Satpura Express
The Satpura Express was a daily express train which ran between Jabalpur Junction railway station of Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh to another city of the same state, Balaghat Junction. History. The Satpura Express is a showpiece of the Satpura Railway. It used to travel a run of from Jabalpur to Balaghat in a little less than seven hours. Earlier this train ran from Jabalpur Junction to Gondia; with a Steam Loco of ZE Class but then a diesel locomotive of ZDM Class is replaced and have much more power. However, after the gauge conversion the section from Gondia  to Balaghat and Katangi is converted to broad gauge and the train was limited up to Balaghat. Number and nomenclature. The number provided for the train is: The name "Satpura" signifies the hill valley range of Satpura in Madhya Pradesh. Route and halts. The Jabalpur–Balaghat–Jabalpur Satpura Express runs daily connecting four districts of Madhya Pradesh: Jabalpur, Seoni, Mandla and Balaghat. The stations en route are Balaghat Jn., Samnapur, Charegaon, Lamta, Nagarwara, Nainpur Jn., Pindrai, Ghansor, Shikara, Bargi, Howbagh Jabalpur, Jabalpur Jn. Total distance of 187 km. Coach composition. The train has 10 coaches in which 8 coaches are  unreserved and a luggage van and the train has the accommodation of one reserved first class coach with seats for 14 people. This is unique in narrow gauge in India. Average speed and frequency. The train runs with an average speed of 42 km/hour on daily basis from both the sites Other train. Two other pairs of passenger trains run in the old narrow gauge from Jabalpur to Balaghat in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India.