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May 06 2016 (00:13)   12721/Dakshin SF Express (PT) | HYB/Hyderabad Deccan Nampally (6 PFs)
 
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"What's in a name? that which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." But our favorite trains would not...
WHAT IS THE MEANING OF YOUR FAVORITE TRAIN NAME ??
Let's make a list of train names, their meanings and for what they are named. PLEASE CONTRIBUTE.
#Dakshin Express:
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#Darjeeling Mail:
#Dayodaya Express:
#Deccan Express:
#Deccan Queen Express:
#Deekshabhoomi Express: Name derived from Buddhist monument Dikshabhoomi situated at Nagpur.
#Devagiri Express: Derived from name of Devagiri fort near Aurangabad.
#Dhano Dhanye Express:
#Dhauladhar Express:
#Dhauli Express: Named after the Dhauli hills which are located on the banks of the river Daya, 8 km south of Bhubaneswar. It is a hill with vast open space adjoining it, and has major Edicts of Emperor Ashoka engraved on a mass of rock, by the side of the road leading to the summit of the hill. A Buddhist shrine.
#Doon Express:
#Durgawati Express:
#Durgiana Express:
#Duronto Express: This train got its name Duronto bcoz in Bengali Duronto means restless (non-stop)
#Dwarka Express:
#East Coast Express: From the Eastern Coast
#Ekatmata Express:
#Ekta Express:
#Ernad Express:
#Executive Express (SR):
#Falaknuma Express: " Falak " is Sky and Numa means Reflection / Mirror, so it means Reflection of the sky or Mirror of the sky ( The name is taken from Falaknuma Palace in Hyderabad)
#Farakka Express:
#Flying Ranee Express:
#Ganadevta Express:
#Ganga Damodar Express: This train connects the DHANBAD which is situated at the bank of Damodar and Patna which is situated at the bank of river ganga
#Ganga Gomti Express: Connects lucknow on banks of Gomti and Allahabad on Ganga banks.
#Ganga Kaveri Express: This train is originally started from Varanasi (Ganga river) and connect to the city near Kaveri river
#Ganga Sagar Express:
#Ganga Sutlej Express:
#Gangaur Express:
#Garbha Express:
#Garhwal Express:
#Garib Nawaz Express:
#Garib Rath Express: This train got its name and introduce due to people who cant afford AC travel in train.Aslo called Poors Man Chariot.
#Garudadri Express:
#Gitanjali Express:
#Godan Express:
#Godavari Express (CR): Named after Godavari river.
#Godavari Express (SCR):
#Gokul Express:
#Gol Gumbaz Express:
#Golconda Express:
#Golden Temple Mail: This train got its name due to Golden Temple in Amritsar.
#Gomati Express: Got its name from River Gomti flowing through Lucknow
#Gomati Sagar Express: connects Lucknow on banks of river Gomti with Channai on coast hence termed GOMTISAGAR
#Gondwana Express:
#Gorakhdham Express: The Name Of This Train Is In Two Parts, "Gorakh + Dham". "Gorakh" Is Named To Guru Gorakshnath, & "Dham" Means Place, Which Together Means "Place Of Guru Gorakshnath".
#Gour Express:
#Gowthami Express:
#Grand Trunk Express:
#Gujarat Express:
#Gujarat Queen Express:
#Gurudev Express:
#Gurumukhi Express:
#Gyanganga Express:
#Hampi Express:
#Harihar Express:
#Haripriya Express:
#Hatey Bazare Express: Named after a bengali novel, starts from Sealdah.
#Hazarduari Express:
#Hemkunt Express:
#Himachal Express:
#Himalayan Queen Express:
#Himgiri Express:
#Himsagar Express:
#Hirakund Express: Named after the World famous and India's Longest Dam , Hirakund Dam situated near Sambalpur.
#Hool Express:
#Hundry Express: Kurnool city is only one city in India which lies between two rivers one is Thungabhadra and Hundri rivers. There is another train #Hundri Express which also runs between Secunderabad-Kurnool city-Secunderabad.
#Hussainsagar Express: Named by Hussainsagar lake in Hyderabad.
#Hutatma Express:
#Indrayani Express:
#Island Express:
#Ispat Express:
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Jul 28 2013 (10:01)   12158/Hutatma Express
 
soumitra.chawathe^~
soumitra.chawathe^~   34403 blog posts
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#KnowYourTrain
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#Hutatma Express
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A High priority SF primarily meant for people of Solapur to come to Pune in the morning and return back in the evening. A preferred train for...
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daily commuters.
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#Name: The word Hutatma means “Martyr”. During the British Raj, The British Government had imposed a "Shoot on Sight" order under martial law in Solapur in 1930 to suppress the freedom movement. Mallappa Dhanshetti, along with Shrikishan Sarada, Abdul Rasool Qurban Hussain & Jagannath Bhagwan Shinde, defied the martial law. In order to supress the freedom movement, the Government sentenced all four to death. A monument was erected in their honour in Solapur, known as “Hutatma Smarak”. Since the train connects Pune to Solapur, the train has been named as Hutatma Express.
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#Regions: The train entirely passes through Paschim Maharashtra (Desh) region.
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#Zone, #Division: The train belongs to Central Railway. The train plies through Pune and Solapur Divisions. Has 2 intermediate halts enroute, at Daund and Kurduwadi.
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#Route: Plies on the PUNE-SUR-WADI-GTL-MAS Trunk Route
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#States: Serves 1 state - Maharashtra
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#Base: Solapur
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#RSA: Shares its rake with 11025/26 Pune-Bhusaval-Pune Express
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#Soils: Black, Alluvial Soil
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#Rivers: Bhima River, Yashwant Sagar Reservoir on Ujani Dam
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#Languages: Marathi
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#Speed: Highest average speed – 79 kmph between Solapur and Kurduwadi, Lowest average speed – 61 kmph between Kurduwadi and Daund.
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Photo credits:
Pic-1: Self
Pic-2: Self
Pic-3: Self
Pic-4: Shaniwarwada Fort, Pune ( click here )
Pic-5: Siddheshwar Lake & Temple, Solapur ( click here )
Pic-6: Hutatma Smarak, Solapur ( click here )
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