#Name: The train was inaugurated in the year 1977-78, to directly connect Pune (the HQ of Southern Command of Indian Army) with Jammu Tawi, a strategic location in Jammu & Kashmir for military personnel. Jhelum is one of the important rivers originating in Kashmir and flows westward to join Sindhu (Indus River). It is a tributary of the Chenab river and is one of the five important rivers of Punjab (the other four being Chenab, Sutlej, Beas and Ravi). As the train connects Pune with Jammu Tawi, it is named after Jhelum River as Jhelum Express.
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#Regions (Physical): Western Ghats, Khandesh Plains, Ajanta range, Asirgarh hills, Satpura Vindhya range, Bundelkhand, Sutlej Plains, Tawi Valley
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#Regions of State: Paschim Maharashtra, Khandesh, Nimar, Malwa, Mewat, Bundelkhand, Middle-Doab, Malwa, Majha, Jammu region
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#Zone,
#Division: The train belongs to
#CR Zone, Pune Division. The train passes through the following divisions:
#CR-Pune, Solapur, Bhusaval;
#WCR-Bhopal;
#NCR-Jhansi;
#NR-Delhi, Ambala, Firozpur
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#Route:
> Pune – Daund by PUNE-MAS Trunk Route
> Daund-Manmad Line
> Manmad-Bhusaval by Kalyan-Bhusaval Section
> Bhusaval-Itarsi by Bhusaval – Allahabad Section of CSTM-ALD-HWH Main Line
> Itarsi-New Delhi by the Chennai-New Delhi Main Line (Grant Trunk Route)
> New-Delhi – Ludhiana by Delhi-Amritsar Line
> Ludhiana-Jalandhar Line
>Jalandhar-Jammu Tawi Line
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#Halts,
#States: The train passes through 8 states, viz. Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Jammu & Kashmir. The train halts at 60 intermediate stations and the statewise breakup is as follows: (excluding originating & destination stations): MH-11; MP-15; RJ-1; UP-6; DL-4; HR-7; PB-12; JK-4
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#Soils: It crosses through region having black and alluvial soil
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#Rivers: Bhima, Mula, Pravara, Godavari, Tapi, Narmada, Betwa, Jamni, Chambal, Yamuna, Sutlej, Beas, Ravi
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#Languages: Marathi, Hindi, Rajasthani, Haryanvi, Punjabi, Dogri, Urdu
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#Speed: Highest average speed: 118 kmph between Khandwa Jn and Chhanera
Lowest average speed: 18 kmph between Vijaypur Jammu and Jammu Tawi
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#Base: Pune Jn
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Photo Credits;:
Pic-1: Train Board (Self) (
/blog/post/463667 )
Pic-2: Pune Station (Self) (
/blog/post/522667 )
Pic-3: Aga Khan Palace, Pune (
click here )
Pic-4: Jhelum River near Srinagar, Kashmir (
click here )
Pic-5: Jammu Tawi Station (clicked by AJ**) (
/blog/post/703804 )
Pic-6: Aerial view of Jammu City and Tawi River from Bahu Fort, Jammu (
click here )
