Bilaspur–Nagpur Vande Bharat Express

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	Chhattisgarh
	Maharashtra

Bilaspur - Nagpur
*Vande Bharat Express*
Bilaspur - Nagpur; Vande Bharat Express
	This VB Express train arriving at Durg Jn
Overview
Service type	Vande Bharat Express
Locale	Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra
First service	11 Dec 2022 (Inaugural run); 12 December 2022 (Commercial run)
Current operator(s)	South East Central Railways (SECR)
Route
Termini	Bilaspur Junction (BSP); Nagpur Junction (NGP)
Stops	4
Distance travelled	412 km (256 mi)
Average journey time	05 hrs 30 mins
Service frequency	Six days a week [lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)	20825 / 20826
Line(s) used	Bilaspur–Nagpur section
On-board services
Class(es)	AC Chair Car, AC Executive Chair Car
Seating arrangements	Airline style; Rotatable seats;
Sleeping arrangements	No
Catering facilities	On-board catering
Observation facilities	Large windows in all coaches
Entertainment facilities	On-board WiFi; Infotainment System; Electric outlets; Reading light; Seat Pockets; Bottle Holder; Tray Table;
Baggage facilities	Overhead racks
Other facilities	Kavach
Technical
Rolling stock	8-car Vande Bharat
Track gauge	Indian gauge; 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead line
Operating speed	75 km/h (47 mph) (Avg.)
Average length	384 metres (1,260 ft) (16 coaches)
Track owner(s)	Indian Railways
Rake maintenance	Bilaspur Junction (BSP)
Route map
Route map
	Chhattisgarh
	Maharashtra

The 20825/20826 Bilaspur - Nagpur Vande Bharat Express is India's 6th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the states of Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra.

Overview

This train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting Bilaspur Jn, Raipur Jn, Durg Jn, Raj Nandgaon, Gondia Jn and Nagpur Jn. It is currently operated with train numbers 20825/20826 on 6 days a week basis.[1][2][3]

Rakes

Train operation started with the fourth 2nd Generation (16 coaches) VBE trainset designed and manufactured by the ICF. However the rake was withdrawn and replaced with Mini Vande Bharat 2.0 (MVB2) in the month of May 2023 because of low occupancy.[4]

Coach Composition

The 20825/20826 Bilaspur - Nagpur Vande Bharat Express earlier had 14 AC Chair Car and 2 Executive Chair Cars coaches.[5]

The coaches in Aqua color indicate AC Chair Cars and the coaches in Pink color indicate AC Executive Chair Cars.

Old Rake	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
20825	\| C14	C13	C12	C11	C10	C9	C8	E2	E1	C7	C6	C5	C4	C3	C2	C1 \|
20826	\| C1	C2	C3	C4	C5	C6	C7	E1	E2	C8	C9	C10	C11	C12	C13	C14 \|

The above 16 coach rake was withdrawn and replaced with 8 coach rake in May 2023.

New Rake	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
20825	\| C7	C6	E1	C5	C4	C3	C2	C1 \|
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
20826	\| C1	C2	C3	C4	C5	E1	C6	C7 \|

Service

The 20825/20826 Bilaspur - Nagpur Vande Bharat Express currently operates 6 days a week, covering a distance of 412 km (256 mi) in a travel time of 5 hrs 30 mins with average speeds of 75 km/h. The Maximum Permissible Speed (MPS) given is 130 km/h.[6]

Except Saturdays

Schedule

The schedule of this 20825/20826 Bilaspur - Nagpur Vande Bharat Express is given below:-


BSP - NGP - BSP Vande Bharat Express
20825		Stations	20826
Arrival	Departure	Stations	Arrival	Departure
----	06:45	Bilaspur Junction	19:35	----
08:01	08:03	Raipur Junction	17:50	17:52
08:48	08:50	Durg Junction	17:15	17:17
09:07	09:08	Raj Nandgaon	16:44	16:45
10:28	10:30	Gondia Junction	15:36	15:38
12:15	----	Nagpur Junction	----	14:05

Incidents

After the launch of the 6th Vande Bharat Express (Bilaspur - Nagpur - Bilaspur), on Wednesday 14 December 2022 , an unidentified man threw a stone on the windowpane of the newly inaugurated express train. This incident took place between Durg Junction and Bhilai Nagar railway station. Luckily no casualties were reported.[7][8]

References

Railway, N. C. R. "20825/Bilaspur - Nagpur Vande Bharat Express - Bilaspur to Nagpur SECR/South East Central Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
Aniket. "20826/Nagpur - Bilaspur Vande Bharat Express - Nagpur to Bilaspur SECR/South East Central Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
News, Nagpur (14 December 2022). "775 passengers travel on Nagpur-Bilaspur-Nagpur Vande Bharat Exp on Day-1". Nagpur Today : Nagpur News. Retrieved 16 December 2022. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
"India News, India News Live and Breaking News Today". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
"Nagpur-Bilaspur Vande Bharat Express: Check ticket price, timings, stoppages, train speed and other details". India Today. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
Livemint (12 December 2022). "Nagpur-Bilaspur Vande Bharat Express train: Timings, stoppages, other details". mint. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
"SHOCKING! Man damages newly inaugurated Nagpur-Bilaspur Vande Bharat Express by throwing STONE at train". Zee News. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
PTI (15 December 2022). "Windowpane of new Nagpur-Bilaspur Vande Bharat train damaged as someone hurls stone". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 December 2022.

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[1] Except Saturdays

[2] Railway, N. C. R. "20825/Bilaspur - Nagpur Vande Bharat Express - Bilaspur to Nagpur SECR/South East Central Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 15 December 2022.

[3] Aniket. "20826/Nagpur - Bilaspur Vande Bharat Express - Nagpur to Bilaspur SECR/South East Central Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 15 December 2022.

[4] News, Nagpur (14 December 2022). "775 passengers travel on Nagpur-Bilaspur-Nagpur Vande Bharat Exp on Day-1". Nagpur Today : Nagpur News. Retrieved 16 December 2022. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

[5] "India News, India News Live and Breaking News Today". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 16 May 2023.

[6] "Nagpur-Bilaspur Vande Bharat Express: Check ticket price, timings, stoppages, train speed and other details". India Today. Retrieved 16 December 2022.

[7] Livemint (12 December 2022). "Nagpur-Bilaspur Vande Bharat Express train: Timings, stoppages, other details". mint. Retrieved 22 December 2022.

[8] "SHOCKING! Man damages newly inaugurated Nagpur-Bilaspur Vande Bharat Express by throwing STONE at train". Zee News. Retrieved 16 December 2022.

[9] PTI (15 December 2022). "Windowpane of new Nagpur-Bilaspur Vande Bharat train damaged as someone hurls stone". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 December 2022.

Vande Bharat Express
Central Railways	Mumbai CSMT ⇔ Sainagar Shirdi Mumbai CSMT ⇔ Solapur Mumbai CSMT ⇔ Madgaon **
East Central Railways	Patna Jn ⇔ Ranchi Jn Patna Jn ⇔ Howrah Jn
East Coast Railways	Visakhapatnam Jn ⇔ Secunderabad Jn Puri ⇔ Rourkela Jn **
Eastern Railways	Howrah ⇔ New Jalpaiguri Jn
North Eastern Railways	Gorakhpur Jn ⇔ Lucknow Charbagh **
Northeast Frontier Railways	New Jalpaiguri Jn ⇔ Guwahati **
Northern Railways	New Delhi ⇔ Varanasi Jn New Delhi ⇔ Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra New Delhi ⇔ Amb Andaura Dehradun ⇔ Anand Vihar Terminal **
North Western Railways	Ajmer Jn ⇔ Delhi Cantonment Jodhpur ⇔ Sabarmati (Ahmedabad) Udaipur City ⇔ Jaipur Jn
South Central Railways	Secunderabad Jn ⇔ Tirupati Kacheguda ⇔ Yesvantpur Jn **
South East Central Railways	Bilaspur Jn ⇔ Nagpur Jn **
South Eastern Railways	Howrah ⇔ Puri Ranchi Jn ⇔ Howrah Jn **
South Western Railways	KSR Bengaluru City Jn ⇔ Dharwad **
Southern Railways	MGR Chennai Central ⇔ Mysuru Jn MGR Chennai Central ⇔ Coimbatore Jn Kasaragod ⇔ Trivandrum Central (via Kottayam) Chennai Egmore ⇔ Tirunelveli Jn MGR Chennai Central ⇔ Vijayawada Jn Kasaragod ⇔ Trivandrum Central (via Alappuzha)
West Central Railways	Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) ⇔ Hazrat Nizamuddin Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) ⇔ Rewa **
Western Railways	Mumbai Central ⇔ Gandhinagar Capital Indore Jn ⇔ Nagpur Jn Ahmedabad ⇔ Jamnagar
Italics represent services which are yet to be launched \| ** Indicates the 8 Coach VB Train