Rail transport in Madhya Pradesh
Rail transport in Madhya Pradesh began from year 1903, with the introduction of Delhi-Chennai rail route through the state and Bhopal Junction railway station of Bhopal emerged as the major rail junction on this route. Since independence, the state has got a good rail connectivity with major railway zone called West Central Railway.
Railway zones
The major zone of the state is West Central Railways, whose headquarters are at Jabalpur. The zone together operators more than 30+ daily super express and passenger trains.
Divisions
As the area of Madhya Pradesh state is very large hence together holds many train divisions such as :
- Division : Jabalpur Junction - Division : Bhopal Junction
- Division : Ratlam Junction
- South East Central Railways
- Division : Anuppur
- North Central Railways
- Division : Gwalior, Jhansi
- Central Railways
- Division : Khandwa
Demands
- Saugor Lalitpur new railway line
- Saugor Chhatarpur New railway line
- Saugor Chhindwara railway line
- Trains from Saugor Damoh to Pune, bangaluru, Chennai Hyderabad and Nagpur
- Increasing frequency of trains in Bina Katni rail section
- Diversion of few trains from katni jabalpur itarsi section to katni bina itarsi section
- Indore Khandwa gauge conversion completion at earliest
- Indore Dahod New broadgauge line completion at earliest
- Gwalior Sheopur Kalan gauge conversion (with extension up to Kota) at the earliest
- Chotaudepur dhar new rail line completion at earliest
- Bhopal-Dehradun/Haridwar Express via. New Delhi weekly
- Habibganj Bandra Express Via Ratlam
- Indore-Mumbai Express via. Bhopal weekly
- Indore-vishakapatnam Express Via Nagpur, raipur (daily)
- Indore-Hyderabad express via Narkhed Amravati Bi weekly
- Indore-Puri Express Via Bhopal jabalpur weekly
- Jabalpur New Delhi AC Express via Itarsi, Bhopal Bi weekly
- Bhopal Shalimar(kolkata) express Via Jabalpur, Bilaspur Bi weekly
- Habibganj Patna express weekly
- Gwalior -Lokmanyatilak(LTT) express weekly
- Gwalior Bilaspur superfast express via Nagpur (BI-WEEKLY samta express timings)
- Bhopal Chattarpur(Khajuraho)intercity via Lalitpur Tikamgarh (New line)
- Khajuraho Mumbai express weekly via Bhopal
- Indore - Guwahati Via bhopal, bina, saugor bi-weekly
- Indore-Patna express via Allahabad, Bhopal, bi-weekly
- Jabalpur Udaipur via Bhopal, Ratlam weekly
- *Habibganj yesvantpur Express Via Pune Bi weekly
- Indore Mysore Express weekly
- Bhopal-Rameshwaram express weekly
- Indore Surat intercity via fatehabad Ratlam(after broad gauge conversion)
- Indore Bhind express Extension to Kanpur via Etawah (NEW LINE)
- Indore Bhagalpur express.via Bhopal katni weekly
- Agra- Pune express via Morena, Jhansi,bhopal, Manmad weekly
- Jhansi Tikamgarh passenger extension to Chattarpur
- kota Bina passenger extension to Bhopal
- Lucknow Bhopal Garibrath extension to Indore
- Rewa Lokmany Tilak Terminus (LTT) express Via Bina Bi-wekly
- Increase in frequency of Habibganj LTT Express.Bi-weekly
- Amravati Narkhed Passenger extension to Betul/Itarsi
- Tirupati Amravati Express extension to Bhopal(Habibganj)
- Increase in frequency of Bhopal-Pratapgargh Express.Daily
- Amravati Sarairohilla link express(by linking Chindwara Sarairohilla express at Amla Jn.)
- Khandwa Bhopal MEMU Via Itarsi
- Indore to Bhopal MEMU.
- Indore to Goa weekly.
- Indore to Nagpur trishatabdi Increase in frequency.
- Indore new delhi rajdhani express Via ujjain, Bhopal,jhansi,Gwalior (bi-weekly)
- Ahilya nagri express Increase in frequency TO Bi-Weekly
- Jabalpur - Bilaspur Intercity
- Bina Bhopal MEMU extension to hoshangabad
- Damoh -Bhopal Rajyarani express extension to Habibganj
- Udaipur-bilaspur express via ratlam, nagda, bhopal, nagpur, raipur (daily)
- Gwalior-porbander express via jhansi, bhopal, ujjain, vadodra, ahmedabad (tri-weekly)
- Agra-bangalore express jhansi, bhopal, nagpur, hyderabad (bi-weekly)
- Bhopal-bhusawal passenger (daily)
- Habibganj Indore intercity in place of Double decker
- Rewa Agra via Jhansi, Gwalior
Railway stations
Presently, the state of Madhya Pradesh has more than 723 major and minor railway stations. The Bhopal Junction (main railway station of Bhopal) and Bhopal Habibganj (a suburban railway station in Bhopal) are considered as world class railway stations with several passenger facilities. Besides these railway stations, Indore Junction, Gwalior Junction, Jabalpur Junction, Katni Junction and Khajuraho railway stations are considered to be the "Adarsh Railway Station" or "Ideal" railway stations with all the common passenger facilities. Some major cities in Madhya Pradesh have more than one railway stations. For instance, Indore, the major city and commercial capital of the state has more than thirteen local railway stations such as Indore (Main), Lakshmibai Nagar, Rajendra Nagar, Lokmanya Nagar etc. The following are the main and suburban railway stations of the major cities in Madhya Pradesh: (!) JABALPUR
- Jabalpur Junction (Main)
- Jabalpur Bhera Ghat
- Jabalpur Madan Mahal
- Jabalpur Adhar Tal
- Jabalpur Howbagh
- Jabalpur Gwarighat
- Jabalpur Bargi
- Jabalpur Charghat Pipariya
- Jabalpur Shikara
- Jabalpur Bhitoni
- Jabalpur Deori
- Jabalpur Gosalpur
- Jabalpur Sihora
- Jabalpur Dundi
- Jabalpur Shridham
- Jabalpur Kachpura
(2) INDORE
- Indore Junction BG (Main)
- Indore Junction MG (Metre Gauge)
- Indore Lakshmibai Nagar
- Indore Mangliya Gaon
- Indore Rajendra Nagar
- Indore Lokmanya Nagar
- Indore Saifi Nagar
- Indore Rau
- Indore Haranya Kheri
- Indore Mhow
- Indore Patalpani
- Indore Barlai
- Dewas
(3) GWALIOR
(4) UJJAIN
(5) BHOPAL
- Bhopal Junction (Main)
- Bhopal Habibganj
- Bhopal Misrod
- Bhopal Mandideep
- Bhopal Bhadbhada Ghat
- Bhopal Sukhsewanagar
- Bhopal Dewanganj
- Bhopal Bairagarh
(6) SAUGOR
(7) KATNI
Railway junctions
The state of Madhya Pradesh has 20 major railway junctions as well as 18 minor railway junctions. The major junctions include :
- Jabalpur Junction (also the headquarters of West Central Railway)
- Bhopal Junction
- Indore Junction
- Gwalior Junction
- Ujjain Junction
- Itarsi Junction
- Khandwa Junction
- Satna Junction
- Ratlam Junction
- New Katni Junction
- Katni Junction
- Katni Murwara
- Katni South Junction
- Bina Junction
- Maksi Junction
- Chhindwara Junction
- Anuppur Junction
- Nagda Junction
- Dewas Junction
- Amla Junction
- Balaghat Junction
- Khirsadoh Junction
- Guna
- Nainpur the biggest narrow gauge junction in Asia
Trains
The following Trains are operated by Western Railways and West Central Railways in Madhya Pradesh. A few of them are of North Central and East Central Railway divisions originating from Madhya Pradesh.
- All the trains provided here are listed according to their numerical order
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1). 0219/0220 Ujjain Passenger between Bhopal and Ujjain
2). 0225/0226 Damoh PSN between Bina and Damoh
3). 0235/0236 Jhansi–Itarsi Passenger between Jhansi and Itarsi
4). 0255/0256 Ratlam Passenger between Ratlam and Mathura
5). 0285/0286 Panchvalley Express between Indore and Chhindwara
6). 0289/0290 Bhopal Passenger between Bhopal and Indore
7). 0457/0458 Hingoli Fast Passenger between Ratlam and Hingoli
8). 0491/0492 Bhopal Fast Passenger between Bhopal and Jodhpur
9). 0493/0494 Jaipur Passenger between Bhopal and Jaipur
10). 0497/0498 Indore Fast Passenger between Indore and Purna
11). 0907/0908 Indore Special between Indore and Vasco (Goa)
12). 0991/0992 Bandra Express between Indore and Bandra (Mumbai)
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13) 1103/1104 - Patalkot Express between Chhindwara and Jhansi
14). 1107/1108 Bundelkhand Express between Gwalior and Varanasi
15). 1123/1124 Gwalior Mail between Gwalior and Barauni
16). 1125/1126 Indore - Gwalior Intercity Express between Gwalior and Indore
17). 1265/1266 Jabalpur - Ambikapur Express between Jabalpur and Ambikapur
18). 1271/1272 Vindhyachal Express between Itarsi and Bhopal
19). 1358/1357 Itarsi - Bhusawal Passenger between Itarsi and Bhusawal
20). 1388/1387 Katni - Bhusawal Passenger between Katni and Bhusawal
21). 1389/1390 Itarsi Express/Passenger between Itarsi and Allahabad
22). 1391/1392 Itarsi - Nagpur Passenger between Itarsi and Nagpur
23). 1447/1448 Shaktipunj Express between Jabalpur and Howrah
24). 1449/1450 Jabalpur - Jammu Tawi Express between Jabalpur and Jammu Tawi
25). 1451/1452 Rewa Intercity Express between Jabalpur and Rewa
26). 1463/1464 Jabalpur - Somnath Express between Jabalpur and Veraval/Somnath
27). 1465/1466 Jabalpur - Rajkot Express between Jabalpur and Rajkot
28). 1471/1472 Indore - Jabalpur Express between Indore and Jabalpur
29). 1701/1702 Bina - Katni 505 Passenger between Bina and Katni
30). 1705/1706 Jabalpur - Rewa Passenger between Jabalpur and Rewa
31). 1707/1708 Rewa Fast Passenger between Rewa and Bilaspur
32). 1731/1732 Itarsi - Katni Passenger between Itarsi and Katni
33). 1733/1734 Satna Passenger between Itarsi and Satna
34). 1735/1736 Damoh - Kota Passenger between Damoh and Kota
35). 1739/1740 Bhopal Passenger between Bhopal and Bina/Damoh
36). 1745/1746 Khandwa - Bir Passenger between Khandwa and Bir
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37). 2001/2002 Bhopal Shatabdi Express between Habibganj (Bhopal) and New Delhi
38). 2061/2062 Bhopal Jan Shatabdi Express between Habibganj (Bhopal) and Jabalpur
39). 2121/2122 Madhya Pradesh Sampark Kranti Express between Jabalpur and Hazrat Nizamuddin
40). 2153/2154 Bhopal - Kurla Super Fast Express between Habibganj (Bhopal) and Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (Mumbai)
41). 2155/2156 Bhopal Express : Shaan - E - Bhopal Express between Habibganj (Bhopal) and Hazrat Nizamuddin (Delhi)
42). 2160/2159 Jabalpur - Amravati Express between Jabalpur and Amravati
43). 2175/2176 Chambal Express between Gwalior and Howrah
44). 2181/2182 Dayodaya Express between Jabalpur and Jaipur
45). 2183/2184 Bhopal - Lucknow Express between Habibganj (Bhopal) and Lucknow
46). 2185/2186 Rewanchal Express Super between Habibganj (Bhopal) and Rewa
47). 2187/2188 Jabalpur - Mumbai Garibrath Express between Jabalpur and Mumbai CST
48). 2187/2188 Rewanchal Super Fast Express between Rewa and Bhopal
49). 2189/2190 Mahakoshal Express between Jabalpur and Hazrat Nizamuddin
50). 2191/2192 Shri Dham Express Super Fast between Jabalpur and New Delhi
51). 2193/2194 Bhopal - Pratapgarh Express between Bhopal and Lucknow
52). 2197/2198 Bhopal - Gwalior Intercity Express between Bhopal and Gwalior
53). 2411/2412 Gondwana Express Super Fast between Jabalpur and Hazrat Nizamuddin
54). 2415/2416 Indore - Hazrat Nizamuddin Express between Indore and Hazrat Nizamuddin
55). 2427/2428 Rewari Express between Rewa and New Delhi
56). 2447A/2448A Khajuraho Link Express between Khajuraho and Hazrat Nizamuddin
57). 2465/2466 Ranthambore Express between Indore and Jodhpur
58). 2527/2528 Bhopal Garibrath Express between Bhopal and Lucknow
59). 2853/2854 Amarkantak Express between Bhopal and Durg
60). 2913/2914 Indore - Nagpur Express Super Fast between Indore and Nagpur
61). 2919/2920 Malwa Express between Indore and Jammu Tawi
62). 2923/2924 Indore Trishatabdi Express between Indore and Nagpur
63). 2961/2962 Avantika Express between Indore and Mumbai
64). 2973/2974 Indore - Jaipur Express Super Fast between Indore and Jaipur
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65). 3026/3025 Bhopal–Howrah Express between Bhopal and Howrah
66). 3347A/3348A Singrauli Express between Katni and Rajendra Nagar (Patna)
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67). 4309/4310 Ujjaini Express between Ujjain and Dehradun
68). 4317/4318 Indore–Dehradun Express between Indore and Dehradun
69). 4369/4370 Tribeni Express between Jabalpur and Bareilly
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70). 5009/5010 Chitrakoot Express between Jabalpur and Lucknow
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71). 6325/6326 Ahilyanagari Express between Indore and Trivandrum
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72). 8233/8234 Narmada Express between Indore and Bilaspur
73). 8235/8236 Bhopal–Bilaspur Express Passenger between Bhopal and Bilaspur
74). 8237A/8238A Link Chhattisgarh Express between Chhindwara(M.P) and New Delhi
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71). 9019A/9020A Mandsaur Link Express between Neemuch and New Delhi
72). 9305/9306 Shipra Express between Indore and Howrah
73). 9307/9308 Indore–Gwalior Express between Indore and Gwalior
74). 9309/9310 Shanti Express between Indore and Gandhinagar
75). 9311/9312 Indore–Pune Express between Indore and Pune
76). 9313/9314 Indore–Patna Express between Indore and Rajendra Nagar (Patna)
77). 9317/9318 Indore Express between Indore and Bhongir
78). 9319/9320 Bhind Express between Indore and Bhind
79). 9321/9322 Indore– Patna Express between Indore and Patna
80). 9323/9324 Indore–Bhopal Intercity Express Between Indore and Habibganj (Bhopal)
81). 9325/9326 Indore–Amritsar Express Express between Indore and Amritsar
82). 9393/9394 Ujjain Express/Passenger between Ujjain and Khandwa
83). 9655/9656 Bhopal–Ajmer Express between Bhopal and Ajmer
84). 9655A/9656A Indore–Ajmer Express between Indore and Ajmer
85). 9657/9658 Indore–Udaipur Express between Indore and Udaipur
86). 9671/9672 Khandwa Express between Khandwa and Ajmer
New trains to be inaugurated
87). 2227/2228 Indore Duronto Express between Indore and Mumbai
89). 2183/2184 Bhopal–Lucknow Super Fast Express between Bhopal and Lucknow
90). 2593/2594 Lucknow Bhopal Garibrath Express between Bhopal and Lucknow
91). 2187/2188 Bhopal–Jabalpur Intercity Express between Habibganj (Bhopal) and Jabalpur
92). XXXX/XXXX Gwalior–Chhindwara Express between Gwalior and Chhindwara
93). 1101/1102 Gwalior–Pune Express between Gwalior and Pune
Withdrawn trains
- 8225/8226 Bhopal–Bilaspur Mahanadi Express is now cancelled
- 9303/9304 Bhopal–Ratlam Intercity Express now cancelled
- 9657/9658 Ratlam–Ajmer Express now cancelled