Durg–Nautanwa Express (via Sultanpur)

The 18205 / 18206 Durg–Nautanwa Express is an Express train belonging to the South East Central Railway zone that runs between Durg Junction and Nautanwa in India. It is currently being operated with train numbers 18205/18206 on a weekly basis.

Service
The 18205/Durg–Nautanwa Express has an average speed of 43 km/h and covers 1151 km in 26h 55m. The 18206/Nautanwa–Durg Express averages 39 km/h and covers 1151 km in 29h 20m.

Route & halts
The important halts of the train are:


 * Durg Junction
 * Bhilai Power House
 * Raipur Junction
 * Bilaspur Junction
 * Pendra Road
 * Anuppur Junction
 * Shahdol
 * Katni Junction
 * Satna Junction
 * Manikpur Junction
 * Allahabad Junction
 * Pratapgarh Junction
 * Sultanpur Junction
 * Faizabad Junction
 * Ayodhya Junction
 * Mankapur Junction
 * Basti
 * Gorakhpur Junction
 * Anand Nagar Junction
 * Nautanwa

Coach composition
The train has standard LHB rakes with a max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 21 coache

Traction
Both trains are hauled by a Bhilai based WAP-7 twin locomotive from Durg to Prayagraj Junction. From Prayagraj it is hauled by an twin from wap 7 Gorakhpur locomotive to Nautanwa, with the same being used in the opposite direction

Direction reversal
Train reverses its direction 2 times:


 * Allahabad Junction
 * Faizabad Junction
 * Gorakhpur Junction