Vindhyachal Express

The Vindhyachal Express is an express train service offered by West Central Railways. It runs between Bhopal Junction railway station of Bhopal City, the capital of Madhya Pradesh and Itarsi Junction. The name 'Vindhyachal' signifies the Vindhyachal hill valley of Madhya Pradesh state.



Number
The number allotted for the train is :


 * 11271 – Itarsi to Bhopal
 * 11272 – Bhopal to Itarsi

Route and halts
It runs via Bina–Katni rail route and Jabalpur Junction making a semi-circle while traveling through the half portion of Madhya Pradesh. This train changes both locomotive and direction of locomotive at Katni station.

The important halts of this train are :


 * Bhopal Junction
 * Sanchi
 * Vidisha
 * Gulabganj
 * Ganj Basoda
 * Mandi Bamora
 * Bina Junction
 * Khurai
 * Saugor
 * Saugor Makronia
 * Damoh
 * Bandakpur
 * Salaia
 * New Katni Junction
 * Sihora Road
 * Jabalpur Junction
 * Madan Mahal
 * Bheraghat
 * Bhitoni
 * Shridham
 * Narsinghpur
 * Kareli
 * Gadarwara railway station
 * Salichauka babai
 * pipariya
 * Sohagpur
 * ITARSI JN.

Loco link
This train hauled by Itarsi-based WAP-4 locomotive end to end.

Coach composition
Normally the train consists of 14 coaches as follows:
 * 4 Sleeper
 * 8 General
 * 2 Luggage cum Parcel