** JBP-Gondia-Raipur intercity is very badly required, the 408 kms journey may take around 8 hrs due to slow speed in JBP-G section.
JBP-G- 236 kms- 5:00 hrs
G-R 172 kms-2:50 hrs
** Amarkantak route via BSP-Katni is longer 518 kms and the travel time is 9:30 hrs
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more... This may be operated as day time intercity JBP-dep-6:00 & R-arr-14:00, R-dep-14:45 & JBP-arr-22:45.
** It would be highly beneficial if combined train JBP-Gondia-Raipur/Nagpur is operated with JBP-Raipur & JBP-Nagpur trains amalgamate/bifurcate at Gondia & run combined on Jabalpur-Gondia section.
** But saturation of the NGP-Raipur route may play spoilsport in this case