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Blog Entry# 510547
Posted: Aug 22 2012 (19:29)
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Last Response: Aug 22 2012 (19:38)
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Last Response: Aug 22 2012 (19:38)
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Its true that this train used to run between Bilaspur and H. Nizamuddin and was called Nizam (As told by my maternal Grandmother who is now 87). The Sikh population in Chattisgarh (Erstwhile MP ) especially in Raipur, Bhilai and Durg is very high, and there was no connection between Chattisgarh area and Punjab (ASR).
So in order to extend the train to Amritsar, the Sikh Sangat used to lie down on the rail tracks on the Bhilai Power house Station and between Bhilai Nagar...
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Its true that this train used to run between Bilaspur and H. Nizamuddin and was called Nizam (As told by my maternal Grandmother who is now 87). The Sikh population in Chattisgarh (Erstwhile MP ) especially in Raipur, Bhilai and Durg is very high, and there was no connection between Chattisgarh area and Punjab (ASR).
So in order to extend the train to Amritsar, the Sikh Sangat used to lie down on the rail tracks on the Bhilai Power house Station and between Bhilai Nagar...
more...