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#Name: Kashi, holiest of 7 sacred cities in Hinduism and Jainism is considered as the favourite city of Lord Shiva and is one...
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of the oldest place of world as per mythology, in Hinduism it is believed that one should visit Kashi once in a lifetime. Kashi is present day city Varanasi on the bank of River Ganga. Since initially train was between Mumbai and Varanasi, it was named as Kashi Express.
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#Regions of state: MH: Konkan, Khandesh, MP: Nimar, Mahakoshal, Baghelkhand, UP: Bundelkhand, Purvanchal
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#Zone and #division: 5 Zone. CR: Mumbai Cst, Bhusawal, WCR: Bhopal, Jabalpur, NCR: Allahabad. NR: Lucknow, NER: Varanasi, Gorakhpur divisions
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#Base: Gorakhpur . #Rivers: 7 Major – Godavari, Tapi, Narmada, Yamuna, Ganga, Gomati, Ghaghara
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#Physical Regions: Bhor Ghats (Sahyadri), Satpura, Mahakoshal plateau, Vindhya Scraplands, Plains of Ganga, Ghaghara and Gomati.
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#Soils: Alluvial, Black, Red
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#States: 3 states: MH 15, MP 25, UP 32halts.
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#Zones : CR 18, WCR 22, NCR 6, NR 14, NER 12 halts.
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#Speed: Max avg speed 105 kmph Khirkiya & Harda. Min avg speed 16 kmph Prayag & Phaphamau.
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#Languages: Marathi Hindi speaking regions
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#Route: 733km Electrified, 976km Diesel. 1344km Double and 365km Single track.
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Loco Reversal: Allahabad Jn.
Loco Change: Itarsi Jn.

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#Navjeevan Express
~~~ Connecting Manchester of India to Detroit of India ~~~
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#Name: Navjivan Trust is a publishing house board of Ahmedabad. Initially it was...
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weekly newspaper by Gandhiji in Gujarati language. It was founded by Mahatma Gandhi in 1928, more than 800 titles have been published English Hindi Gujarati and other languages.
Navjivan means New life, its main motive was to propogate peaceful means for attaining Hind Swaraj by educating people thru cultivated and enlightened worker. Since train is to/from Ahmedabad, it was named as Navjivan Exp.
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#Age: 35years 4months
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#State : soon will serve 5 States - #GJ 8, #MH 17, #Telangana 5, #AP 7, #TN 1
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#Regions: Central and South Gujarat, Khandesh, Vidarbha, Telangana, Coastal Andhra, Tondai Nadu regions
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#Zone and #division: WR Ahmedabad Vadodara Mumbai, CR Bhusawal Nagpur, SCR Hyderabad Vijaywada, SR Chennai divisions.
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#Inaugral: 07 April 78
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#Base: Coimbatore
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#RSA: Cheran Express
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#Rivers and #Lakes: Narmada, Tapi, Ukai Dam, Purna, Wardha, Pranhita, Godavari, Krishna, Penner and Pulicat lake.
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#Physical Regions: Charotar and Bharoch plains, Deccan plateau, Telangana plateau, Eastern Ghats, Coromandel Coast.
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#Soils: Black, Red Alluvial.
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#Zones: Serves 4 Zones WR 11, CR 14, SCR 12, SR 1
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#Speed: Max avg 132 kmph Kavali Nellore. Min avg 21 kmph Chandrapur Balharshah
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#Languages: Travels thru Gujarati, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil speaking region.
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#Route:
*Adi Brc: Adi Brc main line.
*Brc St: Ndls Bct trunk route.
*Surat Jalgaon: Main line.
*Jalgaon Wardha: Cstm Hwh trunk route.
*Wardha Hinganghat: Minor line (chord line).
*Hinganghat MAS: Ndls Mas trunk route.
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#Trivia: .
¤ Always full and favorite train for travellers.
¤ Nicely maintained, neat and clean train.
¤ Good priority train on whole route.
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#Photos:
Pic 1- Train name board.
Pic 2- Vastrapur Lake, Ahmedabad
Pic 3- Chennai Central Station.
Pic 4- Kapeeleshwar Temple, Chennai

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#Chetak Express
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~~~ The Flying Horse of Mewar ~~~
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#Name: Pratap Singh, popularly known as Maharana Pratap was a Rajput ruler of Mewar province of Rajasthan. The Chittor Fort at Chittorgarh, which was Pratap’s ancestral home was under Mughal occupation. It was his dream to capture Chittor in order to give Mewar its lost glory. On 21st June, 1576, the two armies (one of Maharana Pratap and other of Akbar) met each other at Haldighati. The Mughal forces outnumbered the Rajput forces and Pratap’s generals prevailed upon him to flee the field so as to be able to fight some other day. Myths indicate that to facilitate Pratap's escape, one of his lieutenants, a member of the Jhala clan, donned Pratap's distinctive garments and took his place in the battlefield, so that Pratap can safely escape. He was soon killed. Meanwhile, riding his trusty Chetak, Pratap was able to successfully evade captivity and escape to the hills. However, Chetak was critically wounded on his left thigh by a mardana (Elephant Trunk Sword), with spear of weight 26.3 kg while Pratap had attempted to nail down Emperor Akbar. Chetak was bleeding heavily and he collapsed after jumping over a small river a few kilometres away from the battle field. A famous couplet in a poem narrates this incident of the battle:
~ Aage nadiya padi apaar, ghoda kaise utare paar; Rana ne socha is paar, tab tak chetak tha us paar... ~
English Translation :
Lies the boundless river ahead, How will the horse cross it? While Rana was thinking still on this side (of river), Chetak was that side!
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Since the train connects Delhi with Udaipur, one of the important cities of Mewar region, the train is named as Chetak Express as a mark of respect to Chetak who was a horse of unparalleled fame, courage, speed, intelligence and sacrifice who gave up his life for the cause of freedom.
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#Regions (Physical): Delhi Ridge, Aravalli Ranges, Mewar Plains
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#Regions of State: Delhi, Gurgaon Division, Dhundhar, Mewar
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#Zone, #Division: The rake belongs to #NWR Zone, Bikaner Division but for this run, it is maintained by Ajmer Division. The train passes through the following divisions: #NR: Delhi; #WR: Ratlam; #NWR: Jaipur, Ajmer
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#Route:
> Delhi Sarai Rohilla – Rewari Line
> Rewari to Ajmer via Ringas Jn
> Ajmer – Udaipur Line
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#Halts, #States: Serves 3 States – Delhi, Haryana & Rajasthan. The train halts at 16 intermediate stations, the statewise breakup as follows (excluding originating & terminating): DL-1, HR-3, RJ-12
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#Soils: It crosses through region having black, sand-clay mix and red-loam soil
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#Rivers: Sahibi, Hameer Lake, Luni, Banas, Berach, Ahar
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#Languages: Hindi, Haryanvi and Rajasthani (Mewari & Marwari dialect)
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#Speed: Highest average speed: 82 kmph between Phulera-Kishangarh
Lowest average speed: 15 kmph between Ranapratapnagar and Udaipur City
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#RSA: 22471/72 BKN-DEE-BKN SF Intercity Express
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#Base: Bikaner Junction (due to RSA)
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Photo Credits:
Pic-1: Train Board ( /blog/post/598074/0 )
Pic-2: Delhi Sarai Rohilla Station ( /blog/post/556715/0 )
Pic-3: Red Fort, Delhi ( click here )
Pic-4: Maharana Pratap on Chetak in City Palace, Udaipur ( click here )
Pic-5: Chetak Smarak ( click here )
Pic-6: Udaipur City Railway Station ( /blog/post/384146/0 )
Pic-7: City Palace Complex, Udaipur at Night ( click here )

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#Sant_Kabir_Dham_Express
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First SF train to get hybrid LHB
#Name: Sant Kabir Nagar is a distt named in 15th century as Famous Poet Sant Kabir Das lived there. The distt...
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comes under Basti division near khalilabad, bordered by Gorakhpur and Basti Distt. Since train passes thru nearby region, it is named as Sant Kabir Dham Exp
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#Regions: Ganga Ghaghara Plains, Bundelkhand, Vindhya Range, Satpura Range, Satmala hills, Sahyadri.
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#Soils: It crosses thru region having Alluvial, Red Black, Black, and Red Soil.
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#Crops: It crosses thru region cultivating crop as
MH: Wheat, Jowar, Bajra, cotton, Banana n Sugarcane.
MP: Wheat, Jowar
UP: Wheat, Jowar, Rice, Sugarcane.
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#Rivers: It crosses 9major rivers
enroute viz Rapti, Ghaghara, Gomati, Ganga, Yamuna, Betwa(2), Narmada, Tapi, Kadwa.
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#State_n_Zone: It serves 4 zones
having halt as NER 4, NCR 3, WCR 2, CR 4 and
serves 3 states as UP 7, MP: 3, MH 3.
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#Speed: MAX: KNW BSL 78kmph. MIN: IGP LTT 41kmph.
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#Route:
Gkp-Ljn : Gkp Ljn main line.
Ljn -Jhs: Ljn Jhs main line.
JHS-ET: Ndls Mas trunk route.
ET- Bsl : Et Bsl main route.
BSL-LTT: Hwh Cstm trunk route.
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#Languages: It connect Urdu, Hindi and Marathi speaking regions.

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#Prasanti_Express
All time full, important and people's fav train.
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#Name: Prasanti means highest peace, and Nilayam refers to Home or Abode. Prasanti Nilayam meaning Abode of Highest peace, is a...
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Ashram and township made by Sri Sathya Sai Baba, in Puttaparthi town of Anantapur distt in Andhra Pradesh, where He was born.
Since the train passes thru station Shri Satya Sai Prasanthi Nilayam, it was named as Prasanti Express.
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#Rivers_n_Hills: It crosses 4 major rivers
enroute ie Rushikulya, Godavari, Krishna, Kundu.
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#Hills_n_Lake: Train also crosses Nallamalai hills before Nandyal and Chilika Lake after Bhubaneswar.
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#State_n_Zone: It serves 3 zones
having halt as ECoR 15, SCR 22, SWR 6 and
serves 3 states as OR 6, AP 33, KA 4.
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#Speed: MAX: Ichhapuram- Sompeta 90 kmph. MIN: BNC SBC 6 kmph.
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#Route:
BBS to BZA: Hwh Mas trunk route.
BZA to SBC: Bza to Sbc main line via Gtl
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#Languages: It connects Odiya, Telugu, Kannada speaking regions.