Bilaspur–Bikaner Express

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Bilaspur–Bikaner Express
Overview
Service type	Express
First service	4 February 2016; 10 years ago (2016-02-04)
Current operator(s)	South East Central Railways
Route
Start	Bilaspur Junction (BSP)
Stops	31
End	Bikaner Junction (BKN)
Distance travelled	1,884 km (1,171 mi)
Average journey time	35h 30m
Service frequency	Bi-weekly
Train number(s)	18245 / 18246
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper 3 Tier, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	On-board catering E-catering
Observation facilities	Large windows
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	53 km/h (33 mph) Avg. Speed

The 18245 / 18246 Bilaspur–Bikaner Express is an Express train of the Indian Railways connecting Bilaspur Junction in Chhattisgarh and Bikaner Junction in Rajasthan. It is currently operated with train numbers 18245/18246, two days per week.

Service

18245 Bilaspur–Bikaner Express has an average speed of 53 km/hr and covers 1883 km in 35 hrs and 30 mins.
18246 Bikaner–Bilaspur Express has an average speed of 51 km/hr and covers 1884 km in 36 hours and 50 minutes.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

Traction

As the route is yet to be fully electrified, it is hauled by a Bhilai-based WAP-7 from Bilaspur Junction up to Sawai Madhopur Junction handing over to a Bhagat Ki Kothi-based WDP-4 / WDP-4B / WDP-4D locomotive for the remainder of the journey until Bikaner Junction.

Coach composition

The train consists of 24 coaches :

3 AC II Tier
3 AC III Tier
7 Sleeper Coaches
6 General
2 Second-class Luggage/parcel van

Direction reversal

The train reverses its direction 3 times:

References

v t e Railways in Western India
National network / trunk lines	New Delhi–Mumbai main line Konkan Railway Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line Mumbai–Chennai line Jaipur–Ahmedabad line Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line
Branch lines / sections	Mathura–Vadodara section Akola–Ratlam line Nagda–Ujjain section Ujjain–Bhopal section Ahmedabad–Viramgam section Bhusawal–Kalyan section Gandhidham–Ahmedabad main line Gandhidham–Bhuj section Gandhidham–Kandla Port section Gandhidham–Palanpur section Gandhidham–Samakhiali section Jodhpur–Bathinda line Maliya Miyana–Wankaner section Marwar Junction–Munabao line Mumbai Dadar–Solapur section Nagpur–Bhusawal section Samakhiali–Maliya Miyana section Solapur–Guntakal section Surendranagar–Bhavnagar line Viramgam–Mahesana section Viramgam–Maliya Miyana section Viramgam–Okha line Dharangadhra–Surendra Nagar section Viramgam–Surendra Nagar section Wankaner–Surendra Nagar section Rajkot–Wankaner section Jamnagar–Porbandar line Porbandar–Jetalsar section Rajkot–Somnath line Palitana–Sihor section Bharuch–Dahej line Ankleshwar–Rajpipla section Anand–Khambhat line Vasad–Kathana line Kanjari Boriyavi–Vadtal line Anand–Godhra section Udhna–Jalgaon line Ahmedabad–Udaipur line
Suburban lines	Ahmedabad (Planned) Mumbai (Western line Central line Harbour line Trans-Harbour line Nerul-Uran line (Under construction)) Pune
Metro rail	Mumbai Metro Navi Mumbai Metro Metro-Link Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad Greater Nashik Metro Surat Metro Pune Metro Nagpur Metro
Monorail	Ahmedabad (Planned) Mumbai (Line 1 Navi Mumbai) Pune
Defunct lines revived / under revival	Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway Barsi Light Railway
Defunct lines	Salsette–Trombay Railway Bhavnagar State Railway Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway West of India Portuguese Railway Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Cutch State Railway
Railway divisions	Bhusawal Pune
Railway companies	Central Railway Western Railway West Central Railway Konkan Railway Corporation Great Indian Peninsula Railway Saurashtra Railway Mumbai Port Trust Railway
See also	Indian Railways Bholu (mascot) Urban rail transit in India Delhi–Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor Bhor Ghat

v t e Railways in Central India
National network / trunk lines	Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line New Delhi–Chennai main line
Branch lines /sections	Bina–Katni line Tatanagar–Bilaspur section Bilaspur–Nagpur section Nagpur–Bhusawal section Allahabad–Jabalpur section Jabalpur–Bhusaval section Agra–Bhopal section Ujjain–Bhopal section Bhopal–Nagpur section Nagpur–Hyderabad line Narkhed–Amravati line Dalli Rajhara–Jagdalpur line Bilaspur–Katni line Indore–Gwalior line
Monorail	Indore Monorail
Defunct lines revived/under revival	Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway Rajputana–Malwa Railway Satpura Railway
Railway companies	Bengal Nagpur Railway Great Indian Peninsula Railway South East Central Railway Central Railway Western Railway West Central Railway
Rail transport	Rail transport in Chhattisgarh Rail transport in Madhya Pradesh Rail transport in Uttarakhand Rail transport in Uttar Pradesh
See also	Indian Railways Bholu (mascot) Datia rail accident

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