The 11701 / 11702 Jabalpur- Indore Intercity Express was a tri-weekly Express inter city train service which ran between Indore Junction railway station of Indore, the largest city and commercial hub of the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, and Jabalpur, a major city in Madhya Pradesh, India., jagran.com, 10 March 2017
Coaches The 11701 / 02 Jabalpur - Indore Junction Intercity Express had 11 general unreserved & two SLR (seating with luggage rake) coaches. It did not carry a pantry car coach.
As is customary with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
Service The 11701 - Intercity Express covered the distance of in 15 hours 20 mins (49 km/h) and in 15 hours 25 mins as the 11702 - Intercity Express (49 km/h).
As the average speed of the train was less than , as per railway rules, its fare included a Superfast surcharge.
Routing The 11701 / 02 Jabalpur - Indore Junction Intercity Express ran from via , , , to .
Traction At that time the route was still under electrification. A based WDM-5 Electric locomotive pulled the train to its destination.
Last run West Central Railway zone was already operating another train to Indore Junction Railway Station i.e. Jabalpur-Indore Overnight Express (22192-91) which took a shorter route via Itarsi Junction railway station to reach Indore in a significantly lesser time. On the other hand this Jabalpur-Indore Intercity express took a long route via Katni and further from Guna Junction railway station which stretched the travel time and hence appeared to be less appealing to the passengers. This train was often going empty and at one point Commercial department on its survey found only six passengers onboard from Jabalpur station. Another reason was the timing of this train which was very early in the morning.
Due to these reasons this train was initially cancelled and later fully discontinued.
Train number The number of this train 11702-01 was allotted to the new Intercity express running from Jabalpur to Raipur in 2025.
See also Indore–Jaipur Express Indore–Ajmer Express Veer Bhumi Chittaurgarh Express Bhopal–Jodhpur Express Jabalpur–Jodhpur Express
References
External links 11701 Intercity Express at India Rail Info 11702 Intercity Express at India Rail Info