Bilaspur–Rewa Express

The Bilaspur–Rewa Express is an Express train belonging to South East Central Railway zone that runs between Bilaspur Junction and Rewa Terminal in India. It is currently being operated with 18247/18248 train numbers on a daily basis.^[1][2][3] The updated link form wag-5 is wap-7 bhilai shed.

Bilaspur–Rewa Express

Overview
Service type	Express
First service	11 July 2017; 8 years ago (2017-07-11)
Current operator(s)	South East Central Railway zone
Route
Termini	Bilaspur Junction (BSP) Rewa Terminal (REWA)
Stops	37
Distance travelled	467 km (290 mi)
Average journey time	11h 15m
Service frequency	Daily [a]
Train number(s)	18247/18248
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	E-catering
Observation facilities	ICF coach
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	No
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	2
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification	Up to Katni with electric loco link WAP-7 of BHILAI LOCO SHED
Operating speed	41 km/h (25 mph), including halts

Service

The 18247/Bilaspur–Rewa Express has an average speed of 41 km/h and covers 467 km in 11h 15m. The 18248/Rewa–Bilaspur Express has an average speed of 40 km/h and covers 467 km in 11h 40m.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

• Bilaspur Junction
• Uslapur
• Pendra Road
• Anuppur Junction
• Umaria
• Katni Junction
• Maihar
• Satna Junction
• Rewa Terminal

Coach composition

The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 14 coaches :

• 4 Sleeper coaches
• 1 AC 3 Tier Coach (recently added)
• 7 General Unreserved
• 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

Traction

Both trains were hauled by a Bhilai Electric Loco Shed-based WAG-5 or WAM-4 electric locomotive from Bilaspur to Katni before! Now the new link up to Katni for the train is WAP-7 of Bhilai Electric Loco Shed. From Katni, trains are hauled by a Katni Diesel Loco Shed-based WDM-3A or WDG-3A locomotive up til Rewa.

See also

• Bilaspur Junction railway station
• Rewa Terminal railway station

Notes

1. Runs seven days in a week for every direction.