Bilaspur–Pune Express

The 12849 / 12850 Bilaspur–Pune Superfast Express is a superfast train belonging to South East Central Railway zone that runs between Bilaspur Junction and Pune Junction in India. It is currently being operated with 12849/12850 train numbers on a weekly basis.^[1][2][3]

Bilaspur–Pune Superfast Express

Overview
Service type	Superfast
First service	4 July 2008; 17 years ago (2008-07-04)
Current operator(s)	South East Central Railways
Route
Termini	Bilaspur (BSP) Pune (PUNE)
Stops	17
Distance travelled	1,302 km (809 mi)
Average journey time	22h 20m
Service frequency	Weekly [a]
Train number(s)	12849 / 12850
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 1st, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	On-board catering E-catering
Observation facilities	Large Windows
Baggage facilities	No
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	59 km/h (37 mph) average including halts

Service

12849 Bilaspur–Pune Superfast Express has an average speed of 59 km/h and covers 1302 km in 22h 10m. The 12850 Pune–Bilaspur Superfast Express has an average speed of 56 km/h and covers 1302 km in 23h 10m.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

• Bilaspur
• Bhatapara
• Raipur
• Durg
• Rajnandgaon
• Gondia
• Nagpur
• Wardha
• Badnera
• Akola
• Bhusaval
• Jalgaon
• Manmad
• Kopargaon
• Ahmednagar
• Daund Junction
• Pune

Coach composition

The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 22 coaches:

• 1st AC cum AC II Tier
• 1 AC II Tier
• 4 AC III Tier
• 10 Sleeper coaches
• 2 General Unreserved
• 2 EOG

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Bhilai-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Bilaspur to Daund Junction, After that a Bhusawal-based WAP-4 locomotive powers the train to its remainder journey until Pune and vice versa.

Rake sharing

The train shares its rake with 12851/12852 Bilaspur–Chennai Central Superfast Express.

Direction reversal

The train reverses its direction 1 times:

• Daund Junction

See also

• Bilaspur Junction railway station
• Pune Junction railway station
• Bilaspur–Chennai Central Superfast Express

Notes

1. Runs one day in a week for every direction.