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+++ Independance Day Spl+++
~~~ Pratham Swatantrata Sangram Express ~~~
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#Name: The Pratham Swatantrata Sangram or First war of Independance 1857 founded the base for our Independance. Jhansi...
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n Barrackpore, both played a vital role in it, from Rani Lakshmi Bai n Mangal Pandey. Since train was started between these two places, it was named as Pratham Swatantrata Sangram Exp.
#Regions of state: Bundelkhand, Awadh, Purvanchal, Magadh, North Chota Nagpur, Burdwan
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#Zone and #division: 3 Zone. NCR:Jhansi, Allahabad. ECR: MGS, Danapur. ER: Asansol, Howrah divisions
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#Base: Jhansi.
#Rivers: 7 Major – Yamuna(2), Son, Barkar
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#Physical Regions: Bundelkhand plateau, Yamuna Ganga Plains, Son plains, Lower Damodar Plains.
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#Soils: Alluvial, Black, Red .
#States: 4 states: UP 8, BR 5, JH 3, WB 4 halts.
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#Zones : NCR 7, ECR 6, ER 7 halts.
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#Languages: Hindi Urdu Bengali speaking regions

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*** Ugadi Special***
***Train Connecting Coastal Andhra to Karnataka’s Capital***
++++ #Sheshadri _Express ++++
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#Name: Sheshadri is one of the seven hills of Saptagiri range in Tirumala, Sapthagiri consist of Seven holy hills. Sheshadri is the Hill of Shesha, the Shesh Naag of Lord Vishnu. Since train passes through Tirupati, it is named as Sheshadri Express
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Rivers: It crosses 4 major rivers
enroute viz Godavari, krishna, Penneru, Plar
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Regions: Coromandel Coast, Eastern ghats.
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State Regions: AP: Seemandhra, Rayalseema. TN: Tondai Nadu . KA: Bayaluseema
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Age: 11years as inaugratd on 24 Dec 2002
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Zones_n_divisions: It passes thru SCR: vijaywada, Guntakal SR: Chennai; SWR: Bangalore divisions
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Soils: It crosses thru region having Alluvial and Red Soil.
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State_n_Zone: It serves 3 zones
having halt as SCR 22, SR 4, SWR 8 and
serves 3 states as AP 23, TN 4, KA 7.
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Speed: MAX Avg Speed: Ongole- Nellore; Gudiyattam- Vaniyambadi: 91kmph. MIN avg speed: Bangalore Cantt- Bangalore City: 7 kmph.
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Languages: It connects Telugu, Tamil and Kannada Speaking regions.
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++++ #Amrapali_Express ++++
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All Time Full, NFR train.
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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

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++++ #Samarsata_Express ++++
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A high priority, CR train.
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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

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+++ #Purushottam Express +++
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#Name: Puri, the land of Lord Jagannath has got many names such as Neelachal, Neeladri, Purushottam Dham or Purushottam Kshetra as per Hindu Mythology. Since train is from Puri, it was named as “Purushottam Express”.
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Rivers: It crosses 8 major rivers
enroute viz Mahanadi, Brahmani, Kangsabati, Swarnarekha, Kharkai, Damodar, Son, Yamuna
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Physical Regions: Passes thru Chota Nagpur Plateau, Hazaribag Plateau, Vindhya Range, Lower and Middle Doab Plains.
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Ghats: Crosses Chhota Nagpur Ghats, between Gurpa- Gujhandi in gaya dhanbad section
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Zone and #division: 4 Zone. ECoR: Khurda Road, SER: Kharagpur, Chakradharpur, Adra, ECR: Dhanbad, Mughalsarai, NCR: Allahabad, NR: Old Delhi divisions
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Base: Puri
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Soils: Alluvial, Red . #States: 6 states: OR 7, WB 2, JH 7, BR 6, UP: 6, DL 1 halts.
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Zones : ECoR 6, SER 5, ECR 12, NCR 4, NR 2 halts.
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Speed: Max avg speed 98 kmph Cuttack- Jajpur Keonjhar Rd. Min avg speed 18 kmph BKSC- Chandrapur.
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Route:
Puri- KGP: MAS HWH Trunk Route
KGP- TATA: HWH CSTM Trunk Route
TATA- GMO: Main Line
GMO- NDLS: HWH NDLS Trunk Route
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Languages: Odiya, Bengali, Hindi and Urdu speaking regions.
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Loco Reversal: Kharagpur.
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Pic Source:
Pic 1: Wikipedia
Pic 2: Anvit, iri