Amarkantak Express
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The Amarkantak Express is a daily superfast
Superfast Mail/Express
Superfast Mail/Express trains are faster Express rail service of India with Superfast charge levied over Mail/Express charges. Superfast trains make small number of stops, unlike Mail/Express and hence cover the same distance in marginally lower time span, as compared to their counterparts...

 express train which runs between Bhopal Junction
Bhopal Junction
Bhopal Junction ‎ is a Major Railway Junction of India and main railway station of Bhopal City, the capital of Madhya Pradesh.-Construction:...

 railway station of Bhopal, the capital city of Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....

 and Durg
Durg
Durg is a city located in Chhattisgarh state, Central India. It is located just east of the Seonath River and is part of the Durg-Bhilai urban agglomeration. The city is an agricultural market and is heavily engaged in milling rice and pigeon peas. Durg gained importance as an industrial centre...

, a small town in Chhattisgarh. The train has replaced the old 8225/8226 Bhopal - Bilaspur Mahanadi Express
Mahanadi Express
The Bhopal - Bilaspur Mahanadi Express was a train which ran between Bhopal Habibganj, a sub-urban railway station in Bhopal, the capital city of Madhya Pradesh and Bilaspur, a major city in Chhattisgarh. The train numbered as 8225 and 8226. It was named on an important river of the state called...

 along with 8291/8292 Bhopal - Raipur Express and 1235/1236 Bhopal - Jabalpur Express. The name Amarkantak signifies the name of the city Amarkantak
Amarkantak
Amarkantak is a pilgrim town and a nagar panchayat in Anuppur District in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. Also called "Teerthraj" , Amarkantak region is a unique natural heritage area and is the meeting point of the Vindhyas and the Satpuras, with the Maikal Hills being the fulcrum...

, which is an originating spot of largest river in Central India called Narmada
Narmada River
The Narmada , also called Rewa is a river in central India and the fifth largest river in the Indian subcontinent. It is the third largest river that completely flows within India after Ganges and Godavari...

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Arrival and Departure info

Train no. 12854 departs from Bhopal Junction daily at 15:45 hrs., reaching Durg the next day at 0755 hrs.
Train no. 12853 departs from Durg daily at 1820 hrs., reaching Bhopal Junction the next day at 10:30 hrs.

Routes and Halts

The train goes via. Itarsi Junction - Jabalpur Junction
Jabalpur Junction
Jabalpur Junction , is an important railway junction station of Jabalpur City in Madhya Pradesh. It is the headquarters of West Central Railway. The station is sometimes called the Jabalpur main station...

 - New Katni Junction - Anuppur Junction and Bilaspur Junction.
The important halts of the train are:
  • BHOPAL JUNCTION
    Bhopal Junction
    Bhopal Junction ‎ is a Major Railway Junction of India and main railway station of Bhopal City, the capital of Madhya Pradesh.-Construction:...

  • Bhopal Habibganj
    Bhopal Habibganj
    Bhopal Habibgan Railway Station is a railway station in Bhopal City and part of the West Central Railway. It is located in Habibganj, New Bhopal.-Location:The Railway Station of Habibganj is located :...

  • Hoshangabad
    Hoshangabad
    Hoshangabad is a city and a municipality in Hoshangabad district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is a city in the central india region, located on the south bank of the Narmada River, and is the administrative center of Hoshangabad District.-History:mohammed bharmal & abdeali batawalaThe...

  • Itarsi Junction
  • Pipariya
    Pipariya
    See Pipariya for disambiguationPipariya is a city and a municipality in Hoshangabad district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is famous as it is the railhead for the military station and tourist destination of Pachmarhi. Pipariya is on the Itarsi Jabalpur rail line.-Demographics: India...

  • Sohagpur
    Sohagpur
    Sohagpur is a town and a nagar panchayat in Hoshangabad district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Its Also known for capital of Gondvana Princely state ruled under Nawab Kavi Us Jafar Alvi in british India.-Geography:Sohagpur is located at...

  • Gadarwara
    Gadarwara
    Gadarwara is a city and a municipality since 1867 in Narsinghpur district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. The city's major temple, Damru Ghaanti, with its large statue of Shiva and Shivalinga, receives thousands of devotees each year for the festival of Mahashivaratri.Gadarwara is the...

  • Kareli
  • Narsinghpur
    Narsinghpur
    Narsinghpur or Narsimhapur is a town in Madhya Pradesh state of central India. Narsinghpur is the administrative headquarters of Narsinghpur District....

  • Shridham
  • Madan Mahal
    Madan Mahal Station
    Madan Mahal Station is the second main railway station of Jabalpur city of Madhya Pradesh. It comes under west central railway zone and is only 3 km away from the zonal headquarters as jabalpur serves as the headquarter for west central railways. Many express and passengers trains halt in...

  • Jabalpur Junction
    Jabalpur Junction
    Jabalpur Junction , is an important railway junction station of Jabalpur City in Madhya Pradesh. It is the headquarters of West Central Railway. The station is sometimes called the Jabalpur main station...

  • Sihora Road
    Sihora
    Sihora is a town and a municipality in Jabalpur district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.-Geography:Sihora is located at . It has an average elevation of 386 metres...

  • Katni Junction
    Katni Junction
    Katni Junction is a major rail junction in Katni, India. Rail links from the junction travel in 5 different directions to New Delhi, Mumbai, Vadodara, Howrah, Chennai, Bangalore and other Indian cities. Approx. 215 trains pass the junction every day....

  • Umaria
    Umaria
    Umaria is a town in umaria district of the Shahdol Division of Madhya Pradesh state of central India.-History:umaria is located to the North East of Madhya Pradesh. Mathematically the coordinates of the District extend from 23o38' to 24o20' North and 80o28' to 82o12' East. It has geographical...

  • Birsinghpur
    Birsinghpur
    Birsinghpur is a town, a Nagar Palika and tehshil in Umaria District in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India and the city where spiritual leader of New Age was born.- Demographics : India census, Pali...

  • Shahdol
    Shahdol
    Shahdol is a city in Shahdol district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Shahdol District.Shahdol is also the 10th Division of Madhya Pradesh state, including shahdol, anuppur, umaria, and dindori district....

  • Anuppur Junction
  • Bilaspur Junction
    Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh
    Bilaspur is a city in Bilaspur District in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, situated 111 km north of state capital, Raipur. It is the second-largest city in the state. It is the administrative headquarter of Bilaspur district...

  • Bhatapara
    Bhatapara
    Bhatapara is a city and a municipality in Raipur District in the state of Chhattisgarh, India.-Geography:Bhatapara is located at . It has an average elevation of 261 metres .-Demographics:...

  • Tidla
    Tilda
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  • Raipur Junction
  • Bhilai Power House
    Bhilai
    Bhilai or Bhilai Nagar is a city in the Durg district of Chhattisgarh, in eastern central India. As of 2001, it had a population of 753,837. The city is located west of the capital Raipur, on the main Howrah–Mumbai rail line, and National Highway 6...

  • DURG
    Durg
    Durg is a city located in Chhattisgarh state, Central India. It is located just east of the Seonath River and is part of the Durg-Bhilai urban agglomeration. The city is an agricultural market and is heavily engaged in milling rice and pigeon peas. Durg gained importance as an industrial centre...


Coach composite

The train normally consists of 23 coaches :
  • 1 AC I TIER
  • 1 AC II TIER
  • 2 AC III TIER
  • 12 SLEEPER COACH
  • 4 GENERAL COACH
  • 1 LADIES RESERVED COACH
  • 1 HANDICAPPED COACH
  • 1 PANTRY CAR

Average speed and frequency

The train runs with an average speed of 67 k.m./hour. on a daily basis.The train is hauled by WDP4B locomotive of Itarsi Electric Loco Shed from Itarsi Junction to Katni Junction
Katni Junction
Katni Junction is a major rail junction in Katni, India. Rail links from the junction travel in 5 different directions to New Delhi, Mumbai, Vadodara, Howrah, Chennai, Bangalore and other Indian cities. Approx. 215 trains pass the junction every day....

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Other trains from Bhopal to Chhattitsarh

  • 2441/2442 Bilaspur Rajdhani
  • 2707/2708 Samata Express
    Samata Express
    The Samata Express or Samta Express is a Super Fast Express train plying between Visakhapatnam and Hazrat Nizamuddin near New Delhi, India and is organized by East Coast Railways Waltair Division. The train is named remembering the Samata Festival held by Visakhapatnam people annually The Samata...

  • 8225/8226 Bhopal - Bilaspur Mahanadi Express
    Mahanadi Express
    The Bhopal - Bilaspur Mahanadi Express was a train which ran between Bhopal Habibganj, a sub-urban railway station in Bhopal, the capital city of Madhya Pradesh and Bilaspur, a major city in Chhattisgarh. The train numbered as 8225 and 8226. It was named on an important river of the state called...

     (Cancelled)
  • 8233/8234 Indore - Bilaspur Narmada Express
    Narmada Express
    The Narmada Express is a daily express train which runs between Indore Junction BG railway station of Indore City in the Madhya Pradesh and Bilaspur, a town in Chhattisgarh. The name 'Narmada' signifies the largest river of central india, Narmada River...

  • 8235/8236 Bhopal - Bilaspur Express
    Bhopal - Bilaspur Express
    The Bhopal – Bilaspur Express/Passengeror 'Bilaspur' is an express passenger train service running between Bhopal Junction railway station of Bhopal City, the capital city of Madhya Pradesh and Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh -Number and Nomenclature:The number provided for the train is :* 18235 - from...

  • 8237/8238 Chhattisgarh Express
  • 8473/8474 Jaipur - Puri Express

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