Lot of Karnataka members (including yours truly 😀) always keep saying that there are no trains inside Karnataka. So it occurred to me to study the pattern of ICEs to their capitals.
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- - Just the "dedicated trains" taken into account.
- - Day Trains Only.
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more... - - Not considering day - night trains (even if they have just seating arrangements only).
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Karnataka
From various Karnataka cities to Capital Bengaluru :
1. Siddhaganga
2. UBL Jan Shatabdi.
3. Vishwamanava.
4. Talaguppa ICE.
5. Hassan ICE.
6. Karwar Tri-weekly.
7. Kudla Tri-weekly.
8. SMET Tri-weekly.
9. Harihara Tri-Weekly.
10. Chamundi.
11. Rajyarani.
12. Tippu.
13. BWT Exp.
14. Malgudi.
15. SMET - YPR JS.
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Others :
1. MYS - TLGP ICE.
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Tamilnadu
From various Tamilnadu cities to Capital Chennai.
1. Yelagiri.
2. CBE Shatabdi.
3. Kovai.
4. CBE ICE.
5. Vaigai.
6. Pallavan.
7. Cholan.
8. TN - MS Slip.
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Others:
1. CBE - MV Jan Shatabdi.
2. TPJ - MV ICE.
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Andhra Pradesh
From various AP cities to Capital Vijayawada - Guntur / Joint Capital Hyderabad.
1. Ratnachal
2. Hundry
3. Tungabhadra.
4. Janmabhoomi.
5. Simhadri.
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Between the capitals Vijayawada - Guntur and Joint Capital Hyderabad
1. Golconda
2. Satavahana.
3. LPI ICE.
4. GNT ICE.
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Others :
1. Palnadu.
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Telangana
From various Telangana cities to Capital Hyderabad.
1. Kaghaznagar.
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Kerala
From various Kerala cities to Capital Thiruvananthapuram.
1. Vanchinad.
2. CAN Jan Shatabdi - 5 Days.
3. CLT Jan Shatabdi.
4. GUV ICE.
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Others :
1. ERS - CAN ICE.
2. CAN - ALLP ICE.
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Maharashtra
From various MH cities to Capital Mumbai.
1. Tutari.
2. Sinhagad.
3. Deccan Queen.
4. Pragati.
5. Deccan.
6. Pune ICE.
7. Indrayani.
8. Koyna.
9. Tapovan.
10. J Janshatabdi
11. Panchavati
12. Godavari.
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Others :
1. Hutatma.
2. SUR - PUNE ICE.
3. BSL - NGP ICE Tri-weekly.
4. Marathwada.
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Odisha
From various Odisha cities to Capital Bhubaneswar.
1. BLGR ICE.
2. ROU ICE.
3. BGY ICE.
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Others :
1. PURI - PRDP ICE.
2. BBN - PURI ICE.
3. SBP - PURI ICE.
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Gujarat.
From various Gujarat cities to Capital Gandhinagar.
None.
But considering from various Gujarat cities to Ahmedabad.
1. SMNH ICE.
2. BRC ICE.
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Others :
1. JAM - ST ICE - 6 days a week.
2. HAPA - ST ICE - 1 Day.
3. ST - MHV + 1 slip to BVC - 1 Day.
4. BRC - BLD ICE.
5. BHUJ - PNU ICE.
6. BL - DHD ICE.
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Madhya Pradesh
From various MP cities to Capital Bhopal.
1. JBP Jan Shatabdi.
2. JBP ICE.
3. KURJ Mahamana.
4. GWL ICE
5. INDB ICE
6. Rajyarani.
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Others :
1. JBP - REWA ICE.
2. INDB - KOTA ICE
3. ET - KTE ICE.
4. RTM - GWL ICE - 4 Days.
5. RTM - BIX - Tri weekly.
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Chhattisgarh
From various Chhattisgarh cities to Capital Raipur.
1. Hasdeo.
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Rajasthan
From various Rajasthan cities to Capital Jaipur.
1. UDZ ICE.
2. JU ICE
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Others :
JSM - LGH ICE
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Uttar Pradesh:
From various UP cities to Capital Lucknow.
1. Rajyarani.
2. GKP ICE.
3. AF ICE.
4. JHS ICE.
5. PRG ICE.
6. Ganga Gomti.
7. Varuna 2 Days.
8. BNZ - GKP ICE
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Others
1. Varuna 5 Days.
2. CNB - PBH ICE
3. CPA - FD ICE.
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Conclusion :
1. Karnataka's connection is not bad, but nothing from N.Karnataka to capital in daytime.
2. Other states too, many regions are bereft of daytime connectivity.
3. It's mostly nighttime and long distance trains which make-up for the lack of ICE trains.
Do give your opinion too.
