Shipra Express

The 22911 / 22912 Shipra Express is a tri-weekly superfast express train of Indian Railways, which runs between Indore Junction railway station of Indore, the largest city & commercial hub of Central Indian state Madhya Pradesh and Howrah, the commercial hub of Kolkata. The name 'Kshipra' signifies the Shipra River, one of the holiest river of Hindus near Ujjain City.

Coach composition
The train consists of 22 LHB coach;


 * AC II Tier: 1
 * EOG cum Luggage Rake: 2
 * AC III Tier: 4
 * General Unreserved: 4
 * Sleeper class: 11

Service
The 22911/Shipra Express has an average speed of 56 km/h and covers 1738 km in 31 hrs 20 mins.

The 22912/Shipra Express has an average speed of 55 km/h and covers 1738 km in 31 hrs 50 mins.

Route and halts
The important halts of the train are ;


 * Indore Junction
 * Dewas Junction
 * Ujjain Junction
 * Shujalpur
 * Sant Hirdaram Nagar
 * Vidisha
 * Bina Junction
 * Saugor
 * Damoh
 * Katni Murwara Junction
 * Maihar
 * Satna Junction
 * Manikpur Junction
 * Prayagraj Chheoki Junction
 * Mirzapur
 * Chunar
 * Mughalsarai Junction
 * Sasaram Junction
 * Dehri-on-Sone
 * Anugraha Narayan Road
 * Gaya Junction
 * Koderma Junction
 * Parasnath
 * Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh
 * Dhanbad Junction
 * Asansol Junction
 * Barddhaman Junction
 * Howrah Junction.

Rake sharing
The train shares its rake with 19313/19314 & 19321/19322 Indore–Patna Express.

Direction reversal
The train reverses its direction once at;
 * Ujjain Junction.

Traction
Both trains are hauled by a Vadodara Loco Shed-based WAP-5 or WAP-7 electric locomotive from Indore Junction to Howrah Junction and vice versa.