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Poorabiya Express: कोसी की शान से दिल्ली महान तक - Md Rashid Alam

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May 05 2016 (12:14)   CSTM/Mumbai CSM Terminus (18 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.
#Gitanjali Express (Howrah): Gitanjali is a collection of Bengali poems by the...
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famous poet Sir Rabindranath Tagore. The train is named as a tribute to Sir Tagore.
#Vidarbha Express (Gondia, Earlier Nagpur): The region around Nagpur is known as Vidarbha.
#Jnaneshwari Express (Howrah, Earlier Nagpur): Jnaneshwari is a commentary on the Bhagavad Gita written by the Marathi saint and poet Dnyaneshwar.
#Maharashtra Express: Connects two ends, Gondia and Kolhapur, of the Maharashtra.
#Agniveena Express: In Bangla it means “The Fiery Lute”. This is the name given to the collection of poems by the celebrated Bengali poet, musician, revolutionary and philosopher, Kazi Nazrul Islam. He was born in Burdwan district in 1899 and died in Dhaka in 1976. He is the national poet of Bangladesh, and also honoured in India.
#Akal Takht Express: The Akal Takht (Akal: Timeless One and Takht: Throne in Persian). Literally means “Seat (Throne) of the Timeless One (God)”. The Akal Takht was begun by the sixth Sikh Guru, Guru Har Gobind as a symbol for political sovereignty of Sikhs, and is one of the five seats of temporal physical religious authority of the Sikhs. It is located in the Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) complex in Amritsar.
#Ala Hazrat Express: Imam Ahmad Raza Khan, popularly known as Ala Hazrat, was a prominent Muslim Alim from Bareilly during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Ahmad Raza was also a poet and writer, authoring nearly 1,000 books and monographs of varying lengths in Arabic, Persian and Urdu.
#Nandigram Express(Nagpur,earlier Hazur Sahib Nanded): Ancient name of Nanded City. Nandigram is derived from Nanditat means group of 9 Rishis.
#Mahbodhi Express: This train connects the Bodh Gaya to New Delhi. Mahabodhi means where Gautam Budhha got their enlightenment of life called Bothatm under Bodhi tree.
#Coromandel Express: Named after Coromandel Coast in AP/ TN
#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)
#East Coast Express: From the Eastern Coast
#Satavahana Express: Named after Satavahana Dynasty which ruled in AP earlier
#Konark Express (Bhubaneshwar): Konark Temple in Odisha
#Prayagraj Express (Allahabad): Ancient name of Allahabad.
#Patliputra Express (Patna): Ancient name of Patna
#Devagiri Express: Derived from the name of Devagiri Fort near Aurangabad.
#Tapovan Express : Derived from forest Tapovan in Nashik.
#Sachkhand Express (Nanded): Derived from the name Sachkhand Gurudwara at H.S. Nanded.
#Deekshabhoomi Express: Name derived from Buddhist monument Dikshabhoomi situated at Nagpur.
#Sampoorna Kranti Express: Got its name from The Total Revolution Movement. It was a movement initiated by students in Bihar in 1974 and led by Jayaprakash Narayan against misrule by and corruption in the government of Bihar.
#Shivganga Express (Varanasi): It is derived from Shiv = Lord Shiva and Ganga river.
#Purushottam Express (Puri): Derived as Purush = Mankind and Uttam = Best
#Ganga Kaveri Express (Chhapra-Chennai): This train is originally started from Varanasi (Ganga river) and connect to the city near Kaveri river.
#Hussainsagar Express: Named by Hussain Sagar lake in Hyderabad.
#Marathwada Express: Connects important cities of Marathwada.
#Vikramshila Express (Bhagalpur): Name of a very famous ancient university located near Bhagalpur
#Kamayani Express: Derived from poetry collection of Jai Shankar Prasad
Here is an alphabetical list of 418 TRAIN names, divided in 6 blog posts:
FIND YOUR FAVOURITE TRAIN AND REPLY WITH IT'S MEANING.
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D-I (/blog/post/1834296))
J-N (/blog/post/1834297))
P-R (/blog/post/1834298))
S (/blog/post/1834322))
T-Z (/blog/post/1834299))
All the relevant trains and stations are tagged.
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#Vananchal Express is the train connecting Ranchi to Bhagalpur.
Vananchal is one of the name of ancient Ranchi.
#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
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Aug 02 2013 (13:09)   13404/Vananchal Express (PT)
 
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Entry# 819289            Tags   Past Edits
#KnowYourTrain
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#Vananchal Express
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~~~ Connecting Anga with Vananchal ~~~
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#Name: Vananchal is another / traditional name of Jharkhand. Since the train connects Bhagalpur with Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand, it has been named as Vananchal Express.
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#Regions (Physical): Ganga River Basin, Rajmahal Hills (Damin-i-Koh), Indo-Gangetic Plains, Part of Chhota Nagpur Plateau, Parasnath Hills
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#Regions of State: Bhagalpur Division, Rajmahal, Burdwan Division, Santhal Pargana
#Zone, #Division: The train belongs to #ER Zone, Malda Town Division. The train passes through the following divisions: #ER-Malda Town, Howrah, Asansol; ECR-Dhanbad; SER-Adra, Ranchi;
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#Route:
> Bhagalpur – Sainthia via Sahibganj Loop
> Sainthia – Andal Branch Line
> Andal – Asansol via Barabani Line
> Asansol - Muri via Asansol-Gaya Section of Grand Chord
> Muri – Ranchi Line
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#Halts, #States: The train stops at 23 intermediate stations (excluding origin and destination) and the statewise breakup is as follows: BR-3, JH-11, WB-9
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#Soils: Red, Black, Sandy and Laterite soils
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#Rivers: Bansloi, Brahmani, Dwaraka, Mayurakshi, Bakreshwar, Hinglo, Ajay, Singaran, Jamunia, Barakar, Subarnarekha (2 times)
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#Languages: Bhojpuri, Maithili, Angika, Hindi, Bengali, Santhali, Mundari
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#Speed: Highest average speed: 81 kmph between Sahibganj Jn and Tinpahar Jn
Lowest average speed: 26kmph between Pandabeshwar and Andal Jn
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#Base: Bhagalpur Jn
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Photo Credits;
Pic-1: Train Pic ( /blog/post )
Pic-2: Bhagalpur Station ( /blog/post/557662 )
Pic-3: Vikramshila University, Bhagalpur ( click here )
Pic-4: Sahibganj Station, Jharkhand of the famous Sahibganj Loop ( click here )
Pic-5: Ranchi Station ( /blog/post/698664 )
Pic-6: Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Ranchi (click here )
Pic-7: Route Map
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