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Added a new page of India's 3rd semi high speed and 6th train of Indian Railways to Bharatpedia - Bilaspur - Nagpur - Bilaspur Vande Bharat Express

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{{short description|Vande Bharat Express train route in India}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2022}}
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{{Infobox rail service
|color=28457D
|name=Bilaspur - Nagpur ''Vande Bharat Express''
|logo=|logo_width=50px
|image=Nagpur Bilaspur VB Express train 20230512 171733.jpg
|image_width=300px
|caption=This VB Express train arriving at [[Durg Junction railway station|Durg Jn]]
|type=[[Vande Bharat Express]]
|locale=[[Chhattisgarh]] and [[Maharashtra]]
|first=11 Dec 2022 (Inaugural run) {{start date and age|df=yes|2022|12|12}} (Commercial run)
|last=
|operator=[[South East Central Railway zone|South East Central Railways (SECR)]]
|ridership=
|start={{stnlnk|Bilaspur Junction}} '''(BSP)'''
|stops=4
|end={{stnlnk|Nagpur Junction}} '''(NGP)'''
|distance={{convert|412|km|0|abbr=on}}
|journeytime=05 hrs 30 mins
|frequency=Six days a week {{efn|Except Saturdays}}
|trainnumber=20825 / 20826
|line_used=[[Bilaspur–Nagpur section]]|class=AC Chair Car, AC Executive Chair Car|seating={{Hlist|Airline style|Rotatable seats}}
|sleeping=No|autorack=
|catering=On-board catering
|observation=Large windows in all coaches
|entertainment={{Hlist|[[Wi-Fi|On-board WiFi]]|Infotainment System|[[AC power plugs and sockets: British and related types#Indian IS 1293|Electric outlets]]|Reading light|Seat Pockets|Bottle Holder|Tray Table}}
|baggage=Overhead racks
|otherfacilities=[[Kavach (train protection system)|Kavach]]
|stock= [[Vande Bharat (trainset)|8-car Vande Bharat]]
|gauge=[[5 ft 6 in gauge railway|Indian gauge]] {{track gauge|1676mm|allk=on}} [[broad gauge]]
|el=
|speed={{cvt|75|km/h|0|abbr=on}} (Avg.)
|trainlength={{convert|384|m|ft}} (16 coaches)
|owners=[[Indian Railways]]
|maintenance=[[South East Central Railway zone|Bilaspur Junction (BSP)]]
|map={{Bilaspur-Nagpur VB Express Route}}|map_state=collapsed
|electrification=[[25 kV 50 Hz AC]] Overhead line
}}

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 Junction railway station|Bilaspur Jn]], [[Raipur Junction railway station|Raipur Jn]], [[Durg Junction railway station|Durg Jn]], [[Rajnandgaon railway station|Raj Nandgaon]], [[Gondia Junction railway station|Gondia Jn]] and [[Nagpur Junction railway station|Nagpur Jn]]. It is currently operated with train numbers 20825/20826 on 6 days a week basis.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Railway |first=N. C. R. |title=20825/Bilaspur - Nagpur Vande Bharat Express - Bilaspur to Nagpur SECR/South East Central Zone - Railway Enquiry |url=https://indiarailinfo.com/train/-train-bilaspur-nagpur-vande-bharat-express-20825/191220/182/18 |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=indiarailinfo.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Aniket |title=20826/Nagpur - Bilaspur Vande Bharat Express - Nagpur to Bilaspur SECR/South East Central Zone - Railway Enquiry |url=https://indiarailinfo.com/train/-train-nagpur-bilaspur-vande-bharat-express-20826/191219/18/182 |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=indiarailinfo.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=News |first=Nagpur |date=2022-12-14 |title=775 passengers travel on Nagpur-Bilaspur-Nagpur Vande Bharat Exp on Day-1 |url=https://www.nagpurtoday.in/775-passengers-travel-on-nagpur-bilaspur-nagpur-vande-bharat-exp-on-day-1/12141021 |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=Nagpur Today : Nagpur News |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Rakes ==
Train operation started with the fourth [[Vande Bharat (trainset)#Second generation (Vande Bharat 2.0)|2nd Generation (16 coaches) VBE trainset]] designed and manufactured by the [[Integral Coach Factory|ICF]]. However the rake was withdrawn and replaced with [[Vande Bharat Express#Mini Vande Bharat services|Mini Vande Bharat 2.0 (MVB2)]] in the month of May 2023 because of low occupancy.<ref>{{Cite web |title=India News, India News Live and Breaking News Today |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>

== Coach Composition ==
The 20825/20826 Bilaspur - Nagpur Vande Bharat Express earlier had 14 AC Chair Car and 2 Executive Chair Cars coaches.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nagpur-Bilaspur Vande Bharat Express: Check ticket price, timings, stoppages, train speed and other details |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/information/story/nagpur-bilaspur-vande-bharat-express-check-ticket-price-timings-stoppages-train-speed-and-other-details-2308187-2022-12-12 |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

The coaches in Aqua color indicate AC Chair Cars and the coaches in Pink color indicate AC Executive Chair Cars.
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders unsortable" style="text-align:center"
!Old Rake
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:aqua;" |1
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:aqua;" |2
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:aqua;" |3
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:aqua;" |4
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:aqua;" |5
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:aqua;" |6
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:aqua;" |7
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:pink;" |8
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:pink;" |9
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:aqua;" |10
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:aqua;" |11
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:aqua;" |12
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:aqua;" |13
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:aqua;" |14
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:aqua;" |15
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:aqua;" |16
|-
|'''20825'''
|[[File:BSicon LDER.svg|22px]] {{pipe}} C14
|C13
|C12
|C11
|C10
|C9
|C8
|E2
|E1
|C7
|C6
|C5
|C4
|C3
|C2
|C1 {{pipe}} [[File:Loco Icon.png|22px]]
|-
|'''20826'''
|[[File:BSicon LDER.svg|22px]] {{pipe}} C1
|C2
|C3
|C4
|C5
|C6
|C7
|E1
|E2
|C8
|C9
|C10
|C11
|C12
|C13
|C14 {{pipe}} [[File:Loco Icon.png|22px]]
|}
The above 16 coach rake was withdrawn and replaced with 8 coach rake in May 2023.
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders unsortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!New Rake
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:aqua;" |1
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:aqua;" |2
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:pink;" |3
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:aqua;" |4
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:aqua;" |5
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:aqua;" |6
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:aqua;" |7
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:aqua;" |8
|-
|'''20825'''
|[[File:BSicon_LDER.svg|22x22px]] {{pipe}} C7
|C6
|E1
|C5
|C4
|C3
|C2
|C1 {{pipe}} [[File:Loco_Icon.png|22x22px]]
|-
!
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:aqua;" |1
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:aqua;" |2
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:aqua;" |3
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:aqua;" |4
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:aqua;" |5
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:pink;" |6
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:aqua;" |7
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:aqua;" |8
|-
|'''20826'''
|[[File:BSicon_LDER.svg|22x22px]] {{pipe}} C1
|C2
|C3
|C4
|C5
|E1
|C6
|C7 {{pipe}} [[File:Loco_Icon.png|22x22px]]
|}

== Service ==
The 20825/20826 Bilaspur - Nagpur Vande Bharat Express currently operates '''6 days''' a week, covering a distance of {{convert|412|km|0|abbr=on}} 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Livemint |date=2022-12-12 |title=Nagpur-Bilaspur Vande Bharat Express train: Timings, stoppages, other details |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/nagpurbilaspur-vande-bharat-express-train-timings-stoppages-speed-and-other-details-11670819501238.html |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=mint |language=en}}</ref>{{notelist}}

== Schedule ==
The schedule of this 20825/20826 Bilaspur - Nagpur Vande Bharat Express is given below:-
{| class="wikitable" width="65%" style="text-align: center;"
! colspan="5" align="center" style="background:#28457D;" |''BSP - NGP - BSP Vande Bharat Express''
|+
! colspan="2" |20825
! rowspan="2" |Stations
! colspan="2" |20826
|-
|'''Arrival'''
|'''Departure'''
|'''Arrival'''
|'''Departure'''
|-
| '''----'''
|06:45
|[[Bilaspur Junction railway station|'''Bilaspur Junction''']]
|19:35
| '''----'''
|-
|08:01
|08:03
|[[Raipur Junction railway station|Raipur Junction]]
|17:50
|17:52
|-
|08:48
|08:50
|[[Durg Junction railway station|Durg Junction]]
|17:15
|17:17
|-
|09:07
|09:08
|[[Rajnandgaon railway station|Raj Nandgaon]]
|16:44
|16:45
|-
|10:28
|10:30
|[[Gondia Junction railway station|Gondia Junction]]
|15:36
|15:38
|-
|12:15
| '''----'''
|[[Nagpur Junction railway station|'''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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SHOCKING! Man damages newly inaugurated Nagpur-Bilaspur Vande Bharat Express by throwing STONE at train |url=https://zeenews.india.com/railways/nagpur-bilaspur-vande-bharat-train-suffers-windowpane-damage-within-first-week-of-inauguration-2548942.html |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=Zee News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=PTI |date=2022-12-15 |title=Windowpane of new Nagpur-Bilaspur Vande Bharat train damaged as someone hurls stone |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/windowpane-of-new-nagpur-bilaspur-vande-bharat-train-damaged-as-someone-hurls-stone/article66266100.ece |access-date=2022-12-16 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== See also ==

* [[Vande Bharat Express]]
* [[Tejas Express]]
* [[Gatimaan Express]]
* [[Bilaspur Junction railway station]]
* [[Nagpur Junction railway station]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Vande Bharat Express|state=[[Bilaspur Jn ⇔ Nagpur Jn]]}}

[[Category:Vande Bharat Express trains]]
[[Category:Named passenger trains of India]]
[[Category:Higher-speed rail]]
[[Category:Express trains in India]]
[[Category:Electric multiple units of India| ]]
[[Category:Transport in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Chhattisgarh]]
[[Category:Transport in Nagpur]]

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