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{{Infobox rail service|color=28457D|name=Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) - Hazrat Nizamuddin ''Vande Bharat Express''|logo=|logo_width=50px|image=Rani Kamalapati Vande Bharat Express train 20230331123704332462.jpg|image_width=300px|caption=This VB Express train standing at Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) Yard|type=[[Vande Bharat Express]]|locale=[[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Delhi]]|first=01 April 2023 (Inaugural run) {{start date and age|df=yes|2023|04|02}} (Commercial run)|last=|operator=[[West Central Railway zone|West Central Railways (WCR)]]|ridership=|start=[[Rani Kamalapati railway station|Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj)]] '''(RKMP)'''|stops=3|end=[[Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station|Hazrat Nizamuddin]] '''(NZM)'''|distance={{convert|702|km|0|abbr=on}}|journeytime=07 hrs 30 mins|frequency=Six days a week {{efn|Except Saturdays}}|trainnumber=20171 / 20172|line_used=[[Bhopal–Nagpur section|Bhopal - Nagpur (from Rani Kamalapati till Bhopal)]] [[Agra–Bhopal section|Bhopal - Agra Cantt.]] [[Kanpur–Delhi section|Kanpur-Delhi (from Agra Cantt. till Hazrat Nizamuddin)]]|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)#Second generation (Vande Bharat 2.0)|Vande Bharat 2.0]]|gauge=[[5 ft 6 in gauge railway|Indian gauge]] {{track gauge|1676mm|allk=on}} [[broad gauge]]|el=|speed={{Convert|160|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} Maximum speed {{convert|94|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} Average speed|trainlength={{convert|384|m|ft}} (16 coaches)|owners=[[Indian Railways]]|maintenance=[[West Central Railway zone|Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj)]]|map={{Hazrat Nizamuddin-Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) VB Express Route}}|map_state=collapsed|electrification=[[25 kV 50 Hz AC]] Overhead line}}

The 20171/20172 '''Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) - Hazrat Nizamuddin ''Vande Bharat Express''''' is India's 11th [[Vande Bharat Express]] train, connecting the states of [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[New Delhi]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=29 March 2023 |title=New Delhi-Bhopal Vande Bharat Express To Start Operating From April 1 |url=https://www.news18.com/auto/new-delhi-bhopal-vande-bharat-express-to-start-operating-from-april-1-7403203.html |access-date=29 March 2023 |work=[[News18]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=28 March 2023 |title=Jaipur's loss is Bhopal's gain, Vande Bharat likely to start on April 1 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/jaipurs-loss-is-bhopals-gain-vande-bharat-likely-to-start-on-april-1/articleshow/99049018.cms?from=mdr |access-date=29 March 2023|issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=31 March 2023 |title=PM Modi To Flag Off Bhopal-Delhi Vande Bharat Express On April 1; Details Inside |url=https://english.jagran.com/india/pm-modi-to-flag-off-bhopal-delhi-vande-bharat-express-on-april-1-details-inside-10071533 |access-date=31 March 2023 |newspaper=English Jagran |language=en}}</ref>

== Overview ==
This train is operated by [[Indian Railways]], connecting [[Habibganj railway station|Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj)]], [[Jhansi Junction railway station|Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi Jn]], [[Gwalior Junction railway station|Gwalior Jn]], [[Agra Cantonment railway station|Agra Cantt.]] and [[Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station|Hazrat Nizamuddin]]. It is currently operated with train numbers 20172/20171 on 6 days a week basis.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 April 2023 |title=Bhopal-Delhi Vande Bharat Express: Timings, fare, route details; 1st to run at 160 kmph |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/bhopal-delhi-vande-bharat-express-to-run-at-160-kmph-speed-check-route-ticket-price-and-more/articleshow/99164095.cms |first1=Smriti |last1=Jain |access-date=1 April 2023 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

== Rakes ==
It is the ninth [[Vande Bharat (trainset)#Second generation (Vande Bharat 2.0)|2nd Generation Vande Bharat Express train]] and was designed and manufactured by the [[Integral Coach Factory]] (ICF) under the leadership of Sudhanshu Mani at [[Perambur]], [[Chennai]] under the [[Make in India]] initiative.

== Coach Composition ==
The 20171/20172 Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) - Hazrat Nizamuddin Vande Bharat Express will have 14 AC Chair Car and two Executive Chair Cars coaches.

The coaches in Aqua colour indicate AC Chair Cars and the coaches in Pink colour indicate AC Executive Chair Cars.
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders unsortable" style="text-align:center"
!
! 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
|-
|'''20171'''
|[[File:BSicon_LDER.svg|22x22px]] {{pipe}} C1
|C2
|C3
|C4
|C5
|C6
|C7
|E1
|E2
|C8
|C9
|C10
|C11
|C12
|C13
|C14 {{pipe}} [[File:Loco_Icon.png|22x22px]]
|-
|'''20172'''
|[[File:BSicon_LDER.svg|22x22px]] {{pipe}} C14
|C13
|C12
|C11
|C10
|C9
|C8
|E2
|E1
|C7
|C6
|C5
|C4
|C3
|C2
|C1 {{pipe}} [[File:Loco_Icon.png|22x22px]]
|}

== Service ==
The 20171/20172 Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) - Hazrat Nizamuddin Vande Bharat Express currently operates '''6 days''' a week, covering a distance of {{convert|702|km|mi|abbr=on}} in a travel time of 7 hrs 30 mins with average speeds of 94 km/h. The Maximum Permissible Speed (MPS) given is 160 km/h. <ref>{{Cite news |date=1 April 2023 |title=Bhopal to New Delhi Vande Bharat Express: Timings, speed, fare {{!}} All you need to know |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/delhi/bhopal-to-new-delhi-vande-bharat-express-timings-speed-fare-all-you-need-to-know-article-99167552 |access-date=1 April 2023 |work=[[Times Now]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1 April 2023 |title=One More Vande Bharat Train Added to Fleet; Now Travel Between Delhi & Bhopal in 7.5 Hours |url=https://www.news18.com/india/one-more-vande-bharat-train-added-to-fleet-now-travel-between-delhi-bhopal-in-7-5-hours-7441243.html |access-date=1 April 2023 |work=[[News18]] |first1=Nivedita |last1=Singh |editor1-first=Oindrila |editor1-last=Mukherjee |language=en}}</ref>{{notelist}}

== Schedule ==
The schedule of this 20171/20172 Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) - Hazrat Nizamuddin Vande Bharat Express is given below:-
{| class="wikitable" width="65%" style="text-align: center;"
! colspan="5" style="background:#28457D;"|''RKMP - NZM - RKMP Vande Bharat Express''
|-
! colspan="2" |20171
! rowspan="2" |Stations
! colspan="2" |20172
|-
|'''Arrival'''
|'''Departure'''
|'''Arrival'''
|'''Departure'''
|-
| '''----'''
| 05:40
|[[Habibganj railway station|'''Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj)''']]
| 22:10
| '''----'''
|-
|08:46
|08:48
|[[Jhansi Junction railway station|Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi Junction]]
|19:03
|19:05
|-
|09:48
|09:50
|[[Gwalior Junction railway station|Gwalior Junction]]
|17:45
|17:47
|-
|11:23
|11:25
|[[Agra Cantonment railway station|Agra Cantt.]]
|16:20
|16:22
|-
| 13:10
| '''----'''
|[[Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station|'''Hazrat Nizamuddin''']]
| '''----'''
| 14:40
|}

== Incidents ==
On 28 March 2023, days before its launch, the train met with a cattle incident, which damaged the nose cone of the train. This incident took place when it was conducting trial runs ahead of its scheduled launch on April 1, 2023. No casualties were reported during this incident.<ref>{{Cite news |date=28 March 2023 |title=Bhopal-Delhi Vande Bharat Express hits cattle during trial run, gets damaged |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/videos/times-now/india/bhopal-delhi-vande-bharat-express-hits-cattle-during-trial-run-damages-article-99065246 |access-date=9 March 2023 |work=[[Times Now]] |first1=Ajmal |last1=Abbas |language=en}}</ref>

On 21 April 2023, another cattle hit happened near Gwalior during a regular service towards Bhopal, resulting in damage to the train's front portion.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bhopal-bound Vande Bharat Express hits cow near Gwalior |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/bhopal-bound-vande-bharat-express-hits-cow-near-gwalior-1213623.html |newspaper=[[Deccan Herald]] |date=28 April 2023}}</ref>

On 17 July 2023, fire broke out in the battery box of one of the coaches near [[Bina Junction railway station]]. No casualty was reported.<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 July 2023 |title=Fire in Bhopal-Delhi Vande Bharat Express coach in Madhya Pradesh, 22 passengers onboard |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/fire-breaks-out-in-bhopal-delhi-vande-bharat-express-in-madhya-pradesh-101689564552754.html |access-date=30 July 2023 |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |first1=Aniruddha |last1=Dhar|language=en }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=17 July 2023 |title=Fire in battery box of Bhopal-Delhi Vande Bharat train; no casualty |language=en-IN |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/fire-in-battery-box-of-bhopal-delhi-vande-bharat-train-no-casualty/article67089225.ece |access-date=30 July 2023 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== See also ==

* [[Vande Bharat Express]]
* [[Tejas Express]]
* [[Gatimaan Express]]
* [[Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station]]
* [[Habibganj railway station]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}{{Vande Bharat Express}}
[[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 Delhi]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Delhi]]
[[Category:Transport in Bhopal]]

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