Sarguja Express
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The Surguja Express is a daily express train of North Central Railway, in India, running between Gwalior City in Madhya Pradesh and Ambikapur town in Chhattisgarh.
Number and nomenclature
[edit]The number provided for the train is 1129 from Gwalior and 1130 from Ambikapur. The name Surguja signifies the former name of Ambikapur District when it was a part and district of Madhya Pradesh.
Route and halts
[edit]The train runs daily via Guna–Bina–Katni–Anuppur route. The intermediate stoppage of the train are:
- Gwalior Junction 11:05
- Mohana 12:15-12:16
- Shivpuri 12:50-12:55
- Kolaras 13:25-13:26
- Badarwas 14:00-14:01
- Guna Junction 16:00-16:15
- Ashoknagar 17:05-17:08
- Mungaoli 18:00-18:02
- Bina Jn. 19:00-19:20
- Khurai 19:45-19:47
- Saugor 20:40-20:45
- Patharia 21:30-21:31
- Damoh 22:00-22:05
- Bandakpur 22:30-22:31
- Katni Murwara 00:30-00:45
- Chandia Road 02:15-02:16
- Umaria 02:40-02:42
- Birsinghpur 03:20-03:22
- Shahdol 03:40-03:45
- Amlai 04:15-04:17
- Anuppur Junction 04:40-04:50
- Kotma 05:30-05:33
- Bijuri 06:00-06:05
- Boridand Junction 06:15-06:17
- Nagpur Road 06:40-06:41
- Darritola Junction 06:46-06:48
- Nagar 06:58-07:00
- Baikunthpur Road 07:10-07:12
- Katora 07:25-07:27
- Sheoprasadnagar 07:40:07:42
- Surajpur Road 07:50-07:52
- Karonji 08:00-08:02
- Bishrampur 08:20-08:25
- Kamalpurgram 08:45-08:46
- Ambikapur Terminal 09:30
Arrival and departure
[edit]- The 1129 Ambikapur Surguja Express departs from Gwalior at 10:00 daily and reaches Ambikapur at 4:00 am the next day.
- The 1130 Gwalior Sarguja Express departs from Ambikapur at 7:00 am and reaches Gwalior at 1:00 am the next day.
Coach info
[edit]The train consists of 24 coaches as follows:
- 1 AC-1st cum 2nd
- 1 AC-2 Tier coach
- 3 AC-3 Tier coach
- 10 Sleeper coach
- 7 general coach
- 2 SLR
The train does not contain any pantry car (Rasoi Yaan), so passengers are advised to bring their own food while travelling.
Average speed
[edit]The train runs with an average speed of 67 km/h.
Important junctions
[edit]The train crosses over Guna–Bina–Katni–Anuppur major junctions.