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Akola - Ratlam Overview Service type passenger Locale Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh Current operator(s) Western Railway Route Start Akola No. of intermediate stops 20 End Ratlam Junction MG Distance travelled 300 km (190 mi) Average journey time 17 hours Service frequency Daily On-board services Class(es) First Class, Sleeper 3 Tier, Unreserved
Chair Cars.Seating arrangements Yes Sleeping arrangements No Catering facilities no Baggage facilities seat side but on risk Other facilities no facility Technical Operating speed 35 km/h (22 mph) average with halts The Akola - Ratlam Passenger trains are metre gauge trains running between Akola in Maharashtra and Ratlam Junction (MG) railway station of Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh.
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Number and nomenclature
These are about 12 trains running between Indore and Ratlam on Metre Gauge route. These trains are generally known as "local trains" or metre gauge trains. The numbers provided for these trains are :
- 52957/52958 - Ratlam - Mhow - Ratlam
- 52959/52960 - Ratlam - Mhow - Ratlam
- 52961/52962 - Ratlam - Mhow - Ratlam
- 52963/52964 - Ratlam - Mhow - Ratlam
- 52965/52966 - Ratlam - Mhow - Ratlam
Coach composite
The classical maroon coloured coaches of the train with generally short space provide the rake and coach composite for these trains. These trains generally consist of about 14-18 Coaches. :
- 1 First Class
- 3 Sleeper Reserved Class
- 4 Unreserved Chair car
- 7 Sleeper General Unreserved
- 3 Luggage cum. Parcel van
Route and Halt
The trains run on metre gauge section of western railways. They go via. Fatehabad (MG) and Indore Junction MG. The important halts of the train are :
- AKOLA JUNCTION
- Khandwa Junction
- Indore Patalpani
- INDORE MHOW
- Indore Rau
- Indore Rajendra Nagar
- Indore Lokmanya Nagar
- Indore Saifi Nagar
- Indore Junction MG
- Indore Lakshmibai Nagar
- Indore Bijalpur
- Fatehabad
- Fatehabad Chandrawatiganj
- Bapistapur
- Manikpur
- Deoband
- Meethi
- RATLAM JUNCTION (MG)
Average speed and frequency
The trains run on daily basis and with average speed of 30 km/h
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