Ballari Jn - Look around and enjoy the station. A sacred place where Mahatma Gandhi once spent 8 hours. - Vishwanath Joshi

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#Nilgiri_Express
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#Name: Nilgiri Hills, part of Western Ghats are series of 24 peaks, more than 6000m high. Nilgiri hills are referred as Blue Mountains due to its...
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bluish colour. They lies at the western part of Tamil Nadu and junction of TN, KA & KL states. Its rich in flora and fauna, with India's 2 most beautiful hill stations Ooty and Coonoor. Its rich in biodiversity along with coffee cultivation. Since train goes to Mettupalayam, nearest BG rail head to Nilgiri, it was named as Nilgiri Express.
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#Regions_of_state: It travels thru #TN: Kongu Nadu, Tondai Nadu regions.
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#Zone_n_division: It runs thru #SR: Salem, Chennai divisions.
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#Rivers: It crosses 3 major river
enroute ie Palar, Ponnaiyar, Kaveri.
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#Physical_Regions: Passes thru Shevroy hills, Mampuzha region, Nilgiri hills.
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#Soils: It crosses thru region having Red, Alluvial soil.
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#State_n_Zone: It serves 1 zones and 1 state
having halt as SR 9 and TN: 9
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#Speed: MAX: Tup Cbf 85 kmph. MIN: Cbf Cbe 4 kmph.
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#Languages: It travels only in Tamil speaking regions.