RailFans don't miss their train. Why? Because they go to the station HOURS before the actual departure of their Train - to watch OTHER trains depart. - Prince Maan

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~~~#Kondaveedu Exp ~~~
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#Name: Kondaveedu was said to be capital of province between Krishna and Gundlakamma River. The fort of Kondaveedu is located in Kondaveedu village in Chilakaluripet of Guntur distt. Andhra Pradesh, made by Prolaya Vema Reddy. The Hill fortress is located at 1700feet asl. The region is rich in Custard Apple trees. Since train...
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passes thru Guntur district, it was named as Kondaveedu Exp
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#Regions of state: Coastal Andhra, Rayalseema, Bayaluseeme
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#Zone and #division: 2 Zone. SCR- Vijaywada, Guntur, Guntakal. SWR- Bangalore
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#Base: Yeswantpur
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#Rivers: 2 Major - Krishna, Chitravathi (tributary of Penneru)
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#Physical Regions: Eastern Ghats, Nallamalai Hills, Rayalseema Plateau.
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#Soils: Alluvial, Red, Black
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#States: 2 states. #AP 16, #KA 1 halts.
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#Zones : SCR 14, SWR 2 halts.
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#Speed: Max avg speed 76 kmph : NRT DKD. Min avg speed 24 kmph YNK YPR.
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#Languages: Telugu, Kannada speaking regions
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Major Entrances to State:
#UP:
North: Saharanpur, Ghaziabad
East: Mughalsarai, Gorakhpur
West: Agra fort, Mathura, Allahabad
South:...
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Jhansi, Allahabad.
Central india: Jhansi, Allahabad.
#MP:
North: Gwalior, Bina
East: Katni, Satna
West: Ratlam, Khandwa
South: Itarsi
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#MH:
North: Mumbai
East: Nagpur, Solapur, Nanded
West: Mumbai, Jalgaon.
South: Ratnagiri, Miraj, Solapur.
#Note: rough idea, only major jn., suggestions r most welcome

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~~~ Passengers' Choice ~~~
#Wainganga Express
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#Name: Wainganga is a major river and tributary to Godavari. It originates in Mundara Village of Seoni Distt, Madhya...
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Pradesh, from Southern Slopes of Mighty Satpura Range. Travelling thru MP, Maharashtra it unites with River Wardha and collectively known as Pranhita, then falls into Godavari. The river and forest in its basin are dry and dusty. Rudyard Kipling used Wainganga basin as a major Landmark in Mowgli stories of Jungle book, the forest of Kanha National Park have tigers, panthers and bears, it a part of Wainganga basin. Since train passes thru Gondia Naghbir Balharshah route, crossing Wainganga and her region, its named as Wainganga Express.
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#Regions of state: #CG- Bilaspur, Durg, Raipur #MH- Vidarbha #AP- Telangana, Rayalseema #KA- Bayaluseeme.
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#Zone and #division: SECR - Bilaspur Raipur Nagpur. CR - Nagpur SCR- Hyderabad Guntakal SWR - Bangalore divisions.
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#Base: Yeswantpur
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#Rivers: Sheonath, Wainganga, Wardha, Pranhita, Godavari, Krishna, Tungabhadra, Penneru.
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#Physical Regions: Dandakaranya hills, Satmala plateau, Jagital hills, plateau of Telangana, Golconda, Rayalseema, Makalidurga hills.
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#Soils: Red, Black, Laterite.
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#State : Serves 4 States : CG 10, MH 7, AP 7, KA 2
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#Zones: Serves 4 Zones SECR 16, CR 1, SCR 7, SWR 2
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#Speed: Max avg - 87 kmph Durg Rajnandgaon. Min avg 21 kmph Ynk Ypr and Chanda Fort Bpq.
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#Languages: It connects Hindi Marathi Telugu Kannada speaking region.
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#Trivia: .
¤ One of the favorite train for travellers.
¤ Nicely maintained, neat and clean train.
¤ High priority train on whole route.
¤ Train runs with beautiful Gondia Bpq route.
¤ Covers 1607km with the diesel engine.

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~~~~ Monsoon Special ~~~~
#Matsyagandha Express
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#Name: Konkan from Mumbai to Goa and Malabar from Goa to Kerala, these are one of the most...
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mesmerising, scenic and beautiful regions and coast of country. Arabian sea on west and western Ghats on east, makes it very beautiful. The region is very much rich in bio diversity. The main occupation of the folks residing on these places is fishing due to coastal location. Fishing in great amount makes these region "to smell like fishes". Fish in sanskrit is Matsya while Smell means Gandha. Since train travels all it journey along the coast with smell of fishes, its named as Matsyagandha Express.
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#Regions of state: #MH - Konkan, #GA - North and South Goa, #KA -Kanara, Tulu Nadu
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#Zone and #division: It travels in #CR' CSTM, #KR Karwar and #SR Palakkad divisions.
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#Base: Lokmanya Tilak Terminus
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#Rivers: 8 Major rivers - Vashisthi Vaghton Savitri Chapora Mandovi Kali Shravathi Gurupura.
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#Physical Regions: Sahyadri Ranges(Western Ghats), Konkan and Malabar coast.
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#Soils: Red, Laterite, Alluvial.
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#States: Serves 3 states. #MH 8. #GA 2. #KA 14 halts.
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#Zones: 3 zones. CR 3, KR 20, SR 1
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#Speed: Max avg speed 70 kmph between Barkur and Udupi.
Min avg speed 18 kmph between Surathkal and Mangalore Central.
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#Languages: It connects Marathi Konkani and Kannada speaking region.