Rani Kamalapati–New Delhi Shatabdi Express

Bhopal Shatabdi Express
A WAP-5 hauling the Bhopal Shatabdi Express
Overview
Service typeShatabdi Express
LocaleMadhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh,Haryana & Delhi
First service10 July 1988 (1988-07-10) for 12001, 14 November 1988 (1988-11-14) for 12002
Current operator(s)Northern Railway zone
Route
TerminiRani Kamlapati (Habibganj) Railway Station
New Delhi
Stops11
Distance travelled709 km (441 mi)
Average journey time8 hours 40 mins
Service frequencydaily
Train number(s)12001 / 12002
Line(s) used
On-board services
Class(es)Executive Class, AC Chair Car
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsNo
Catering facilitiesNo Pantry car but provided
Baggage facilitiesOverhead racks
Technical
Rolling stockLHB coach
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
ElectrificationYes
Operating speed150 km/h (93 mph) maximum
82 km/h (51 mph), including halts

The 12001/02 Rani Kamlapati (Habibganj)-New Delhi Shatabdi Express is a train operated by the Northern Railways which runs between New Delhi, the main railway station of India's capital territory, New Delhi, and Rani Kamlapati (Habibganj) Railway Station, the suburban railway station of Bhopal, the state capital of the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is one of the fastest trains in India with a maximum permissible speed of 150 km/h (93 mph).

It runs on the New Delhi-Agra stretch. The train commenced service in 1988 and was the first Shatabdi train to be introduced. The train runs at an average speed of 82 km/h (51 mph), including halts. There is a plan by the IR to cut short its travel time of 2 hours 06 minutes to 1 hour 35 minutes (95 minutes) in the New Delhi-Agra section at an average speed of 130 km/h (81 mph) when the Maximum Permissible Speed in this section is enhanced to 200 km/h (124 mph). The train was extended to Habibganj Railway Station from 1 September 2014.