Trains of WCR

The West Central Railway became operational from year 2004 with its headquarters at Jabalpur, one of the major city in Madhya Pradesh state of central India. The division was carved out from Western Railways with the headquarters at Churchgate, Mumbai and Central Railways of erstwhile Bombay state.

Now the division serves as a major zone for Indian railways along with other 13 railway zones.

Divisions

The major divisions of the zone are :

• Jabalpur (Headquarter)
• Bhopal and
• Kota

Important trains

Trains from Jabalpur

• 1449/1450 - Jabalpur - Jammu Tawi Express (weekly) via. Bina - Katni
• 1451/1452 - Jabalpur - Rewa Intercity Express (daily)
• 1447/1448 - Shaktipunj Express between Jabalpur and Howrah (daily) via. Katni - Singrauli, named after the coal power plant at Singrauli, near Jabalpur
• 1463/1464 - Jabalpur - Somnath Express (4 days a week) via. Itarsi - Bhopal
• 1465/1466 - Jabalpur - Rajkot Express (bi weekly) via. Bina - Katni
• 1471/1472 - Jabalpur - Indore Express (daily) via. Itarsi - Bhopal
• 2061/2062 - Bhopal Jan Shatabdi between Jabalpur and Habibganj, a sub urb in Bhopal (daily) via. Itarsi
• 2121/2122 - Madhya Pradesh Sampark Kranti Express between Jabalpur and Hazrat Nizamuddin (tri weekly) via. Bina - Katni, named after the state named Madhya Pradesh, where this city is located
• 2159/2160 - Jabalpur - Nagpur Express (tri weekly) via. Itarsi
• 2181/2182 - Dayodaya Express between Jabalpur and Jaipur (daily) via. Bina, named after a priest Swami Dayananda Saraswati who founded the Arya Samaj.
• 2189/2190 - Mahakoshal Express between Jabalpur and Hazrat Nizamuddin (daily) via. Satna, named after the hill valley of Mahakaushal in central India.
• 2191/2192 - Shri Dham Express between Jabalpur and New Delhi (daily) via. Itarsi, named after a pilgrim spot near Jabalpur
• 2411/2412 - Gondwana Express between Jabalpur and Hazrat Nizamuddin (daily) via. Bina, named after a concentrated Gond tribe in the state.
• 5009/5010 - Chitrakoot Express between Jabalpur and Lucknow (daily) via. Satna, named after a tourist spot in Madhya Pradesh

Trains from Bhopal/Habibganj

• 1271/1272 - Vindhyachal Express between Bhopal and Itarsi (daily) via. Bina - Katni - Jabalpur, named after a mountain range in Madhya Pradesh
• 2001/2002 - Bhopal Shatabdi (the fastest train of India) between Bhopal and New Delhi (daily)
• 2153/2154 - Bhopal - Mumbai Express between Habibganj and Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (weekly) via. Itarsi
• 2155/2156 - Shaan - E - Bhopal Express between Habibganj and Hazrat Nizamuddin (daily), named after the India's first ISO Certified railway station Bhopal Habibganj, which is the Pride of Bhopal
• 2183/2184 - Bhopal - Lucknow Express (tri weekly) via. Bina - Kanpur
• 2185/2186 - Rewanchal Express between Habibganj and Rewa (daily) via. Bina - Katni, named after a valley of Rewanchal
• 2197/2198 - Bhopal - Gwalior Intercity Express (daily) via. Ashoknagar - Guna
• 3025/3026 - Bhopal - Howrah Express (weekly) via. Bina - Katni
• 8235/8236 - Bhopal - Bilaspur Express (daily) via. Bina
• 9655/9656 - Bhopal - Ajmer Express (daily) via. Ratlam

Trains from Kota

Other trains

Withdrawn trains

• 2187/2188 Jabalpur - Mumbai Garibrath Express extended to Allahabad and now Jabalpur Garibrath no more exist
• 8225/8226 Mahanadi Express between Bhopal Junction and Bilaspur now cancelled
• 9303/9304 Bhopal - Ratlam Intercity Express now cancelled

See Also

• Rail transport in Madhya Pradesh
• Bhopal Junction
• Jabalpur Junction
• Trains of SCR