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Aug 08 2013 (10:07) 12669/Ganga Kaveri Express (PT) | MAS/MGR Chennai Central (12 PFs)
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Jan 22 2014 (2:59PM)
Station Tag: Chhapra Junction/CPR added by Vijeth Bharadwaj*^/22522
Jan 22 2014 (2:59PM)
Station Tag: Rameswaram/RMM added by Vijeth Bharadwaj*^/22522
Jan 22 2014 (2:58PM)
Station Tag: Varanasi Junction/BSB added by Vijeth Bharadwaj*^/22522
Jan 22 2014 (2:58PM)
Train Tag: Ganga Kaveri Express/12670 added by Vijeth Bharadwaj*^/22522
Station Tag: Chennai Central/MAS added by Vijeth Bharadwaj*^/22522
Aug 08 2013 (4:58PM)
Chennai Central station[blog/post/778939/0]
Dashashwamedh Ghat ( )
Aug 08 2013 (4:56PM)
Dashashwamedh Ghat ( )
Aug 08 2013 (4:55PM)
Innagurated on Feb 16, 1977 by Kamalpati Tripathi between Madras{now (now Chennai) and Varanasi, was terminating at Chennai Beach station, from where an MG Ganga Kaveri Express used to run to Rameswaram through the Kaveri river basin
Train Board:[/blog/post/462809/0]
Ganga-Kaveri Express hauled by ET WDM-3A # 16523R[/blog/post/532352/0]
Varanasi Cantonment Junction[/blog/post/531452/0]
Dashashwamedh Ghat ( )
Aug 08 2013 (2:23PM)
Train Board:([/blog/post/462809/0)|[/blog/post/462809/0)]|[ /blog/post/462809/0)]]| [/blog/post/462809/0]
Chennai Central station([/blog/post/778939/0)|[/blog/post/778939/0)]|[ /blog/post/778939/0)]]| [blog/post/778939/0]
Ganga-Kaveri Express hauled by ET WDM-3A # 16523R([/blog/post/532352/0)|[/blog/post/532352/0)]|[ /blog/post/532352/0)]]| [/blog/post/532352/0]
Varanasi Cantonment Junction([/blog/post/531452/0)|[/blog/post/531452/0)]|[ /blog/post/531452/0)]]| [/blog/post/531452/0]
Ganga Aarthi( ()
Gopuram of Kashi Vishwanath Temple( ()
Kashi Vishwanath( ()
Dashashwamedh Ghat ( )
Aug 08 2013 (12:00PM)
It is named after two IndianRivers Rivers; River Ganges]] Ganges (which flows in the holy city of Varanasi) and Kaveri (a River which flows in the Southern states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu)
Train Board:([/blog/post/462809/0)|[/blog/post/462809/0)]|~ !~ ([/blog/post/462809/0)|[/blog/post/462809/0)]|[ /blog/post/462809/0)]]|
Chennai Central station([/blog/post/778939/0)|[/blog/post/778939/0)]|~ !~ ([/blog/post/778939/0)|[/blog/post/778939/0)]|[ /blog/post/778939/0)]]|
Ganga-Kaveri Express hauled by ET WDM-3A # 16523R([/blog/post/532352/0)|[/blog/post/532352/0)]|~ !~ ([/blog/post/532352/0)|[/blog/post/532352/0)]|[ /blog/post/532352/0)]]|
Varanasi Cantonment Junction([/blog/post/531452/0)|[/blog/post/531452/0)]|~ !~ ([/blog/post/531452/0)|[/blog/post/531452/0)]|[ /blog/post/531452/0)]]|
Dashashwamedh Ghat (
Aug 08 2013 (10:35AM)
Innagurated on Feb 16, 1977 by Kamalpati Tripathi between Madras {now Chennai) and Varanasi,used was to terminating go at to Beach station, from where an MG Ganga Kaveri Express used to run to Rameswaram through the Kaveri river basin
Train Board:([/blog/post/462809/0)| ([/blog/post/462809/0)|[/blog/post/462809/0)]|~ #~
Chennai Central station([/blog/post/778939/0)| ([/blog/post/778939/0)|[/blog/post/778939/0)]|~ #~
Ganga-Kaveri Express hauled by ET WDM-3A # 16523R([/blog/post/532352/0)| ([/blog/post/532352/0)|[/blog/post/532352/0)]|~ #~
Varanasi Cantonment Junction([/blog/post/531452/0)| ([/blog/post/531452/0)|[/blog/post/531452/0)]|~ #~
Dashashwamedh Ghat (
Aug 08 2013 (10:08AM)
****#Know your train**** train
12669/70 #12669/70 Ganga Kaveri Express is a Bi-weekly superfast train service, connecting Chennai in Southern India to Chhapra in Bihar
Train Board:( ([/blog/post/462809/0)|
Chennai Central station( ([/blog/post/778939/0)|
Ganga-Kaveri Express hauled by ET WDM-3A # 16523R( ([/blog/post/532352/0)|
Varanasi Cantonment Junction( ([/blog/post/531452/0)|
Station Tag: Chhapra Junction/CPR added by Vijeth Bharadwaj*^/22522
Jan 22 2014 (2:59PM)
Station Tag: Rameswaram/RMM added by Vijeth Bharadwaj*^/22522
Jan 22 2014 (2:58PM)
Station Tag: Varanasi Junction/BSB added by Vijeth Bharadwaj*^/22522
Jan 22 2014 (2:58PM)
Train Tag: Ganga Kaveri Express/12670 added by Vijeth Bharadwaj*^/22522
Station Tag: Chennai Central/MAS added by Vijeth Bharadwaj*^/22522
Aug 08 2013 (4:58PM)
Chennai Central station
Dashashwamedh Ghat ( )
Aug 08 2013 (4:56PM)
Dashashwamedh Ghat ( )
Aug 08 2013 (4:55PM)
Innagurated on Feb 16, 1977 by Kamalpati Tripathi between Madras
Train Board:
Ganga-Kaveri Express hauled by ET WDM-3A # 16523R
Varanasi Cantonment Junction
Dashashwamedh Ghat ( )
Aug 08 2013 (2:23PM)
Train Board:
Chennai Central station
Ganga-Kaveri Express hauled by ET WDM-3A # 16523R
Varanasi Cantonment Junction
Ganga Aarthi
Gopuram of Kashi Vishwanath Temple
Kashi Vishwanath
Dashashwamedh Ghat ( )
Aug 08 2013 (12:00PM)
It is named after two Indian
Train Board:
Chennai Central station
Ganga-Kaveri Express hauled by ET WDM-3A # 16523R
Varanasi Cantonment Junction
Dashashwamedh Ghat (
Aug 08 2013 (10:35AM)
Innagurated on Feb 16, 1977 by Kamalpati Tripathi between Madras {now Chennai) and Varanasi,
Train Board:
Chennai Central station
Ganga-Kaveri Express hauled by ET WDM-3A # 16523R
Varanasi Cantonment Junction
Dashashwamedh Ghat (
Aug 08 2013 (10:08AM)
Train Board:
Chennai Central station
Ganga-Kaveri Express hauled by ET WDM-3A # 16523R
Varanasi Cantonment Junction
#Know your train #Knowyourtrain
#12669/70 Ganga Kaveri Express is a Bi-weekly superfast train service, connecting Chennai in Southern India to Chhapra in Bihar.
#Name: #Etmology
It is named after two Indian Rivers; River Ganges (which flows in the holy city of Varanasi) and Kaveri (a River which flows in the Southern states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu).
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more...
#12669/70 Ganga Kaveri Express is a Bi-weekly superfast train service, connecting Chennai in Southern India to Chhapra in Bihar.
#Name: #Etmology
It is named after two Indian Rivers; River Ganges (which flows in the holy city of Varanasi) and Kaveri (a River which flows in the Southern states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu).
...
more...
#History
Innagurated on Feb 16, 1977 by Kamalpati Tripathi between Madras (now Chennai) and Varanasi, was terminating at Chennai Beach station, from where an MG Ganga Kaveri Express used to run to Rameswaram through the Kaveri river basin. Later the superfast status was erased, made to terminate at Madras Central instead of Madras Beach and connection with Madras-Rameswaram Exp removed and name changed from Ganga Kaveri Exp to Madras - Varanasi Express. Thus increased halts at Katni, Pipariya, Betul and Sirpur Kagaz Nagar, converted from one-night to two-nights train, slowed down by more than 3 hours, Green and Yellow colored Rakes withdrawn and AC sleeper service introduced. Later, in 90's Jaffer Sharief introduced the train which is running currently as Ganga Kaveri Express for the benefit of South Indian tourists, willing to travel to holy city of Varanasi. This train was extended to Chhapra in December 2006.
#Regions:
Bihar - Bhojpuri region
Uttar Pradesh - purvanchal, lower doab
Madhya Pradesh - bagelkhand, Mahakoshal
DECCAN PLATEAU
Maharashtra: Vidarbha
Andhra Pradesh: Telangana, Northern Circars, Velanadu, coastal Andhra (Coromandel Coast)
#Zone #Division: This train belongs to Southern Railway Chennai Division. Enroute it passes through #SCR: Vijayawada division, Secunderabad division, #CR: Nagpur division, #WCR: Bhopal division, Jabalpur division, #NCR: Jhansi division (no stoppages), Allahabad division, #NR: Lucknow Charbagh division, #NER: Varanasi division.
#Base: Basin Bridge (Chennai)
#States: Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar
#Route:
Chennai - Itarsi: Electrified Double line Broad Gauge
Itarsi - Allahabad: Un-Electrified Double line Broad Gauge
Allahabad - Chhapra: Un-Electrified Single line Broad Gauge
#Loco:
Chennai - Itarsi: WAP4/WAM4
Itarsi - Chhapra: Wdm3A/Wdm3D
#Coach, RSA:
ICF, RSA with 12691/92 Chennai-SSPN Express
#Halts: 22 halts, 319 intermediate Stations
#Speed
Average Speed: 56 km/hr
Average Moving Speed: 58 km/hr
Highest Average speed: between Nagpur and Pandhurna- 85 km/hr
Lowest Average: Bhadohi and Varanasi- 36 km/hr
#Soil:
bihar: Alluvial soil
Uttar Pradesh: Alluvial soil
Madhya Pradesh: Alluvial Soil, Red and yellow soil
Maharashtra: black-cotton soil
Andhra Pradesh: Red sandy soil (Telangana), Alluvial soil (coastal Andhra )
Tamil Nadu (Chennai): shale soils, sandstone and clay soils
#Mountain ranges:
Vindhya Range
Satpura Range
Eastern Ghats
#Rivers crossing
Suvarnamukhi: Nayudupeta
Pennar: Nellore
Paleru: Singarayakonda
Vijayawada: Krishna
Manair: Bisugirsharif near Karimnagar
Godavari: Mancherial
Penganga: Ballarshah
wardha: Hinganghat, Wardha
Tapti: Multai
Tawa: Bagra Tawa near Itarsi
Narmada: Vikrampur
Satna: Satna
Yamuna : Naini near Allahabad
Ganga: Allahabad
Varuna: Varanasi
Gomti:Rajwari
Ghaghara: Chhapra
#Languages
It pases through Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Hindi, Bhojpuri and Urdu speaking Regions.
#Photo Credits
1. Train Board: 462809
2. Chennai Central station 778939
3. Ganga-Kaveri Express hauled by ET WDM-3A # 16523R 532352
4. Varanasi Cantonment Junction 531452
5. Ganga Aarthi (click here)
6. Gopuram of Kashi Vishwanath Temple (click here)
7. Kashi Vishwanath (click here)
8. Dashashwamedh Ghat (click here )
Innagurated on Feb 16, 1977 by Kamalpati Tripathi between Madras (now Chennai) and Varanasi, was terminating at Chennai Beach station, from where an MG Ganga Kaveri Express used to run to Rameswaram through the Kaveri river basin. Later the superfast status was erased, made to terminate at Madras Central instead of Madras Beach and connection with Madras-Rameswaram Exp removed and name changed from Ganga Kaveri Exp to Madras - Varanasi Express. Thus increased halts at Katni, Pipariya, Betul and Sirpur Kagaz Nagar, converted from one-night to two-nights train, slowed down by more than 3 hours, Green and Yellow colored Rakes withdrawn and AC sleeper service introduced. Later, in 90's Jaffer Sharief introduced the train which is running currently as Ganga Kaveri Express for the benefit of South Indian tourists, willing to travel to holy city of Varanasi. This train was extended to Chhapra in December 2006.
#Regions:
Bihar - Bhojpuri region
Uttar Pradesh - purvanchal, lower doab
Madhya Pradesh - bagelkhand, Mahakoshal
DECCAN PLATEAU
Maharashtra: Vidarbha
Andhra Pradesh: Telangana, Northern Circars, Velanadu, coastal Andhra (Coromandel Coast)
#Zone #Division: This train belongs to Southern Railway Chennai Division. Enroute it passes through #SCR: Vijayawada division, Secunderabad division, #CR: Nagpur division, #WCR: Bhopal division, Jabalpur division, #NCR: Jhansi division (no stoppages), Allahabad division, #NR: Lucknow Charbagh division, #NER: Varanasi division.
#Base: Basin Bridge (Chennai)
#States: Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar
#Route:
Chennai - Itarsi: Electrified Double line Broad Gauge
Itarsi - Allahabad: Un-Electrified Double line Broad Gauge
Allahabad - Chhapra: Un-Electrified Single line Broad Gauge
#Loco:
Chennai - Itarsi: WAP4/WAM4
Itarsi - Chhapra: Wdm3A/Wdm3D
#Coach, RSA:
ICF, RSA with 12691/92 Chennai-SSPN Express
#Halts: 22 halts, 319 intermediate Stations
#Speed
Average Speed: 56 km/hr
Average Moving Speed: 58 km/hr
Highest Average speed: between Nagpur and Pandhurna- 85 km/hr
Lowest Average: Bhadohi and Varanasi- 36 km/hr
#Soil:
bihar: Alluvial soil
Uttar Pradesh: Alluvial soil
Madhya Pradesh: Alluvial Soil, Red and yellow soil
Maharashtra: black-cotton soil
Andhra Pradesh: Red sandy soil (Telangana), Alluvial soil (coastal Andhra )
Tamil Nadu (Chennai): shale soils, sandstone and clay soils
#Mountain ranges:
Vindhya Range
Satpura Range
Eastern Ghats
#Rivers crossing
Suvarnamukhi: Nayudupeta
Pennar: Nellore
Paleru: Singarayakonda
Vijayawada: Krishna
Manair: Bisugirsharif near Karimnagar
Godavari: Mancherial
Penganga: Ballarshah
wardha: Hinganghat, Wardha
Tapti: Multai
Tawa: Bagra Tawa near Itarsi
Narmada: Vikrampur
Satna: Satna
Yamuna : Naini near Allahabad
Ganga: Allahabad
Varuna: Varanasi
Gomti:Rajwari
Ghaghara: Chhapra
#Languages
It pases through Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Hindi, Bhojpuri and Urdu speaking Regions.
#Photo Credits
1. Train Board: 462809
2. Chennai Central station 778939
3. Ganga-Kaveri Express hauled by ET WDM-3A # 16523R 532352
4. Varanasi Cantonment Junction 531452
5. Ganga Aarthi (click here)
6. Gopuram of Kashi Vishwanath Temple (click here)
7. Kashi Vishwanath (click here)
8. Dashashwamedh Ghat (click here )
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