Ammi Jaan kahti thi Railfanning se bada koi dharm nhi hota or koi Railfan chhota nhi hota - Shanzil Kabir

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#Jhelum Express
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~~~ Connecting Cultural Capital of Maharashtra to the Paradise of India ~~~
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#Name: The train was inaugurated in the year 1977-78, to directly connect Pune (the HQ of Southern Command of Indian Army) with Jammu Tawi, a strategic location in Jammu & Kashmir for military personnel. Jhelum is one of the important rivers originating in Kashmir and flows westward to join Sindhu (Indus River). It is a tributary of the Chenab river and is one of the five important rivers of Punjab (the other four being Chenab, Sutlej, Beas and Ravi). As the train connects Pune with Jammu Tawi, it is named after Jhelum River as Jhelum Express.
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#Regions (Physical): Western Ghats, Khandesh Plains, Ajanta range, Asirgarh hills, Satpura Vindhya range, Bundelkhand, Sutlej Plains, Tawi Valley
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#Regions of State: Paschim Maharashtra, Khandesh, Nimar, Malwa, Mewat, Bundelkhand, Middle-Doab, Malwa, Majha, Jammu region
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#Zone, #Division: The train belongs to #CR Zone, Pune Division. The train passes through the following divisions: #CR-Pune, Solapur, Bhusaval; #WCR-Bhopal; #NCR-Jhansi; #NR-Delhi, Ambala, Firozpur
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#Route:
> Pune – Daund by PUNE-MAS Trunk Route
> Daund-Manmad Line
> Manmad-Bhusaval by Kalyan-Bhusaval Section
> Bhusaval-Itarsi by Bhusaval – Allahabad Section of CSTM-ALD-HWH Main Line
> Itarsi-New Delhi by the Chennai-New Delhi Main Line (Grant Trunk Route)
> New-Delhi – Ludhiana by Delhi-Amritsar Line
> Ludhiana-Jalandhar Line
>Jalandhar-Jammu Tawi Line
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#Halts, #States: The train passes through 8 states, viz. Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Jammu & Kashmir. The train halts at 60 intermediate stations and the statewise breakup is as follows: (excluding originating & destination stations): MH-11; MP-15; RJ-1; UP-6; DL-4; HR-7; PB-12; JK-4
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#Soils: It crosses through region having black and alluvial soil
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#Rivers: Bhima, Mula, Pravara, Godavari, Tapi, Narmada, Betwa, Jamni, Chambal, Yamuna, Sutlej, Beas, Ravi
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#Languages: Marathi, Hindi, Rajasthani, Haryanvi, Punjabi, Dogri, Urdu
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#Speed: Highest average speed: 118 kmph between Khandwa Jn and Chhanera
Lowest average speed: 18 kmph between Vijaypur Jammu and Jammu Tawi
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#Base: Pune Jn
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Photo Credits;:
Pic-1: Train Board (Self) (/blog/post/463667 )
Pic-2: Pune Station (Self) (/blog/post/522667 )
Pic-3: Aga Khan Palace, Pune (click here )
Pic-4: Jhelum River near Srinagar, Kashmir (click here )
Pic-5: Jammu Tawi Station (clicked by AJ**) (/blog/post/703804 )
Pic-6: Aerial view of Jammu City and Tawi River from Bahu Fort, Jammu (click here )

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#Kanchanjunga Express
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~~~ Connecting City of Joy to the Gateway of North-East ~~~
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#Name: Kanchanjunga (8598 m, 28209 ft) is the third highest peak in the world, situated on the Nepal-India border (Sikkim). The sights of the peak from the various places in North Bengal and Sikkim have made the places popular amongst tourists. It is called Five Treasures of Snow after its five high peaks, and has always been worshipped by the people of Darjeeling and Sikkim. Since the train passes through North Bengal and also in the close proximity to Sikkim, the train has been named Kanchanjunga Express as an accolade to the peak.
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#Regions (Physical): Indo-Gangetic Plain, Himalayan Region, Brahmaputra Basin
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#Regions of State: Indo-Gangetic Plains, North Bengal Plains, Darjeeling Himalayan Hill Region, Dooars (Terai)
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#Zone, #Division: The train belongs to #NFR Zone, Lumding Division. The train passes through the following divisions: #ER – Sealdah, Howrah, Malda Town; #NFR: Katihar, Alipur Duar, Rangiya, Lumding
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#Route:
> Sealdah to Dumdum Jn via Sealdah – Ranaghat Line
At Dumdum, the train uses the Calcutta Chord Line to go to Dankuni Jn
>From Dankuni Jn, it uses the Howrah-New Jalpaiguri Line
> New Jalpaiguri to Guwahati via Barauni-Guwahati Line
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#Halts, #States: It serves 4 states, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar and Assam. The train halts at 30 intermediate stations, the statewise breakup (excluding originating and terminating) is as follows: WB:18; JH-1; BR-3; AS-8
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#Soils: It crosses through region having black and alluvial soil
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#Rivers: Hooghly, Farrakka Barrage (Ganga), Mahananda, Teesta, Jaldhaka, Torsha, Raidak, Sankosh, Beki, Pagladiya, Brahmaputra
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#Languages: Bengali, Hindi, Maithili, Surjapuri, Assamese
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#Speed: Highest average speed: 78 kmph between Barpeta Road and Nalbari
Lowest average speed: 14 kmph between Kamakhya Jn and Guwahati
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#Base: Guwahati Jn
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Photo Credits:
Pic-1: Kanchenjunga Express at Prantik (/blog/post/543193/0 )
Pic-2: Sealdah Station (click here )
Pic-3: Victoria Memorial, Kolkata (click here )
Pic-4: Kanchanjunga, Darjeeling ( click here )
Pic-5: Tea Estates of Assam (click here )
Pic-6: Guwahati Station (click here )
Pic-7: Kamakhya Temple, Guwahati ( click here )

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#Chetak Express
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~~~ The Flying Horse of Mewar ~~~
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#Name: Pratap Singh, popularly known as Maharana Pratap was a Rajput ruler of Mewar province of Rajasthan. The Chittor Fort at Chittorgarh, which was Pratap’s ancestral home was under Mughal occupation. It was his dream to capture Chittor in order to give Mewar its lost glory. On 21st June, 1576, the two armies (one of Maharana Pratap and other of Akbar) met each other at Haldighati. The Mughal forces outnumbered the Rajput forces and Pratap’s generals prevailed upon him to flee the field so as to be able to fight some other day. Myths indicate that to facilitate Pratap's escape, one of his lieutenants, a member of the Jhala clan, donned Pratap's distinctive garments and took his place in the battlefield, so that Pratap can safely escape. He was soon killed. Meanwhile, riding his trusty Chetak, Pratap was able to successfully evade captivity and escape to the hills. However, Chetak was critically wounded on his left thigh by a mardana (Elephant Trunk Sword), with spear of weight 26.3 kg while Pratap had attempted to nail down Emperor Akbar. Chetak was bleeding heavily and he collapsed after jumping over a small river a few kilometres away from the battle field. A famous couplet in a poem narrates this incident of the battle:
~ Aage nadiya padi apaar, ghoda kaise utare paar; Rana ne socha is paar, tab tak chetak tha us paar... ~
English Translation :
Lies the boundless river ahead, How will the horse cross it? While Rana was thinking still on this side (of river), Chetak was that side!
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Since the train connects Delhi with Udaipur, one of the important cities of Mewar region, the train is named as Chetak Express as a mark of respect to Chetak who was a horse of unparalleled fame, courage, speed, intelligence and sacrifice who gave up his life for the cause of freedom.
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#Regions (Physical): Delhi Ridge, Aravalli Ranges, Mewar Plains
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#Regions of State: Delhi, Gurgaon Division, Dhundhar, Mewar
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#Zone, #Division: The rake belongs to #NWR Zone, Bikaner Division but for this run, it is maintained by Ajmer Division. The train passes through the following divisions: #NR: Delhi; #WR: Ratlam; #NWR: Jaipur, Ajmer
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#Route:
> Delhi Sarai Rohilla – Rewari Line
> Rewari to Ajmer via Ringas Jn
> Ajmer – Udaipur Line
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#Halts, #States: Serves 3 States – Delhi, Haryana & Rajasthan. The train halts at 16 intermediate stations, the statewise breakup as follows (excluding originating & terminating): DL-1, HR-3, RJ-12
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#Soils: It crosses through region having black, sand-clay mix and red-loam soil
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#Rivers: Sahibi, Hameer Lake, Luni, Banas, Berach, Ahar
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#Languages: Hindi, Haryanvi and Rajasthani (Mewari & Marwari dialect)
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#Speed: Highest average speed: 82 kmph between Phulera-Kishangarh
Lowest average speed: 15 kmph between Ranapratapnagar and Udaipur City
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#RSA: 22471/72 BKN-DEE-BKN SF Intercity Express
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#Base: Bikaner Junction (due to RSA)
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Photo Credits:
Pic-1: Train Board ( /blog/post/598074/0 )
Pic-2: Delhi Sarai Rohilla Station ( /blog/post/556715/0 )
Pic-3: Red Fort, Delhi ( click here )
Pic-4: Maharana Pratap on Chetak in City Palace, Udaipur ( click here )
Pic-5: Chetak Smarak ( click here )
Pic-6: Udaipur City Railway Station ( /blog/post/384146/0 )
Pic-7: City Palace Complex, Udaipur at Night ( click here )

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#Sampoorna Kranti Express, pride of ECR, one of the fastest trains in India.
#Name: Sampoorna Kranti means total change or wide spread revolution.
*During the struggle for independence, once Bihar was the center of
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the freedom fight.
*One of Mahatma Gandhi's greatest struggles was in Champaran
which is ion the state of Bihar.
*Hence this Bihar originated train is named as Sampoorna Kranti exp.
#Operator(s): This train is maintained by the Hajipur based
East Central Railways(ECR).
#Inaguration: This train made its inagural run February 16th,2002, it was
initiated by the Rail Minister, Nitish Kumar who had given Bihar
a number of good trains.
*During the time of introduction it ran between Patna Junction
And New Delhi.
*Due to its amazing speed record it gave birth to the concepts
of Durontos and Sampark Kranti.
(informed by Rohit Kumar Singh**)
#Regions and states: This travels through the states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh
&Delhi NCT(National Capital Territory) connecting Patna,
Bihar and New Delhi.
*This trains mainly travels though the ganges plain.
#Halts and Railway zones: This train travels through three railway zones
namely, East Central Railways(ECR), North Central
Railways(NCR) and Northern Railways(NR)
*This train has three halts of which two are
technical.
*No. of halts by railzone,
ECR-2, NCR-1, NR-1(terminals and tech.halts
included), total 3 halts between Rajendranagar
Patna and New Delhi.
#Languages: This train connects Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi speaking regions.
#Rake: Sampoorna Kranti is one of the few normal superfasts in India having
pure LHB rakes, it has 22 LHB coaches, GEN-4, SL-10, 3A-3, 2A-1,1A-1
and Gaurd cum luggage vans. It has 2 dedicated rakes.
#Speed: Being a train with LHB rakes, Sampoorna Kranti is a very fast train.
#max: 115 kmh between Rajendra Nagar Patna and Kanpur Central
#min: 60kmh between Kanpur Central and New Delhi.
* It can go at 130 kmh but it doesn't as it has to trail behind Poorva
express and others with ICF rakes.(restricted to go at 110kmh)
#Travel time: This train covers 1002 kms within 15 hours with an average
speed of 66 kmh.
#Ratings:1.Choice of people- There are a lot of alternatives to this train but
still it's a popular one,
8.5/10
2. Time management- Very reliable but not in festive seasons, 7/10
3. Cleanliness- Good, 7.5/10
4. Speed- Excellent, 10/10
5. Quality of food- Good, 7/10
Total, 40/50.

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#RaniChennammaExpress
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~~~ The Queen of SWR ~~~
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#Name: Kitturu is a village in Belgaum district of Karnataka, the erstwhile Kitturu Kingdom. The ruler of this kingdom was Rani Chennamma. She became queen of her native kingdom and married Raja Mallasarja, of the Desai family, and had one son. After their son's death in 1824 she adopted Shivalingappa, and made him heir to the throne. The British East India Company did not accept this and ordered Shivalingappa's expulsion, using a policy of Doctrine of Lapse but Chennamma defied the order. In 1824, 33 years before the 1857 war of independence, she led an armed rebellion against the British in response to the Doctrine of Lapse. The resistance ended in her martyrdom and she is remembered today as one of the earliest Indian rulers to have fought for independence. Since the train connects Bangalore to Kolhapur, but passing from the northern parts of Karnataka where Chennamma was influential, the train has been named as Rani Chennamma Express in her honour.
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#Regions (Physical): Plains of the Deccan Plateau
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#Regions of State: Karnataka: Southern Bayaluseeme, Northern Bayaluseeme, Malenadu; Maharashtra: Paschim Maharashtra (Desh)
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#Zone, #Division: The train belongs to #SWR Zone, Bangalore Division. The train passes through the following divisions: #SWR: Bangalore, Mysore, Hubli; #CR – Pune
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#Route:
> Bangalore-Pune line via Hubli, Miraj
> Miraj – Kolhapur branch line
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#Halts, #States: Serves 2 States – Karnataka & Maharashtra. The train halts at 26 intermediate stations, the statewise breakup as follows (excluding originating & terminating): KA - 25, MH-1
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#Soils: It crosses through region having Black soil
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#Rivers: Tungabhadra, Krishna, Panchganga
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#Languages: It passes through the regions speaking Kannada & Marathi
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#Speed: Highest average speed: 70 kmph between Tumkur-Ammasandra along with Ranibenur-Haveri and Raybag-Chinchli;
Lowest average speed: 23 kmph between Ugar Khurd-Miraj Jn
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#Base: Bangalore City Jn
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Photo Credits:
Pic-1: Train Board (Self captured) - ( /blog/post/575316 )
Pic-2: Bangalore City Jn – (click here )
Pic-3: Vidhana Soudha, Bangalore (click here )
Pic-4: Rani Chenamma Monument, Kittur (click here )
Pic-5: Rani Chennamma Statue close-up view ( click here )
Pic-6: Kolhapur Station (Self captured) (/blog/post/575262/1 )
Pic-7: Mahalaxmi Temple, Kolhapur (click here )