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#Name: Amrapali, also known as Ambapali was a nagarvadhu of the Vaishali Kingdom in Bihar around 500 BC. Fshe was Buddha's teachings disciple. she received her name because at her birth she was found at the foot of a mango tree in one of the royal gardens in Vaishali. The name, Ambapali or Amrapali, is derived from a combination of two Sanskrit words: "amra", meaning mango, and "pallawa", meaning young leaves or sprouts. Since train passes through Hajipur in Vaishali Distict of Bihar, it was named as Amrapali Express
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Rivers: It crosses 10 major rivers
enroute viz Ghugri, Gandak, Rapti, Ghaghara, Gomati, Ganga, Yamuna, Ghugghar, Sutlej, Beas
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Regions: Covers Entire journey thru Great North Indian Plains.
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State Regions: PB: Manjha, Doab, Malwa. HR: Ambala division. UP: Doab, Awadh Purvanchal. BR: Bhojpur, Mithilanchal
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Zones_n_divisions: It passes thru NFR:Katihar, ECR: Sonpur; NER: Varanasi, Lucknow; NCR: Allahabad, NR:Lucknow Charbagh, Old Delhi, Ambala, Firozpur divisions
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Soils: It crosses thru region having Alluvial Soil.
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State_n_Zone: It serves 5 zones
having halt as NFR 1, ECR 14, NER 8, NCR 7, NR 20 and
serves 5 states as BR 17, UP 17, DL 2, HR 5, PB 9.
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Speed: MAX Avg Speed: Rajpura- Sirhind: 90kmph. MIN avg speed: Shahdara- Old Delhi 16 kmph.
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Languages: It connects Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi Speaking regions.
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Base: Katihar
