Note: Pic taken by train gallery, posted by Mr. Anil Kumar Garg**
#Name: Samarsata means Communal Harmony and Equality in Sanskrit. Dr. BR Ambedkar fought hard for eradcating untouchability and making harmony and equality in society. He conveted to Buddhism at Nagpur along with his followers to follow a religion where there is equality and harmony. Deekshabhoomi at Nagpur is a famous and important monument for Buddhists. Since the train was initially upto Nagpur before its extension to Howrah, it was named as Samarsata express
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Spl_eatable_enroute:
NK: Vada paav, Pomegranate, Raisins
BSL: Banana, Poha
NGP: Oranges, Orange Barfi, Soan papdi
BSP: Mango, DoobRaj rice, Samosa, Jalebi.
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Rivers: It crosses 11 major rivers
enroute viz Godavari, Purna, Wardha, Kanhan, Weinganga, Sheonath, Subarnarekha, Karkhai, Brahmani, Kangsabati, Rupnarayan, Damodar.
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Ghats: 1. Kasara - Igatpuri, Kasara/Thull ghats ; 2. Darekasa Salekasa ghats; 3. Manoharpur- Chakradharpur ghats
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Regions: Passes thru Sahyadri, Satmala hills.
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Zones_n_divisions: It passes thru CR: CSTM, Bhusawal, Nagpur; SECR: Nagpur, Raipur, Bilaspur; SER: Chakradharpur, Adra, Kharagpur; ER: Howrah divisions
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Soils: It crosses thru region having Alluvial, Black and Red Soil.
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State_n_Zone: It serves 4 zones
having halt as CR 8, SECR 6, SER 9, ER 1 and
serves 3 states as MH 9, CG 5, OR 2, JH 1, WB 7.
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Speed: MAX Avg Speed: Gondia Rajnandgaon: 86kmph. MIN avg speed: SRC HWH 11 kmph.
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Languages: It connects Marathi, Hindi, Odiya and Bengali Speaking regions.
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Base: Lokmanya Tilak Terminus
