Indore Tri Shatabdi

Tri Shatabdi Express
Overview
Service type	superfast
Locale	Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra
Current operator(s)	Western Railway
Route
Start	Indore Junction
Stops	11
End	Nagpur
Distance travelled	672 km (418 mi)
Average journey time	12 hours approx
Service frequency	Weekly
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 1 Tier, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper 3 Tier, Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Technical
Operating speed	80 km/h (50 mph) average with halts

Indore Tri Shatabdi Express is a weekly Superfast Mail/Express train of the Indian Railways, which runs between Indore Junction railway station of Indore, the largest city and commercial hub of Central Indian state Madhya Pradesh and Nagpur, the third largest city of neighbouring state Maharashtra.

The name "Tri Shatabdi Express" have been given due the completion of 300 years when Indore and Nagpur city were founded and this train was launched on the date at which Tri (three), Shatabdi (century) of both the cities got completed.

Arrival and departure

Train no.12913 departs from Indore every Sunday, at 20:40 hrs. from platform no.5 reaching Nagpur the next day at 08:10 hrs. Train no.12914 departs from Nagpur, every Monday at 16:20 hrs., reaching Indore the next day at 06:30 hrs.

Route and halts

The train goes via Dewas & Bhopal Habibganj. The important halts of the train are:

Coach composite

The train consist of 23 Coaches :

1 AC I Tier
2 AC II Tier
2 AC III Tier
12 Sleeper Coaches
4 Un Reserved
1 Ladies/Handy Capped
1 Luggage/Brake Van

Average speed and frequency

The train runs with an average speed of 78 km/h. The train runs on weekly basis.

Loco link

The train is hauled by Ratlam RTM WDM-3 Diesel engine.

Rake maintenance

The train is maintained by the Indore Coaching Depot.

References

[[Category:Superfast trains]

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