Malgudi Express: From the pages of RK Narayan to the railway tracks of Mysore. - Vageesh

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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.

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#Poorna_Express
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#Name: Periyar means Big river is one of the big and Perennial river of South India, it was formerly known as 'Poorna'. It is considered as...
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"Life Line of Kerala". River originates from Sivagiri peaks of Sundarmala, Tamil Nadu. Its basin has one of the highest peak of South India ie Anamudi. Since train goes to Ernakulam, town situated on the bank of river, it was named as Poorna Exp.
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#Regions_of_state: It travels thru #MH: Desh, #KA: Malenadu, Kanara, Tulu Nadu #GA: South Goa #KL: Malabar, Edanadu, Coastal Kerala regions.
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#Zone_n_division: It runs thru #CR: Pune. #SWR: Hubli #KR: Karwar #SR: Palakkad, Thirvanantapuram divisions.
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#Rivers: It crosses 10 major river
enroute ie Krishna, Mandovi, Kali, Shravathi, Netravati, Payswani, Mahe, Malampuzha, Bharatapuzha, Periyar.
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#Physical_Regions: Passes thru Sahyadri, Western ghats, Malabar coast.
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#Soils: It crosses thru region having Black, Red, Laterite and Alluvial Soil.
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#State_n_Zone: It serves 7 zones and 7 states
having halt as CR 5, SWR 8, KR 6, SR 13 & MH 5, GA 3, KA 13, KL 12.
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#Speed: MAX: Kgq Kze 77 kmph. MIN: Sli Mrj 8 kmph.
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#Languages: It travels in Marathi, Konkani, Kannada, Malayalam speaking regions.

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#Bagmati_Express
#Name: Bagmati is a river of Nepal origin, and source of Nepal's civilisation and urbanisation. Famous Pashupatinath Temple is situated on Bank of river Bagmati. Its grey in colour. It acts as a natural boundary between Samastipur and Darbhanga distt. Since train originates from Darbhanga it was named as Bagmati...
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#Regions_of_state: It travels thru #BR: Darbhanga, Patna #UP: Purvanchal, Bundelkhand. #MP: Mahakoshal, Malwa(Narmadapuram). #MH: Vidarbha #AP: Telangana, Coastal Andhra. #TN: Tondai Nadu. #KA: Bayaluseeme regions.
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#Zone_n_division: It runs thru #ECR: Samastipur, Danapur, Mughalsarai. #NCR: Allahabad. divisions. #WCR: Jabalpur, Bhopal. #CR: Nagpur #SCR: Secunderabad, Vijaywada #SR: Chennai #SWR: Bangalore, Mysore.
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#Rivers: It crosses 11 major river
enroute ie Bagmati, Ganga, Son, Narmada, Pranhita, Godavari, Krishna, Penneru, Palar, Ponnaiyar, kaveri.
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#Physical_Regions: Passes thru Ganga Son plains, Vindhya scraplands, Satpura Range, Betul plateau, Telangana plateau, Eastern Ghats, Gudur plains Nagar hills, Melagiri Hill, Chamundi Hills.
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#Soils: It crosses thru region having Alluvial, Black and Red Soil.
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#State_n_Zone: It serves 7 zones and 7 states
having halt as ECR 9, NCR 2, WCR 6, CR 7, SCR 6, SR 4, SWR 5& BR 8, UP 3, MP 9, MH 4, AP 6, TN 4, KA 5.
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#Speed: MAX: DNR ARA and STA KTE 91 kmph. MIN: Bnc Sbc 8 kmph.
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#Languages: It travels in Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada speaking regions.

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#Gyan_Ganga_Express
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#Note: Pic taken by train gallery
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#Name: Pune is also known as Oxford of East coz of many educational and research institutes. It acts as city of knowledge or Gyan, flowing river of knowledge.
Manduadih is in Varanasi, on the bank of Holy Ganges. Since train connects two cities it is named as Gyan Ganga Exp.
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#Regions_of_state: It travels thru regions of state as #MH: Desh, Khandesh. #MP: Nimar, Malwa(Narmadapuram), Mahakoshal. #UP: Bundelkhand, Purvanchal regions.
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#Zone_n_division: It travels thru #CR: Pune, Solapur, Bhusawal. #WCR: Bhopal, Jabalpur. #NCR: Allahabad. #NER: Varanasi divisions.
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#Rivers: It crosses 7 major river
enroute ie Bhima, Godavari, Kadwa, Tapi, Narmada, Yamuna, Ganga.
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#Physical_Regions: Passes thru Harishchandra ranges, Satmala Hills, Ajanta Range, Asirgarh Hills, Satpura Range, Vindhya scraplands, Gangapar plains.
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#Soils: It crosses thru region having Black, Red and Alluvial Soil.
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#State_n_Zone: It serves 4 zones and 3 states
having halt as CR 8, WCR 7, NCR 1, NER 3 & MH 7, MP 8, UP 4.
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#Speed: MAX: KNW HD 111 kmph. MIN: Ald Aly 19 kmph.
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#Languages: It travels in Hindi and Marathi speaking region.
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#Route:
Pune - Dd: Ltt Sc main route
Dd- Mmr: Sur MMR route
Mmr- Bsl: Cstm Hwh trunk route
Bsl- Et: Bsl Ndls main route
Et- Ald: Et Ald main route.
Ald- Muv: Ald bsb line.