Amarkantak Express runs between Durg Railway Station in Chhattisgarh and Bhopal Junction Railway Station in Madhya Pradesh. (Amarkantak is the place of origin of the
Narmada River.) This train covers a distance of 893 km and the main towns on the way are Bhilai, Raipur, Bilaspur,
Jabalpur and
Hoshangabad. Second A/C, third A/C and sleeper class facilities are available.
Train number 8253: Durg to
Bhopal, leaves Durg at 16:25 hrs on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.
Train number 8254: Bhopal to Durg, leaves Bhopal at 16:00 hrs on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday.
Base fare:
Class IIA - Rs 1363.00
Class IIIA - Rs 872.00
Class SL - Rs 320.00