The Bhopal–Jaipur Express is a daily express train which runs between Bhopal Junction railway station of Bhopal, the capital city of Madhya Pradesh and Jaipur, the capital city of Rajasthan. It previously ran as the Bhopal–Ajmer Express from Bhopal to Ajmer, a pilgrimage spot in Rajasthan, and prior to that as the Bhopal–Ratlam Intercity Express.
Number and nomenclature
The numbers for the train are :
19711: Jaipur to Bhopal
19712: Bhopal to Jaipur
The train was also known as Ajmeri Express which signifies the nearby destination of the train that is Ajmer
Arrival and departure
Train number 19712 departs from Bhopal Junction daily at 17:00 hrs., reaching Jaipur, the next day at 09:30 hrs.
Train number 19711 departs from Jaipur daily at 17:25 hrs., reaching Bhopal Junction, the next day at 11:25 hrs.
According to the rail budget as on 24 February 2010, a link service 19655A/19656A Indore–Ajmer Link Express also started to run on back coaches of this train after Ujjain Junction. A total of 7 additional coaches are attached to the train from Ratlam out of which:
1 AC II
4 SLEEPER
2 GENERAL COACH
Average speed
The train runs daily from both the sites with an average speed of 66 kilometres per hour (41 mph).
History
This train was introduced in 2009 and was the only direct connection from Bhopal/Indore to Ajmer. It replaced the 9303/9304 Bhopal–Ratlam Intercity Express and the 9657/9658 Ratlam–Ajmer Night Express. Its route was extended to Jaipur as Bhopal–Jaipur Express as announced on 25 February 2011 in the Railway Budget.