#Name: Kitturu is a village in Belgaum district of Karnataka, the erstwhile Kitturu Kingdom. The ruler of this kingdom was Rani Chennamma. She became queen of her native kingdom and married Raja Mallasarja, of the Desai family, and had one son. After their son's death in 1824 she adopted Shivalingappa, and made him heir to the throne. The British East India Company did not accept this and ordered Shivalingappa's expulsion, using a policy of Doctrine of Lapse but Chennamma defied the order. In 1824, 33 years before the 1857 war of independence, she led an armed rebellion against the British in response to the Doctrine of Lapse. The resistance ended in her martyrdom and she is remembered today as one of the earliest Indian rulers to have fought for independence. Since the train connects Bangalore to Kolhapur, but passing from the northern parts of Karnataka where Chennamma was influential, the train has been named as Rani Chennamma Express in her honour.
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#Regions (Physical): Plains of the Deccan Plateau
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#Regions of State: Karnataka: Southern Bayaluseeme, Northern Bayaluseeme, Malenadu; Maharashtra: Paschim Maharashtra (Desh)
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#Zone,
#Division: The train belongs to
#SWR Zone, Bangalore Division. The train passes through the following divisions:
#SWR: Bangalore, Mysore, Hubli;
#CR – Pune
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#Route:
> Bangalore-Pune line via Hubli, Miraj
> Miraj – Kolhapur branch line
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#Halts,
#States: Serves 2 States – Karnataka & Maharashtra. The train halts at 26 intermediate stations, the statewise breakup as follows (excluding originating & terminating): KA - 25, MH-1
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#Soils: It crosses through region having Black soil
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#Rivers: Tungabhadra, Krishna, Panchganga
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#Languages: It passes through the regions speaking Kannada & Marathi
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#Speed: Highest average speed: 70 kmph between Tumkur-Ammasandra along with Ranibenur-Haveri and Raybag-Chinchli;
Lowest average speed: 23 kmph between Ugar Khurd-Miraj Jn
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#Base: Bangalore City Jn
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Photo Credits:
Pic-1: Train Board (Self captured) - (
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Pic-2: Bangalore City Jn – (
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Pic-3: Vidhana Soudha, Bangalore (
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Pic-4: Rani Chenamma Monument, Kittur (
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Pic-5: Rani Chennamma Statue close-up view (
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Pic-6: Kolhapur Station (Self captured) (
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Pic-7: Mahalaxmi Temple, Kolhapur (
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