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~~~ 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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~~~#Konkan Kanya Express ~~~
#Name :-Konkan Kanya literally means Konkan's virgin, deriving its name from the Konkan region of India through which the train runs. It is an important train link serving people along the coastal areas of Konkan.
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#Description :-Konkan Kanya Express is an Indian Railways train running between Mumbai and Madgaon on the Konkan Railway route. The train covers the 580 km journey in about 13.5 hours during monsoon. It is an important train link serving people along the coastal areas of Maharastra and Goa.Its average speed is 43 kmph.During non-monsoon it covers the distance of 580 km in 11h 40 min with an average speed of 50km/hr. The Krishnarajpuram WDP4/WDP4-B is in-charge of this train. It has got ISO certificate for Cleanliness and Great Maintainence of coaches. Foreign touristers like to travel through this train.This train enjoys the highest patronage on KR.
#Inaugurated On :- 25th January 1998.
#Region :- Passes through region of Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri & Sindhudurg.
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#RSA :- Shares its Rakes with Mandovi Express. Total of 3 rakes shared between konkan Kanya and Mandovi Express..
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#Zone :- Pass through zone of CR(Central Railway) and KR(Konkan Railway).
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#Base :- Madgaon. Rakes maintained at Madgaon CDO..
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#River :- 2 Major - Thane Creek Bridge and Mandovi River bridge.
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#Physical_Region :- Pass through the plains of Raigad district, Tunnels of Ratnagiri District (2nd Longest tunnel in India Karbude Tunnel),Asia's 2nd tallest bridge Panval Viaduct And The Zuari River
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#States :- 2 States. #Maharashtra 14, #Goa 4 halts
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#Speed :- Avg. Speed with halts 43km/hr (During Monsoon) & 50km/hr (Non-monsoon).
Avg. Speed without halts 46km/hr ( During Monsoon) & 53km/hr (Non-monsoon)
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#Languages :- Marathi, Konkani, Malwani speaking language
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#Trivia :-
¤ One of the Best Pantry/Catering in the country
¤ ISO Certified train
¤ Best Coach Maintainence
¤ Lifeline for the People of Konkan
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#Photos
¤ Pic 1 - RSA Train board
¤ Pic 2 - Konkan Kanya Express at Vilavde
¤ Pic 3 - Konkan Kanya Express entering Vaibhavwadi Station on KR..
¤ Pic 4 - Konkan Kanya Express at Bhoke (Source google).
¤ Pic 5 - Konkan Kanya Express entering Karmali (Source google)

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#ShivGangaExpress
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~~ A prestigious, highly preferred, ISO Certified SF train of NER meant to connect Varanasi with New Delhi ~~
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#Name: Varanasi, the Temple City of India is one of the most ancient and holiest places in India, the nucleus of pilgrimage of Hindu people. The place has immense religious significance, being situated on the banks of River Ganga. It is where one of the 12 Jyotirlingas are situated, in the form of Kashi Vishwanath. Since the train goes to Varanasi, it has been named as Shiv Ganga Express.
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#Regions of State: It passes through Middle Doab, Awadh & Purvanchal regions of UP
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#Physical Regions: It passes through plains of Awadh and Ganga-Yamuna Doab
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#Zone, #Division: The train belongs to North Eastern Railways. Enroute, it passes through #NER: Varanasi Division, #NCR: Allahabad Division, #NR: Delhi Division
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#Route:
> BSB-ALD: Single line diesel route via Gyanpur Road
> ALD-NDLS: on the HWH-ALD-NDLS Trunk route
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#Halts: 3 intermediate halts in both the directions; 1 halt in NER and 2 halts in NCR. All the halts are in UP State.
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#States: Serves 2 states – UP and Delhi
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#Base: Varanasi Jn
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#Soils: It crosses through region having Alluvial Soil
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#Rivers: Ganga, Yamuna
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#Languages: It travels through Hindi & Urdu speaking belt
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#Speed: Highest average speed between ALD-CNB: 73 kmph; Lowest average speed between BSB-MUV: 27 kmph.
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Photo Credits:
Pic-1: Train Board ( /blog/post/754800 )
Pic-2: Varanasi Station, Self shot ( /blog/post/688362/1 )
Pic-3: Kashi Vishwanath Temple & Jyotirlinga, Varanasi ( click here )
Pic-4: Dashashwamedh Ghat, Varanasi ( click here )
Pic-5: India Gate, New Delhi ( click here )
Pic-6: New Delhi Station ( click here )

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#Panchavati Express
~~~ The Lifeline of Nashik ~~~
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#Date of #Introduction: 01.06.1973
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#Name: Panchavati means “Garden of Five Banyan Trees”. These trees were present during Lord Rama’s exile. Panchavati is an area in Nashik City, on the banks of the river Godavari. The area has immense religious importance, being one of the sites for Kumbh Mela. The area also has the famous Kala Ram Temple. Since the train connects Nashik District to Mumbai, it is termed Panchavati Express.
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#Regions: #MH – Passes through Konkan & Khandesh regions, through Nashik, Thane and Mumbai Districts.
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#Zone: It passes through Central Railway – Mumbai and Bhusaval Divisions
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#Rivers: Mithi, Ulhas, Vaitarna
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#Language: It serves Marathi speaking belt
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#Physical regions: Passes through Kasara Ghats (Western Ghats)
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#Soils: It passes through regions having black alluvial soil and red soil.
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#State and #Zone: It serves 1 state and 1 zone (Maharashtra, Central Railway) having 8 intermediate halts in both the directions.
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#Speed: Max average speed: 82 kmph between Igatpuri and Devlali
Min average Speed: 43 kmph between Mumbai CST and Dadar. The track MPS is 110, restricted usually to 105 kmph max and is further reduced in Thull Ghats
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#Base: Manmad Jn
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Miscellaneous #Trivia:
a. Originally connected Nashik to Mumbai, later extended to Manmad
b. Used to run with Double Decker coaches a few years ago
c. Has the distinction of being host to a wedding on-board in its AC Chair Car coach recently
d. Connects Mumbai with Nashik, a region rich in onions and grapes.
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Photo Courtesy: All the pictures have been taken from the Train Gallery.

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#DeccanQueen
A prestigious and legendary, high priority ISO Certified train
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#Date of #Introduction: 01.06.1930
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#Name: The area around Western Ghats, is known as Deccan Plateau which extends to South. Since the train passes through the region, it is named as Deccan Queen.
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#Regions: #MH – Passes through Paschim Maharashtra and Konkan regions, through Pune, Raigad, Thane and Mumbai Districts.
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#Zone: It passes through Central Railway – Pune & Mumbai Divisions
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#Rivers: Mula, Indrayani, Ulhas, Mithi
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#Language: It serves Marathi speaking belt
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#Physical regions: Passes through Bor Ghats (Sahyadri Mountains) in NW Deccan Plateau
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#Soils: It passes through regions having black alluvial soil and red soil.
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#State and #Zone: It serves 1 state and 1 zone (Maharashtra, Central Railway) having 2 intermediate halts in UP and 3 intermediate halts in DOWN Direction
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#Speed: Max average speed: 76 kmph between Lonavala and Shivajinagar
Min average Speed: 40 kmph between Karjat and Lonavala. The track MPS is 110, restricted usually to 105 kmph max and is further reduced to 60 kmph in the Bor Ghats.
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#Base: Pune
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#Pantry Food: The most delicious and quality pantry food, popular items onboard being Cheese Toast, Cutlet Bread, Omelette Bread, Fish Fry, etc.
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Miscellaneous #Trivia:
a. India’s SF passenger train
b. India’s first passenger train to be hauled by electric loco end to end since inception
c. India’s only train with a Dining Car
d. A few years ago, the train used to get a royal departure, with Shehnai being played on PF-1 of Pune. This practice was going on since many years, until it was stopped in the recent past.
e. Famous station food en-route includes the Chikki at Lonavala and Diwadkar Wada Pav at Karjat.
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Photo Courtesy: The train board has been clicked by me. Rest all the pictures have been taken from the IRI Gallery and copyright vests with the original photographers.