Veer Bhumi Chittaurgarh Express

Veer Bhumi Express
Overview
Service type	Express
Locale	Gujarat, Rajasthan & Madhya Pradesh
First service	2 August 2008; 16 years ago
Current operator(s)	Western Railway
Route
Termini	Indore (INDB); Asarva (ASV)
Stops	30
Distance travelled	775 km (482 mi)
Average journey time	16 hrs 55 mins
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	19315 / 19316
On-board services
Class(es)	AC First, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Auto-rack arrangements	Available
Catering facilities	On-board catering, ; E-catering
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	Available
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	46 km/h (29 mph) average including halts.
Rake sharing	22943/22944 Indore-Daund Superfast Express

The 19315 / 19316 Veer Bhumi Express is a daily train service which runs between Indore Junction railway station of Indore, the largest city and commercial hub of Central Indian state, Madhya Pradesh and Asarva in Ahmedabad, Gujarat via Chittorgarh and Udaipur, major cities in Rajasthan.^[1]^[2]

History

The train is named after the erstwhile royal city of Chittorgarh. The train used to run between Indore and Udaipur via Ujjain, Ratlam, Mandsaur and Chittorgarh. It has been extended up to Asarva, near Ahmedabad from March 2023.

Service

The 19315/Veer Bhumi Express has an average speed of 42 km/h and covers 479 km in 11 hrs 25 mins.^[3]

The 19316/Veer Bhumi Express has an average speed of 39 km/h and covers 479 km in 12 hrs 25 mins.^[4]

Coach composition

The train consists of 22 LHB coaches :

1 AC First Class
2 AC II Tier
6 AC III Tier
8 Sleeper Class
3 General Unreserved
1 EoG
1 Seating Luggage Rake

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are ;

Schedule

Train number	Station code	Departure station	Departure time	Departure day	Arrival station	Arrival time	Arrival day
19315	INDB	Indore Junction	17:40	Daily	Asarva	10:55 (Next Day)	Daily
19316	ASV	Asarva	14:15	Daily	Indore Junction	07:00 (Next Day)	Daily

Rake sharing

The train shares its rake with 22943/22944 Indore-Daund Superfast Express.

Direction reversal

The train reverses its direction once at;

Ratlam Junction.

Traction

It is hauled by a Vadodara Loco Shed-based WAP-5 / WAP-7 electric locomotive from Indore to Udaipur City, and then handing over to a Abu Road Loco Shed-based WDM-3A / WDM-3D diesel locomotive till its destination Asarva and vice versa.