Bilaspur–Nagpur Vande Bharat Express

The 20825/20826 Bilaspur - Nagpur Vande Bharat Express is India's 6th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the states of Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra.

Overview
This train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting Bilaspur Jn, Raipur Jn, Durg Jn, Raj Nandgaon, Dongargarh railway station, Gondia Jn and Nagpur Jn. It is currently operated with train numbers 20825/20826 on 6 days a week basis.

Rakes
Train operation started with the fourth 2nd Generation (16 coaches) VBE trainset designed and manufactured by the ICF. However the rake was withdrawn and replaced with Mini Vande Bharat 2.0 (MVB2) in the month of May 2023 because of low occupancy.

Service
The 20825/20826 Bilaspur - Nagpur Vande Bharat Express operates 6 days a week, covering a distance of 412 km in a travel time of 5 hrs 30 mins with an average speed of 75 km/h. The Maximum Permissible Speed is 130 km/h.

Incidents
After the launch of the 6th Vande Bharat Express (Bilaspur - Nagpur - Bilaspur), on Wednesday 14 December 2022, an unidentified man threw a stone on the windowpane of the newly inaugurated express train. This incident took place between Durg Junction and Bhilai Nagar railway station. Luckily no casualties were reported.