Bhopal–Indore Intercity Express

Bhopal–Indore Intercity Express, about to depart for Indore from platform no. 1, Habibganj Railway Station, Bhopal

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(Indore–Bhopal) Intercity Express Route map

Bhopal–Indore Intercity Express is a daily intercity express train which runs between Bhopal Habibganj, the suburban railway station of Bhopal, the capital city of Central Indian state Madhya Pradesh and Indore Junction railway station of Indore, the largest city & commercial hub of Madhya Pradesh.

The name "Intercity Express" refers to the mail express passenger train service between two important cities.

Arrival and departure

• Train no.9324 departs from Bhopal Habibganj daily at 17:20 hrs., reaching Indore the same day at 21:30 hrs.
• Train no.9323 departs from Indore daily at 06:55 hrs. from platform no.3 reaching Bhopal Habibganj the same day at 10:40 hrs.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are :

• Bhopal Habibganj
• Bhopal Junction
• Bhopal Bairagarh
• Shajapur
• Maksi
• Dewas
• Indore Junction

Coach composite

The train consist of 11 Chair Car Coaches :

• 1 AC Chair Car
• 6 Reserved Chair Car
• 4 Second Class Chair Car

Average speed and frequency

The train runs with an average speed of 50 km/h to cover more than 220 km stretch of Bhopal to Indore route in 5–6 hours. While its reverse service Indore - Bhopal Intercity Express runs with an average speed of 70 km/h. This train is the first choice of the Bhopal people to reach Indore as it has few halts. The train runs daily.

Loco link

The train is hauled by BRC-WAP 4-E/WAM 4 engine.

Rake maintenance & sharing

The train is maintained by the Habibganj Coaching Depot. The same rake is used for Bhopal–Dahod Express for one way which is altered by the second rake on the other way.

Bhopal–Dahod Passenger

The Bhopal–Dahod Passenger trains is a daily service which runs between Bhopal Habibganj railway station of Bhopal, the capital city of Madhya Pradesh and Dahod town in Gujarat. The train is numbered 287/288 and shares the same coaches of Bhopal–Indore Intercity Express. It halts at as many as 18 major-minor railway stations such as Bhopal Junction, Sehore, Shujalpur, Ujjain Junction, Ratlam Junction, Meghnagar, Anas, etc.

Other trains from Bhopal / Habibganj to Indore

• 2919/2920 Indore–Udhampur Malwa Express
• 9313/9314 Indore–Patna Express
• 9321/9322 Indore–Patna Express
• 1471/1472 Indore–Jabalpur Express
• 6325/6326 Indore–Trivendrum Ahilyanagari Express
• 8233/8234 Indore–Bilaspur Narmada Express
• 9305/9306 Indore–Howrah Shipra Express
• 2913/2914 Indore–Nagpur Express
• 0279/0280 Indore–Bhopal Passenger

Trivia

• This train is the fastest connection of Indore with Bhopal despite being an express train. The superfast Malwa Express takes more than 5.2 hours while this train takes less than 4 hours to reach Bhopal. Hence it is the busiest train of the route.
• It goes via Dewas without touching Ujjain Junction
• Ratlam RTM-WDM 3 its regular loco link along with pale-yellow coloured livery coaches.

See also

• Indore Junction
• Bhopal Junction
• Bhopal Habibganj