Narmada Express



The 18233 / 18234 Narmada Express is a daily express train which runs between Indore city of Madhya Pradesh and Bilaspur city of Chhattisgarh.

The name 'Narmada' signifies the largest river of Central India, Narmada River. As the train crosses holy river Narmada, the longest and most important river in Madhya Pradesh, so is named as Narmada Express.

Coach composition
The train consists of 22 coaches:


 * 1 AC First Class cum AC II Tier
 * 1 AC II Tier
 * 4 AC III Tier
 * 11 Sleeper Class
 * 3 General Unreserved
 * 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

Service
The 18233/Narmada Express has an average speed of 42 km/h and covers 1007 km in 24 hrs 00 mins.

The 18234/Narmada Express has an average speed of 42 km/h and covers 1007 km in 24 hrs 10 mins.

Route & halts
The important halts of the train are:


 * Indore Junction
 * Dewas Junction
 * Ujjain Junction
 * Maksi Junction
 * Shujalpur
 * Sehore
 * Sant Hirdaram Nagar
 * Bhopal Junction
 * Rani Kamalapati
 * Narmadapuram
 * Itarsi Junction
 * Pipariya
 * Gadarwara
 * Narsinghpur
 * Madan Mahal
 * Jabalpur Junction
 * Katni South
 * Shahdol
 * Anuppur Junction
 * Pendra Road
 * Uslapur
 * Bilaspur Junction

Direction reversal
Train reverses its direction at:


 * Ujjain Junction
 * Itarsi Junction

Traction
Both trains are hauled by an Itarsi Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Indore to Bilaspur and vice versa.