my parents travelled in this train few days back,from jhansi to nagpur
according to my father,it covered distance between betul and nagpur in just 2 hrs,{crossed betul at 20:25,and reached ngp at 22:30}. it departed bhopal at 17:00.
according to him his coach was very awkward, an old sleeper coach with green seats,and wooden salmika on floor.
although he upgraded in 3tier ac...
more... at bhopal,
its easy to get tatkal in sleeper{got tickets at night before journey}.
my expreience wid sampark kranti are very good,they are fast,clean,reputed,and easy to travel trains. even their general coaches are usally empty,{travelled in andra,chattisgarh,mp,maharastra,goa and tamilnadu sampark krantis}