Ranikhet Express - रेगिस्तान में हरियाली

Search Forum
Filters:
Blog Posts by Vikramshila
Page#    108 Blog Entries  next>>
Info Update
33486 views
7

Dec 05 2024 (05:28)   BGP/Bhagalpur Junction (6 PFs)
Vikramshila~
Vikramshila~   226 blog posts
Entry# 6309427            Tags  
Site plan for new Bhagalpur Railway Terminal. 4 platforms, 6 tracks, 3 pit lines, and 3 stabling lines. Budget Rs 200 Crores. Let's see when the work starts.
Translate to English
Translate to Hindi

1 Public Posts - Sat Dec 07, 2024
General Travel
130101 views
8

Aug 14 2024 (21:08)   12367/Vikramshila Express (PT) | BGP/Bhagalpur Junction (6 PFs)
Vikramshila~
Vikramshila~   226 blog posts
Entry# 6157493            Tags   Past Edits
1 compliments
Great
Bhagalpur Railway Timetable in 1977.

Vikramshila departure 14:15, arrival New Delhi 10:55.
Only 3 trains originated from Bihar to Delhi. The other was Jayanti Janta express from Muzaffarpur, and Tatanagar Express (via Daltonganj).
Translate to English
Translate to Hindi

2 Public Posts - Wed Aug 14, 2024

10944 views
2

Aug 15 2024 (00:56)
Vikramshila~
Vikramshila~   226 blog posts
Re# 6157493-3              
1 compliments
Useful
Rajdhani took 16 hours 20 minutes. Only 2 stops - Dhanbad and Kanpur. Mughalsari was a technical halt.
Today, Rajdhani takes 17 hours and 15 minutes.
Trains have slowed down in the last 50 years.
Translate to English
Translate to Hindi

1 Public Posts - Thu Aug 15, 2024

10240 views
0

Aug 15 2024 (02:03)
Vikramshila~
Vikramshila~   226 blog posts
Re# 6157493-5               Past Edits
Vikramshila was a super fast train started in 1977 and ran two days a week between Bhagalpur and Delhi.

There was no Magadh Express in 1977. It started in 1984 as a daily train between Patna and New Delhi.
Translate to English
Translate to Hindi

1 Public Posts - Thu Aug 15, 2024

6402 views
3

Aug 15 2024 (07:54)
Vikramshila~
Vikramshila~   226 blog posts
Re# 6157493-7              
1 compliments
Agree
It was an express train, not fast passenger. Took 5.5 hours. Only 6 stops - Sultanganj, Bariarpur, Jamalpur, Kiul, Mokama and Bakhtiarpur.

See the time table from 1985.
Translate to English
Translate to Hindi

8 Public Posts - Thu Aug 15, 2024

12945 views
2

Aug 15 2024 (19:14)
Vikramshila~
Vikramshila~   226 blog posts
Re# 6157493-16               Past Edits
1 compliments
Useful
Magadh Express was introduced in 1984. Before that, there was 191/192 Sonbhadra Express (2 days from Patna, 1 day from Bhagalpur), and 167/168 Vikramshila Express (2 days from Bhagalpur).

In 1984, these 2 trains were merged to give a daily train from Bihar to Delhi. See the timetable from 1983.
Translate to English
Translate to Hindi

3 Public Posts - Fri Aug 16, 2024

4 Public Posts - Wed Aug 21, 2024

4987 views
0

Aug 21 2024 (19:54)
Vikramshila~
Vikramshila~   226 blog posts
Re# 6157493-24              
Not much older. Tinsukia Mail started in 1974, after the Farakka Barrage was built. Before that, there was no bridge over Ganga connecting South Bengal to North Bengal and North East. To go to Darjeeling from Calcutta, one had to take a train to Sahibganj, then Steamer to Manihari Ghat and then train to Siliguri.

Oldest express train through Bhagalpur was Upper India Express. Could be over 100 years old, but now discontinued.
Translate to English
Translate to Hindi

7 Public Posts - Wed Aug 21, 2024

10972 views
2

Aug 22 2024 (02:19)
Vikramshila~
Vikramshila~   226 blog posts
Re# 6157493-32               Past Edits
The Tinsukia Mail history you posted is not correct. Tinsukia Mail was introduced after Farakka Barrage was opened. The only Express train that took the railway steamer from Farakka to Khejuriaghat across the river was Darjeeling Mail.

Khejuriaghat and Malda Town stations were on North East Frontier Railway. Malda Town was a small station on this route. See this time table from 1966. There is no Tinsukia Mail. I also checked the time table till 1971 and no Tinsukia Mail.
Translate to English
Translate to Hindi

3 Public Posts - Thu Aug 22, 2024

11000 views
1

Aug 22 2024 (22:57)
Vikramshila~
Vikramshila~   226 blog posts
Re# 6157493-36               Past Edits
1 compliments
Agree
Your post is about Assam Mail and Tinsukia Mail that used to run between Calcutta and Tinsukia before independence. The route was through the present day Bangladesh. Crossing Hardinge Bridge over River Padma. It was discontinued after 1947 as the bridge went into Bangladesh, and we did not have a bridge over Ganga to connect South and North Bengal.

The Assam mail between Delhi and Guwahati was introduced in the 60s after Mokama bridge was constructed. (Delhi Patna Mokama Barauni route)
...
more...

Tinsukia Mail between Delhi and Tinsukia was introduced in 1972 after completion of Farakka bridge. (Delhi Bhagalpur Malda Town route)

One small correction in your post. The Farakka and Khejuriaghat stations were constructed after 1961. Until 1964, Darjeeling Mail (North Bengal Express) used to go to Sahibganj, steamer to Manihari Ghat and then to Katihar and Siliguri. Then, in 1964, it started going through Farakka Khejuriaghat Malda Town Barsoi route.

Translate to English
Translate to Hindi

1 Public Posts - Fri Aug 23, 2024

11981 views
1

Aug 23 2024 (18:56)
Vikramshila~
Vikramshila~   226 blog posts
Re# 6157493-38               Past Edits
Thank you for sharing the information. Please write more about railway history from the book.
The Sealdah Assam mail route was through present day Bangladesh, as you rightly mentioned was operational even after partition and continued till 1965 war. Here is a detailed writeup on history of Bengal Assam Railway.
click here
Translate to English
Translate to Hindi

20001 views
1

Aug 23 2024 (19:45)
Vikramshila~
Vikramshila~   226 blog posts
Re# 6157493-39              
You wrote:
Assam Mail was running till 1965. 1959-65 route was DLI-BJU via PNBE in BG & BJU-AMJ(Later DBRT via GHY-LMG-NTSK) in MG via KIR-BOE-PBP-KNA(Sealdah part linked)-GTG-GKJ-BNGN-RNY. In 1965 Sealdah-KNA part was permanently cancelled & route of Assam Mail changed to BJU-KIR-BOE-SGUJ-APDJ-BNGN-RNY-GHY-LMG-MXN-NTSK.

PBP Parbatipur and KNA Kaunia, both are in Bangladesh. So, the route before 1965 was through Bangladesh, for Assam mail trains
...
more...
from Delhi and Sealdah.

Translate to English
Translate to Hindi

1 Public Posts - Fri Aug 23, 2024

1 Public Posts - Sat Aug 24, 2024

27391 views
0

Aug 24 2024 (01:57)
Vikramshila~
Vikramshila~   226 blog posts
Re# 6157493-42               Past Edits
I was going through 1944 time table and found 3 up 4 dn Sealdah Tinsukia Assam Mail. Its route was through present day Bangladesh. I did not see any other train to Tinsukia. So, there was no Tunsukia Mail then. Assam Mail could be called by some people Tinsukia Mail.
There was no train from Delhi called Assam Mail until 1959.
The North India route was the meter gauge line from Lucknow Jn to Guwahati (after Saraighat bridge opened in 1962) The 1 Up 2 DN Awadh Tirhut Mail that was fondly called
...
more...
AT Mail and had beautiful blue colored coaches and a yellow YDM4 loco. The other train was Guwahati Lucknow Express, called GL by people.
Thank you for your blog posts.

Translate to English
Translate to Hindi

1 Public Posts - Sat Aug 24, 2024

2 Public Posts - Sun Sep 15, 2024

1 Public Posts - Mon Sep 16, 2024
General Travel
201448 views
1

Aug 16 2024 (16:09)   BGP/Bhagalpur Junction (6 PFs)
manishsinha
manishsinha   171 blog posts
Entry# 6159333            Tags  
Vikramshila - Katareah Rail Bridge is part of Naugachia-Pirpainti- Deoghar New Rail Line Project and maximum part of this project lie under ER. But Vikramshila - Katareah Rail Bridge mentioned in ECR Pink book whereas ECR cover only very less part of this project.
Translate to English
Translate to Hindi

6853 views
0

Aug 16 2024 (19:35)
Vikramshila~
Vikramshila~   226 blog posts
Re# 6159333-1              
Good that this is an ECR project. Better chance of getting completed faster. ER does not pay attention to parts in Bihar. Anyways, the major expense is on the bridge with lies in ECR.
Translate to English
Translate to Hindi

1 Public Posts - Fri Aug 16, 2024
General Travel
174426 views
9

Aug 09 2024 (23:15)   BGP/Bhagalpur Junction (6 PFs)
ady_rajat^~
ady_rajat^~   12211 blog posts
Entry# 6151615            Tags   Past Edits
1 compliments
Great
News about Bikramshila - Katareah new railway bridge over river Ganga.

Source - Dr Nishikant Dubey.
Translate to English
Translate to Hindi

2 Public Posts - Fri Aug 09, 2024

6 Public Posts - Sat Aug 10, 2024

4 Public Posts - Wed Aug 14, 2024

6463 views
1

Aug 14 2024 (20:56)
Vikramshila~
Vikramshila~   226 blog posts
Re# 6151615-13               Past Edits
No Deoghar or Godda train is going to skip Bhagalpur, makes no sense. Anyways Nishkant Dubey may not be MP when the bridge is complete in 10 years.
Translate to English
Translate to Hindi

3 Public Posts - Thu Aug 15, 2024

6 Public Posts - Sat Aug 24, 2024

1 Public Posts - Sun Aug 25, 2024
General Travel
58034 views
2

Jun 14 2024 (10:04)   JMP/Jamalpur Junction (4 PFs)
LHBfied1307172SUPEREXPRES~
LHBfied1307172SUPEREXPRES~   406 blog posts
Entry# 6094706            Tags   Past Edits
1 compliments
Useful
Latest update about doubling of JMP-MGR-KGG rail line including new rail bridge beside Shri Krishna Setu....
Translate to English
Translate to Hindi

1 Public Posts - Fri Jun 14, 2024

10411 views
0

Jun 15 2024 (22:48)
Vikramshila~
Vikramshila~   226 blog posts
Re# 6094706-2              
The current bridge is wide enough to hold 2 tracks, why do they need to build a new bridge.
Munger Ganga bridge is wider than Patna Digha bridge that is 2 lanes.
Translate to English
Translate to Hindi

1 Public Posts - Sun Jun 16, 2024
Page#    108 Blog Entries  next>>

Scroll to Top
Scroll to Bottom
Go to Desktop site
Important Note: This website NEVER solicits for Money or Donations. Please beware of anyone requesting/demanding money on behalf of IRI. Thanks.
Disclaimer: This website has NO affiliation with the Government-run site of Indian Railways. This site does NOT claim 100% accuracy of fast-changing Rail Information. YOU are responsible for independently confirming the validity of information through other sources.
India Rail Info Privacy Policy