Madan Mahal–Ambikapur Intercity Express

Madan Mahal - Ambikapur Intercity Express
Overview
Service type	Express
First service	March 24, 2010
Current operator(s)	West Central Railway zone
Route
Start	Madan Mahal (JBP)
Stops	12
End	Ambikapur (ABKP)
Distance travelled	432 km (268 mi)
Average journey time	9 hours and 20 minutes
Service frequency	daily
On-board services
Class(es)	AC Chair car, Chair car, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	No
Catering facilities	No
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	2
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	58 km/h (36 mph)

The Madan Mahal - Ambikapur Intercity Express is an Intercity train of the Indian Railways connecting Madan Mahal near Jabalpur city in Madhya Pradesh and Ambikapur of Chhattisgarh.

(Jabalpur - Ambikapur) Express route map

Number and nomenclature

The train was announced in the railway budget 2009–2010 by railway minister Mamata Banerjee. The train number is 11265/11266. This train has great importance specially for the passengers travelling from Jabalpur to Ambikapur as time taken to reach Ambikapur has reduced drastically. To decongest the load of train in Jabalpur Railway station, the train was recently shifted to its new terminal, Madan Mahal

Departure and arrival

This train runs tri-weekly as announced in the railway budget 2009. The train will depart from Madan Mahal as origin and will reach up to Ambikapur. The train departs from Madan Mahal every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday at 13:40 and reach Ambikpaur at 23:00. From Ambikpur the train departs every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 6:15 and reach Madan Mahal at 15:15

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

Coach composite

The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consist of 15 coaches :

1 AC III Tier Chair Car
10 Chair Car
2 General
2 Second-class Luggage/parcel van

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Katni Loco Shed based WAP-5 diesel locomotive from Madan Mahal to Ambikapur and vice versa.

Rake Sharing

This train share its rake with 11651/11652 Madan Mahal–Singrauli Intercity Express.

Notes

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