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Sep 09 2013 (06:40)   S/Shrirangapattana (2 PFs)
 
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#railstations 11
1 water taps - about 20 on pf 1. also a few tube wells present
2 platform shed - pf1, 15% of pf covered.
3 lodging - none
4 loco change or
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reversal - none
5 traffic managenent - 10 /10 (its a halt station)
6 public announcement system - manual.
7 public information system - bell ringing
8 rail enquiry number - n/a
9 nearest hotels - few hotels available near the bus stand and mosque (about 1 km away)
10 public urinals - avlbl on pf1 for both m/f
11 lavatory/sulabh sauchalaya - avlbl on pf1
12 means of transportation from station - autos charge rs.30 from rly stn to bus stand (bt u hv to bargain). no shared/prepaid auto
13 distance from city bus stand - 1 km/rs.30 by reserved auto
14 places of attraction - mosque, narayana temple, tipu's summer palace is a must and u need to take an auto from rly stn to tipu palace and museum (rs.50/20mins)
15 distance from nearest hospital - available near bus stand
16 food and beverage - tea stall at pf1
17 total unreserved tkt counters - 1 - no rush
18 total prs counters and rush - 1 (moderate rush, sunday closed)
19 current reservation counter- None
20 division, zone - south western railways, bangalore division
21 important trains - chamundi & rajya rani express, tirupati chamrajanagar passenger
22 wheelers and book stall - none
23 medical shops - none
24 atm - near narayana temple (500 metres far from stn)
25 cloak room - none
26 wheelchair - none
27 fob/escalators/elevators - none
28 waiting rooms - one at pf1...separate for ladies and
gents
29 total platforms - 1 (18 coach length)
30 signalling - electronic.
31 avg stoppage time of trains - 2 minutes
32 trains originating - none
33 trains skiiping - almost all express from mysore (except chamundi and rajyarani) skip S
34 nearest airport - mysore (23 km)
35 prepaid auto/taxi stand - none
36 mobile charging points - none
37 status - non electrified, single line
38 salient point - beautiful station, bridges on both sides. if u walk over to mysore end, u can see tipu sultan's armoury very close to the tracks. also the best way to visit jail, tipu's death site and temple is via rly stn. for palace, u nned to take an auto

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Aug 30 2013 (12:58)   MBDP/MBDD Pratapgarh Junction (5 PFs)
 
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Entry# 839243            Tags  
#railstations
#know_ur_station
***Pratapgarh Jn.***
#City Info: The district is named after its headquarters town Bela Pratapgarh, commonly known as Pratapgarh. Raja Ajit Pratap Singh, a local raja between 1628–1682, located his headquarters at Rampur near the old town of Aror. There he built a garh (fort) and called it Pratapgarh after himself. Subsequently, the area around the fort became known as
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Pratapgarh. When the district was constituted in 1858, its headquarters was established at Bela, which came to be known as Bela Pratapgarh, the name Bela presumably being derived from the temple of Bela Bhawani on the bank of river Sai. It is popularly known as "Bela Mai" – meaning mother goddess Bela.
#Routes: 4 Direction
1. Pratapgarh-Lucknow Rail Line
2. Pratapgarh-Varanasi Rail Line
3. Pratapgarh-Allahabad Rail Line
4. Pratapgarh-Sultanpur Rail Line
#Zone n Division: Northern Railway Lucknow Division
#No. of Platforms: 3
1. Pratapgarh to Allahabad & Pratapgarh to Sultanpur
2. Pratapgarh to Varanasi
3. Pratapgarh to Lucknow
#Doubling & Electrification: No Doubling, No Electrification. Only Diesel Route
#Gauge: Broad Gauge.
#Food: Only Provided by Venders. (Tea, Pakoda, Chips, Janta Food)
#Mobile Charging Point: At Pf No. 1 Near Exit Gate.
#Book Stall: At Pf No.1
#Trains:
Garibrath-1
Superfast-7
Mail-1
Express-15
Passenger-6
#Reservation Office/Ticket Counter/Waiting Hall: It is located At opposite side Station Building.
#ATM: State Bank of India. Near Reservation Office.
#Auto/Bus Stand: Bus Station 3 km From Railway Station
Auto Share from out side Railway Station
#River: Sai & Ganga
#Culture: Awadhi Culture
#Language: Hindi & Urdu
#Famoue Tourism:
Belha Devi Mandir (Belha)
Shani Dev Temple, Kaserua,Vishvanath Ganj, Pratapgarh
Baba Ghuisarnath Dham (Sangipur, Lalganj Ajhara)
Bhayaharan Nath Dham (Katra Gulab Singh, Mandhata)
Bhakti Dham Temple, Mangarh, Kunda, Pratapgarh
Yaksha-Udhishthira Samvad Asthal (Raniganj Ajgara), Pratapgarh
Chandika Dham Chandikan, Pratapgarh
Shri Ram Janki Hanuman mandir Babhanpur PO- Rendigarapur patti
pratapgarh
Saie Data Kuti Chilbila Pratapgarh
Paliyan nath temple,Vill-Goi,Pratapgarh
Pic :
1. Belha Devi Temple.
2. Pratapgarh Railway Station
3. Unreserved Ticket Counter/Reservation Office/Waiting Hall Building

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Oct 13 2012 (20:46)   GKP/Gorakhpur Junction (10 PFs)
 
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A Blog dedicated to NER HQ And its users and also for Info Learners.
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Pic By Pic defined.
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Pic 1.
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GkP Railway Time-Table Available at Unreserved Counter.
Pic 2.
------ 1st Class Gate Entry.
Pic 3.
------ Jan aahar Counter Available From Outside and also from Inside at PF 2.
Pic 4,
------ Scene from Pf 2 Towards East Cabin.
Pic 5.
------ Terminal Platforms Also there at GKP, PF 2A, 2B, 2C (Named By Myself Not Official Named)
Pic 6.
------ Another View Of Terminal PFs.
Pic 7.
------ Starting of PF 2.
Pic 8.
------ A very Beautiful Scene of Maszeeb at Starting of PF 4 and 5.
Pic 9.
------ AC Lounge Available at PF 2.
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Now Some more useful Infos.
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There are total 13 PF available (Including 3 terminal pfs) in which 7 are working very fine and others will be operational after electrification and so.
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The Reservation Counter is not available at the station, it is outside the station , apprx 300 mtr towards west cabin and can be go through road only.
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GKP have CAB WAY which is introduced to GKP on 2nd No. in India, by using it you can go directly to PF 1. Rickshwa and Cycle Not Allowed
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Worlds Longest PF Underconstruction and after 6 month or so it will hold the Tag.
Please do look Comment for more pic and Information /blog/post/550502/5
Thank You.
AJ

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TheRailMail^~
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Re# 550502-72               Past Edits
adding hashtag #railstations
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Aug 28 2013 (08:33)   HPT/Hosapete Junction (Hospet) (3 PFs)
 
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Entry# 837652            Tags   Past Edits
#railstations 10
1 water taps - 20 to 30 on pf 1. a few on other pf
2 platform shed - pf1, 2 and 3 has shed. 40% of pf 1 and 20% of pf2 and 3 are covered.
3 lodging - none
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loco change or reversal - none
5 traffic managenent - 9/10.
6 public announcement system - computerised announcement system as well as manual.
7 public information system - electronic display boards at entry of pf1
8 rail enquiry number - n/a
9 nearest hotels - hotels available in plenty near bus stop situated 1 km away
10 public urinals - avlbl on pf1
11 lavatory/sulabh sauchalaya - none
12 means of transportation from station - shared/ booked autos, prepaid autos, bus from railway station to bus stand.
13 distance from city bus stand - 1 km/rs.4
14 places of attraction - hampi(13km from hospet), Tungabhadra dam(25km from hospet)
15 distance from nearest hospital - available near bus stand
16 food and beverage - near entry to pf1
17 total unreserved tkt counters - 2 - no rush
18 total prs counters and rush - 2 (moderate rush)
19 current reservation counter- 1
20 division, zone - south western railways, hubli division
21 important trains - hampi express, amravathi express
22 wheelers and book stall - a few mobile ones on pf1
23 medical shops - none
24 atm - one (sbi, just near entry to pf1)
25 cloak room - none
26 wheelchair - none
27 fob/escalators/elevators - none. one fob connecting pf 1 to 2/3
28 waiting rooms - one at pf1...separate for ladies and gents
29 total platforms - 3
30 signalling - electronic.
31 avg stoppage time of trains - 3 minutes
32 trains originating - none
33 trains skiiping - none
34 nearest airport - vidyanagar (31 km)
35 prepaid auto/taxi stand - available at pf1 exit
36 mobile charging points - a few on pf1
37 status - non electrified, single line
38 salient point - gateway to hampi, the world heritage site and beautiful holiday destination.

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Aug 14 2013 (22:42)   GADJ/Gandhi Nagar Jaipur (2 PFs)
 
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#stationguide
Distance from Jaipur junction - 10 min by train , 20 min by auto , 30 min by city bus.
1.no of platform - 2
foot overbridge - yes
2. platform 1
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- delhi bound trains
platform 2 - jaipur , ajmer bound trains.
3. ticket counters - 2
one at platform 2 which is open from morning 8 to evening 8.
other at platform 1 which is open 24 hours.
4.coolie/porter ---- none.
trolly for handicap persons --- not available.
5. drinking water ------ at both platforms plenty of taps are available.
6.platform shed ------ at pf1 and pf 2 ,, covers 33% of both platforms.
7.transport facility ------ autos avaialble just outside pf1 and pf2 ..
pf 2 is more easily connected to city .
from pf2 , just 2 min walking distance , bus stop from where buses ply to sanganer , gt , india gate , sitapura etc , and at other side of road , you can take bus to sms hospital , high court , sindhi camp etc. but bus facility stops after 8.30 pm.
8. catering ---- nothing , no food plaza on station, outside both pf you can buy chips , namkeen , biscuits , tea etc.5 min walking distance from pf2 there are good bhojnalaya and bakery shops.
9.security ----- station is very safe , there are 5-6 rpf guards ,, there is lot of movement of trains in day time . even till 10.30pm in night when double decker arrives , there is good security.
10 lavatory - sulabh complex on platform 1.

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Aug 15 2013 (08:20)
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extremely useful koush sir...
i have also been providing similar info by my hyperlink of #railstations
will be quite useful for all passengers...
my #sitesuggestion cum request to #moderator is to incorporate the data on the station's home page...
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