Habibganj–New Delhi Shatabdi Express

The New Delhi Bhopal Habibganj Shatabdi Express is a train operated by the Northern Railway which runs between New Delhi, the main railway station of India's capital territory, New Delhi, and Habibganj the sub-urban railway station of Bhopal City, the state capital of central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is one of the fastest train in India with a maximum permissible speed of 150 km/h.

Bhopal Shatabdi Express
A WAP-5 hauling the Bhopal Shatabdi Express
Overview
Service typeShatabdi Express
First service14 November 1988 (1988-11-14)
Current operator(s)Northern Railway zone
Route
StartNew Delhi
Stops8
EndBhopal Habibganj
Distance travelled708 km (440 mi)
Average journey time8 hours 25mins
Service frequencydaily
Train number(s)12001 / 12002
On-board services
Class(es)Executive Class, AC Chair Car
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsNo
Catering facilitiesNo Pantry car but provided
Baggage facilitiesOverhead racks
Technical
Rolling stockLHB coaches
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
ElectrificationYes
Operating speed150 km/h (93 mph) maximum
84 km/h (52 mph), including halts

It runs on the New Delhi-Agra stretch.[1][2] The train commenced service in 1988 and was the first Shatabdi train to be introduced. The train runs at an average speed of 84 km/h (52 mph), including halts. There is a plan by the IR to cut short its travel time of 2 hours 06 minutes to 1 hour 35 minutes (95 minutes) in the New Delhi -Agra section at an average speed of 130 km/h (81 mph) when the Maximum Permissible Speed in this section is enhanced to 200 km/h (124 mph). The train was extended to Habibganj in the railway budget of 2014-15 .

History

The name "Shatabdi" means century in Sanskrit. The first Shatabdi Express train was introduced in 1988 to commemorate the birth century of Jawahar Lal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India. Madhavrao Scindia was the Indian Railway Minister[3] at that point of time and the Shatabdi Express was his brainchild. The first Shatabdi Express was flagged off between New Delhi and Jhansi which was later extended to Bhopal and Habibganj.[4]

Habibganj - New Delhi Shatabdi Express arriving Habibganj with GZB WAP-5

Train
Interior view of Bhopal Shatabdi Express AC Chair Car

The train is fully air-conditioned and is based on LHB coaches. Cost of meals is covered in the ticket fare, and the travellers are provided with snacks, meals, coffee/tea, a one-litre water bottle/ 300ml packaged water (provided by the railways owned and operated subsidiary '"Rail Neer"), and juice. The rake is shared with 12011/2 Kalka Shatabdi Express with actual RSA pattern unknown.

A WAP5-hauled Bhopal Shatabdi about to leave New Delhi Railway Station

Route

The train covers following major cities: New Delhi, Mathura Junction, Agra Cantonment, Morena railway station Gwalior, Jhansi, Bhopal & Habibganj

Coach composition

The train has 14 AC Chair Car, 2 Executive Class & EOG coaches.

The train is expected to switch to HOG, where power for Hotel Load of the train is drawn from locomotive after commissioning of HOG fit WAP 5 locomotive.

Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
EOGE1E2C1C2C3C4C5C6C7C8C9C10C11C12C13C14EOG

See also

References
  1. "Habibganj ⇌ New Delhi Shatabdi Express(12001⇌12002)". Trains Of India. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  2. "India's fastest train flagged off". rediff.com. 15 February 2006. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
  3. "[IRFCA] Railway Ministers". irfca.org.
  4. Chirdeep Bagga (17 February 2006). "Fastest train claim gone in 60 seconds". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
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