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#Akal_Takht_Express
#Note: Pic taken by Train gallery.
All time full, important ER train.
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#Name: Akal Takht means "The Throne of The Timeless One" is the highest seat of temporal authority of Khalsa. It is located in Harmandir Sahib Complex in Amritsar. It was built by 6th Sikh Guru Hargobind Sahib. It is the most supreme of all the Takhts.
Since train goes to Amritsar, it was named as Akal Takht Express.
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#Rivers: It crosses 8 major rivers
enroute ie Hooghly, Barkar, Son, Ganga(twice, offering widest flow of river at Varanasi, and fast flow of mighty Ganges after Najibabad), Ramganga, Yamuna, Sutlej, Beas.
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#State_n_Zone: It serves 3 zones
having halt as ER 4, ECR 6, NR 12 and
serves 5 states as WB 2, JH 2, BR 5, UP 8, HR 1, PB 4.
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#Speed: MAX: MKA- PNC 101 kmph. MIN: PNC PNBE 12 kmph.
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#Route: Train travels as:
HWH to ASN: Hwh Ndls trunk route.
ASN to MGS: Hwh Ndls main line via Patna.
MGS to ASR: Mgs Lko Asr main line.
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#Languages: It connects Bengali, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi speaking regions.