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Posted: May 24 2017 (18:18)
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May 24 2017 (18:18) 17325/Vishwamanava Express
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SBCKLBGVandeSadharana~ 10624 blog postsRunning with KJM WDP4D and the train is running with good patronage, seen at NYH.
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The South Western Railway has named the newly introduced Hubballi-Mysuru train (number 17325/17326) that runs via Bengaluru as 'Vishwamanava Express’.
The name was suggested by journalist Krishna Prasad, who explained the christening of the train in his blog. "(Mysuru MP) Pratap Simha had called for suggestions. His own picks were Kapila Express (after the river which supplies much of Mysuru’s drinking water), Nalwadi Express (after Maharaja Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar), and Ambari Express (after Dasara motif),” he wrote.
Though they considered the name 'Mysore Mallige Express’, they abandoned it "because some punster might call...
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The name was suggested by journalist Krishna Prasad, who explained the christening of the train in his blog. "(Mysuru MP) Pratap Simha had called for suggestions. His own picks were Kapila Express (after the river which supplies much of Mysuru’s drinking water), Nalwadi Express (after Maharaja Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar), and Ambari Express (after Dasara motif),” he wrote.
Though they considered the name 'Mysore Mallige Express’, they abandoned it "because some punster might call...
more...
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