Durgavati Express

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The Durgavati Express or Jabalpur - Jammu Tawi Express is a biweekly Mail/Express train service run by West Central Railway in India. It runs between Jabalpur Junction railway station of Jabalpur, an important military hub of Eastern Madhya Pradesh state and Katra railway station of Jammu & Kashmir in India. The name "Durgavati Express" was given in the memory of the great princess of Mahakoshal region in Jabalpur named Princess Durgavati (Rani Durgavati) who sacrificed her life for her region and fought strongly against the Mughal Emperors to save her empire from being conquered.

Arriving and departing

  • Train number 11449 Jabalpur–Jammu Tawi Durgavati Express departs from Jabalpur Station on every Tuesday at 06:00 am which reaches Jammu the next day at 11:30 am.
  • Train number 11450 Jammu Tawi–Jabalpur Durgavati Express departs from Jammu Tawi every Sunday at 12:00 am, reaches Jabalpur the next day at 12:00 am.

Routes and halts

The train goes via Bina–Katni rail routeJhansiGwaliorAgra and New Delhi. The important halts of the train are:

Coach composite

The train consist of 23 coaches:

  • 1 AC I tier
  • 2 AC II tier
  • 3 AC III tier
  • 14 sleeper
  • 3 general
  • 1 pantry
  • 1 luggage/brake van

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