Bilaspur–Pune Express

The 12849 / 12850 Bilaspur–Pune Superfast Express is a superfast train belonging to South East Central Railway zone that runs between Bilaspur Junction and Pune Junction in India. It is currently being operated with 12849/12850 train numbers on a weekly basis.

Service
12849 Bilaspur–Pune Superfast Express has an average speed of 59 km/h and covers 1302 km in 22h 10m. The 12850 Pune–Bilaspur Superfast Express has an average speed of 56 km/h and covers 1302 km in 23h 10m.

Route and halts
The important halts of the train are:


 * Bilaspur
 * Bhatapara
 * Raipur
 * Durg
 * Rajnandgaon
 * Gondia
 * Nagpur
 * Wardha
 * Badnera
 * Akola
 * Bhusaval
 * Jalgaon
 * Manmad
 * Kopargaon
 * Ahmednagar
 * Daund Junction
 * Pune

Coach composition
The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 22 coaches:


 * 1st AC cum AC II Tier
 * 1 AC II Tier
 * 4 AC III Tier
 * 10 Sleeper coaches
 * 2 General Unreserved
 * 2 EOG

Traction
Both trains are hauled by a Bhilai-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Bilaspur to Daund Junction, After that a Bhusawal-based WAP-4 locomotive powers the train to its remainder journey until Pune and vice versa.

Rake sharing
The train shares its rake with 12851/12852 Bilaspur–Chennai Central Superfast Express.

Direction reversal
The train reverses its direction 1 times:


 * Daund Junction