Indore Express
Overview | |
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Service type | Mail/Express |
Locale | Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh |
Current operator(s) | Western Railway |
Route | |
Start | Udaipur City |
Stops | 11 |
End | Indore Junction |
Distance travelled | 471 km (293 mi) |
Average journey time | 10.2 hours |
Service frequency | daily |
On-board services | |
Class(es) | AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper 3 Tier, Chair Car, Unreserved, Brake Van, Luggage, Parcel Van, Handicapped and Ladies Special |
Seating arrangements | Yes |
Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
Auto-rack arrangements | Yes |
Catering facilities | Yes but no Pantry Car |
Entertainment facilities | Yes, lcd tv in AC 2 Tier and AC 3 Tier coaches |
Baggage facilities | Yes |
Technical | |
Operating speed | 55 km/h (34 mph) average with halts |
The Indore Express or "Udaipur City Express" is a daily train service which runs between Udaipur, a major city in Rajasthan and Indore Junction railway station of Indore, the largest city and commercial hub of Central Indian state, Madhya Pradesh. This train is the only connection of Udaipur City with Indore. The train was initially scheduled on a weekly basis, which later changed to bi-weekly; then to tri weekly and now running on a daily basis.
Number and nomenclature
The number allotted for the train is 19658. The name "Indore Express" signifies the origination point of the train, that is Indore.
Route
The train goes via Ujjain – Nagda and Ratlam – Chittorgarh. The important halts of the train are:
- Udaipur City
- Chittorgarh
- Neemuch
- Jaora
- Mandsaur
- Ratlam Junction
- Nagda Junction
- Ujjain Junction
- Dewas
- Indore Junction
Loco links and coach composite
The train is hauled by RTM-WDM diesel locomotive. It consist a total number of 19 coaches :
- 1 AC II TIER
- 2 AC III TIER
- 9 sleeper cars
- 2 general chair cars
- 4 general purpose cars
- 1 brakevan with luggage/cargo capacity
See also
- Jaipur – Indore Express
- Ajmer – Indore Express
- Jodhpur – Indore Super Fast Express
- Jodhpur – Indore Intercity Express
- Jodhpur – Indore Passenger