpur Vande Bharat Express

Vande Bharat Express train route in India


The 20825/20826 Bilaspur - Nagpur Vande Bharat Express is India's 6th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the states of Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra.

Quick Facts Bilaspur Junction - Nagpur Junction Vande Bharat Express, Overview ...

Overview

This train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting Bilaspur Jn, Raipur Jn, Durg Jn, Raj Nandgaon, Dongargarh railway station, Gondia Jn and Nagpur Jn. It is currently operated with train numbers 20825/20826 on 6 days a week basis.[1][2][3]

Rakes

Train operation started with the fourth 2nd Generation (16 coaches) VBE trainset designed and manufactured by the ICF. However the rake was withdrawn and replaced with Mini Vande Bharat 2.0 (MVB2) in the month of May 2023 because of low occupancy.[4]

Service

The 20825/20826 Bilaspur - Nagpur Vande Bharat Express operates 6 days a week, covering a distance of 412 km (256 mi) in a travel time of 5 hrs 30 mins with an average speed of 75 km/h (47 mph). The Maximum Permissible Speed is 130 km/h (81 mph).[5]

Incidents

After the launch of the 6th Vande Bharat Express (Bilaspur - Nagpur - Bilaspur), on Wednesday 14 December 2022, an unidentified man threw a stone on the windowpane of the newly inaugurated express train. This incident took place between Durg Junction and Bhilai Nagar railway station. Luckily no casualties were reported.[6][7]

See also

Notes

  1. Except Saturdays

References

  1. Railway, N. C. R. "20825/Bilaspur - Nagpur Vande Bharat Express - Bilaspur to Nagpur SECR/South East Central Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  2. "775 passengers travel on Nagpur-Bilaspur-Nagpur Vande Bharat Exp on Day-1". Nagpur Today : Nagpur News. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  3. "India News, India News Live and Breaking News Today". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  4. Livemint (12 December 2022). "Nagpur-Bilaspur Vande Bharat Express train: Timings, stoppages, other details". mint. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  5. PTI (15 December 2022). "Windowpane of new Nagpur-Bilaspur Vande Bharat train damaged as someone hurls stone". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 December 2022.

Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Bilaspur–Nagpur_Vande_Bharat_Express, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.