Bhagat Ki Kothi–Bilaspur Express

The 18243 / 18244 Bhagat Ki Kothi–Bilaspur Express is one of the Express trains of South East Central Railway zone which runs between Bilaspur Junction railway station of Bilaspur, city of Chhattisgarh and Bhagat Ki Kothi railway station, a suburban railway station in Jodhpur, Rajasthan.

Arrival and departure
Train number 18243 departs from Bilaspur Junction on Monday and Tuesday at 18:20, reaching Bhagat Ki Kothi the next day at 05:00. Train number 18244 departs from Bhagat Ki Kothi on Thursday and Sunday at 00:05, reaching Bilaspur Junction the next day at 12:45.

Routes and halts
The important halts of the train are:


 * Bilaspur Junction
 * Bhatapara
 * Raipur Junction
 * Bhilai Power House
 * Durg Junction
 * Rajnandgaon
 * Gondia Junction
 * Nagpur Junction
 * Itarsi Junction
 * Bhopal Junction
 * Sehore
 * Shujalpur
 * Ujjain Junction
 * Nagda Junction
 * Kota Junction
 * Sawai Madhopur Junction
 * Durgapura
 * Jaipur Junction
 * Phulera Junction
 * Makrana Junction
 * Degana Junction
 * Merta Road Junction
 * Jodhpur Junction
 * Bhagat Ki Kothi

Traction
As the route is yet to be fully electrified, it is hauled by a Bhilai Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Bilaspur Junction up to Sawai Madhopur Junction handing over to a Bhagat Ki Kothi Loco Shed-based WDP-4 / WDP-4B / WDP-4D diesel locomotive for the remainder of the journey until Bhagat Ki Kothi.

Direction reversal
This train reverses its direction 3 times,


 * Nagpur Junction
 * Nagda Junction
 * Sawai Madhopur Junction.

Coach composition
This service has six GS coaches, seven Sleeper coaches, three B1, B2, B3 coaches, three AC coaches, and two End on Generation (EOG) coaches.

Speed and frequency
The train runs with a top speed of 130 km/h and an average speed of 55 km/h.


 * Train number 18243 - Bilaspur - Bhagat Ki Kothi SF Express (PT) departs from Bilaspur junction (BSP) on Monday and Tuesday. and the last stop (station) of this train is Bhagat Ki Kothi (BGKT).
 * Train number 18244 - Bhagat Ki Kothi Bilaspur Express departs from Bhagat Ki Kothi (BGKT) on Thursday and Saturday. and the last stop (station) of this train is Bilaspur junction (BSP). The total distance covered by this train is 1820 km.