Damoh–Kota Passenger

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The Damoh–Kota Passenger (दमोह – कोटा पेसेंजर /دمه - قطة بسنجر) is a daily passenger train service offered by West Central Railway. It runs between Damoh railway station of Damoh City, Madhya Pradesh and Kota Junction Railway Station in Rajasthan.

Arrival and departure

  • Train 1736 starts from Damoh at 17:00 hrs, reaching Kota the next day at 02:00 hrs.
  • Train 1735 departs from Kota Jn. at 04:00 hrs, reaching Damoh at 22:00 hrs.

Route and stops

The train goes via. Bina–Katni rail route halting at almost all the major and minor stoppage. The major stops are:

Coach composition

The train generally consist a total of 12 coaches including:

  • 8 general coaches
  • 3 sleeper coaches
  • 1 chair car

It does not have a first-class compartment or pantry car.

Average speed and frequency

The train runs with an average speed of 35 km/h.

Trivia

  • Locally, the train is known as Shuttle (or Suttle) by the people especially from rural areas.
  • This is the first passenger train service on Bina–Katni rail route
  • It is one of the oldest passenger train in India
  • The number allotted for the train changed thrice. First it was 535/536 which changed than to 189/190 and is 1735/1736 at present.
  • The train was first introduced between Damoh and Saugor in 1959 which was than introduced and extended till Kota Jn.
  • The Kota bound passenger is always overcrowded as compared to Damoh bound passenger

Other trains from Damoh to Kota/Jaipur

References