Howrah–Bhopal Weekly Express

Bhopal–Howrah Express
Overview
Service type	Express
Locale	Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand & West Bengal
First service	3 February 2003; 21 years ago
Current operator(s)	Eastern Railway
Route
Termini	Bhopal Junction; Howrah Junction
Stops	24
Distance travelled	1,454 km (903 mi)
Average journey time	30 hours
Service frequency	Weekly
Train number(s)	13026DN / 13025UP
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper, General
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	On-board Catering ; E-Catering
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	Yes
Other facilities	No
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coaches
Operating speed	55 km/h (34 mph) average with halts
Route map
Route map

Bhopal–Howrah Express is a weekly express train of the Indian Railways, which runs between Bhopal Junction railway station of Bhopal, the capital of the Madhya Pradesh state, and Howrah Junction railway station of Kolkata, the capital of the West Bengal state.

Coach composite

The train consists of 16 coaches:

2 AC II Tier
4 AC III Tier
9 sleepers
2 luggage/generator car
3 general

Average and Maximum speed

The train runs with an average speed of 54 km/h, and the maximum permissible speed is 130 km/h (between Dankuni Junction and Pradhankhunta Junction). The train runs on a weekly basis.

Time Table

Station Code	Station name	Arrival	Departure
HWH	Howrah Junction	---	12:35
DGR	Durgapur	14:31	14:33
ASN	Asansol Junction	15:08	15:13
DHN	Dhanbad Junction	16:45	16:50
PUS	Phusro	18:01	18:03
GMIA	Gumia	18:22	18:24
BRKA	Barkakana Junction	19:35	20:00
PTRU	Patratu	20:19	20:21
TORI	Tori Junction	21:10	21:12
DTO	DaltonGanj	22:50	22:55
GHD	Garhwa Road Junction	23:40	23:45
RNQ	Renukut	01:14	01:16
CPU	Chopan	02:15	02:40
SGRL	Singrauli	04:52	05:02
BEHR	Beohari	08:08	08:10
KMZ	Katni Murwara	10:50	11:00
DMQ	Damoh	12:28	12:30
PHA	Patharia	12:48	12:50
SGO	Saugor	13:35	13:40
KYE	Khurai	14:23	14:25
BINA	Bina Junction	15:55	16:05
BHS	Vidisha	17:13	17:15
BPL	Bhopal Junction	18:25	---

Traction

It is now regularly hauled by Howrah-based WAP-7 end to end throughout the entire journey.

Direction Reversals

The train reverses direction twice at :

References

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