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May 06 2016 (00:12)   12341/Agnibina Express | HWH/Howrah Junction (23 PFs)
 
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AmravatiSuperfast~   598 blog posts
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"What's in a name? that which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." But our favorite trains would not...
WHAT IS THE MEANING OF YOUR FAVORITE TRAIN NAME ??
Let's make a list of train names, their meanings and for what they are named. PLEASE CONTRIBUTE.
#Agniveena Express:
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#Ahilya Nagari Express:
#Ahimsa Express:
#Ajanta Express:
#Akal Takht Express:
#Ala Hazrat Express:
#Amaravati Express:
#Amarkantak Express:
#Amarnath Express:
#Amrapali Express:
#Amrita Express:
#Anandwan Express:
#Ananthapuri Express:
#Ananya Express:
#Andaman Express:
#Andhra Pradesh Express:
#Anga Express:
#Anuvrat Express:
#Aranyak Express:
#Aravali Express:
#Archana Express:
#Ashram Express:
#Aurobindo Express:
#Avadh Assam Express:
#Avantika Express:
#Azad Hind Express:
#Azimabad Express:
#Bagh Express:
#Bagmati Express:
#Balaji Express:
#Bapudham Express:
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#Betwa Express:
#Bhagirathi Express:
#Bhagyanagar Express:
#Bholenagari Express:
#Birsha Munda Express:
#Black Diamond Express:
#Boat Mail Rameswaram Express:
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#Cholan Express:
#Circar Express:
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May 05 2016 (12:14)   CSTM/Mumbai CSM Terminus (18 PFs)
 
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AmravatiSuperfast~   598 blog posts
Entry# 1833159            Tags   Past Edits
"What's in a name? that which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." But our favorite trains would not...
WHAT IS THE MEANING OF YOUR FAVORITE TRAIN NAME ??
Let's make a list of train names, their meanings and for what they are named. PLEASE CONTRIBUTE.
#Gitanjali Express (Howrah): Gitanjali is a collection of Bengali poems by the...
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famous poet Sir Rabindranath Tagore. The train is named as a tribute to Sir Tagore.
#Vidarbha Express (Gondia, Earlier Nagpur): The region around Nagpur is known as Vidarbha.
#Jnaneshwari Express (Howrah, Earlier Nagpur): Jnaneshwari is a commentary on the Bhagavad Gita written by the Marathi saint and poet Dnyaneshwar.
#Maharashtra Express: Connects two ends, Gondia and Kolhapur, of the Maharashtra.
#Agniveena Express: In Bangla it means “The Fiery Lute”. This is the name given to the collection of poems by the celebrated Bengali poet, musician, revolutionary and philosopher, Kazi Nazrul Islam. He was born in Burdwan district in 1899 and died in Dhaka in 1976. He is the national poet of Bangladesh, and also honoured in India.
#Akal Takht Express: The Akal Takht (Akal: Timeless One and Takht: Throne in Persian). Literally means “Seat (Throne) of the Timeless One (God)”. The Akal Takht was begun by the sixth Sikh Guru, Guru Har Gobind as a symbol for political sovereignty of Sikhs, and is one of the five seats of temporal physical religious authority of the Sikhs. It is located in the Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) complex in Amritsar.
#Ala Hazrat Express: Imam Ahmad Raza Khan, popularly known as Ala Hazrat, was a prominent Muslim Alim from Bareilly during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Ahmad Raza was also a poet and writer, authoring nearly 1,000 books and monographs of varying lengths in Arabic, Persian and Urdu.
#Nandigram Express(Nagpur,earlier Hazur Sahib Nanded): Ancient name of Nanded City. Nandigram is derived from Nanditat means group of 9 Rishis.
#Mahbodhi Express: This train connects the Bodh Gaya to New Delhi. Mahabodhi means where Gautam Budhha got their enlightenment of life called Bothatm under Bodhi tree.
#Coromandel Express: Named after Coromandel Coast in AP/ TN
#Falaknuma Express: " Falak " is Sky and Numa means Reflection / Mirror, so it means Reflection of the sky or Mirror of the sky (The name is taken from Falaknuma Palace in Hyderabad)
#East Coast Express: From the Eastern Coast
#Satavahana Express: Named after Satavahana Dynasty which ruled in AP earlier
#Konark Express (Bhubaneshwar): Konark Temple in Odisha
#Prayagraj Express (Allahabad): Ancient name of Allahabad.
#Patliputra Express (Patna): Ancient name of Patna
#Devagiri Express: Derived from the name of Devagiri Fort near Aurangabad.
#Tapovan Express : Derived from forest Tapovan in Nashik.
#Sachkhand Express (Nanded): Derived from the name Sachkhand Gurudwara at H.S. Nanded.
#Deekshabhoomi Express: Name derived from Buddhist monument Dikshabhoomi situated at Nagpur.
#Sampoorna Kranti Express: Got its name from The Total Revolution Movement. It was a movement initiated by students in Bihar in 1974 and led by Jayaprakash Narayan against misrule by and corruption in the government of Bihar.
#Shivganga Express (Varanasi): It is derived from Shiv = Lord Shiva and Ganga river.
#Purushottam Express (Puri): Derived as Purush = Mankind and Uttam = Best
#Ganga Kaveri Express (Chhapra-Chennai): This train is originally started from Varanasi (Ganga river) and connect to the city near Kaveri river.
#Hussainsagar Express: Named by Hussain Sagar lake in Hyderabad.
#Marathwada Express: Connects important cities of Marathwada.
#Vikramshila Express (Bhagalpur): Name of a very famous ancient university located near Bhagalpur
#Kamayani Express: Derived from poetry collection of Jai Shankar Prasad
Here is an alphabetical list of 418 TRAIN names, divided in 6 blog posts:
FIND YOUR FAVOURITE TRAIN AND REPLY WITH IT'S MEANING.
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#Shantiniketan Express and # Viswabharati Fast Passenger -The place of Rabindranath Tagore's famous Viswabharati University. (Shantinikean in bengali means home of peace)
#Kaviguru Express- Honouring the great Rabindranath Tagore who is also called "kaviguru"
#Purvanchal Express- train connecting Kolkata to the northern states of India-hence the name purvanchal
#Licchavi Express named after the famous ancient clan in Nepal
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#Sabarmati Express- named after the landmark river in Gujarat sabarmati
#Kanchenjunga Express- train named after the third highest peak in the world
#Kanchenkanya Express- the daughter of Kanchenjunga
#Teesta Torsa Express- named after the twin rivers teesta and Torsa in northeastern India
#Paharia Express-a train of the mountains
#Kamrup Express- named after the ancient holy Kamrup area in Assam
#Padatik Exp
#Pratap Exp-named after Rana Pratap
#Pratham swatantrata Sangram exp- dedicated to Jhansi ki rani
#Ananya Exp
#Shaktipunj Exp
#Chambal exp-dedicated to Chambal districts in Mp
will come with more in future!
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Feb 22 2016 (12:50)   IMG73682-1026389/♥♥Guwahati - Indore Express♥♥
 
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Presenting u a direct connection from Ghy to Indb via new route
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Thank u very much #ananya
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Feb 16 2016 (20:46)   22179/Mumbai LTT - MGR Chennai Central Weekly SF Express (PT) | AJJ/Arakkonam Junction (8 PFs) | KYN/WDG-4
 
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Today Afternoon Arrive Brings With 11073 Mumbai LTT - Chennai Express At AJJ/Arakkonam Junction Pf N0-5 hauled by KYN WDG-4 In Lead Of At AJJ Running Late By 5 Mins. Arakkonam Jn On Time :- 11:25 Am Hrs !!! Yes Run Tuesday, 19-Jan-2016
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Jul 18 2013 (09:57)   12315/Ananya Express (PT)
 
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A superfast ER train, with good speed and minimum halts.
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#Name: Shrinathji is a form of Lord Krishna, depicting 7year old child, who uplifted Govardhan hill. Shrinathji's having 4patranis viz Radha, Gopanga, Ananya Purva and Yamunaji. Ananya Purva was a daughter of Rishi who did Katyani vrat and one of the beloved/patrani of Shri Krishna.
Train was initially Sdah Aii Millennium Exp, later it was extend to Udaipur, and named as Ananya Exp, as Shrinath ji's temple is located at Nathdwara. The nearest BG station to Nathdwara is Mavli Jn and train passes thru it. Ananya's literal meaning is unique.
#Note: Name reason requires confirmation.
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#Rivers: It crosses 6 major rivers
enroute viz Phalgu, Son, Ganga, Yamuna(2), Luni, Banas.
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#Regions: Passes thru Rajmahal hills, fertile Ganga Plains, Ganga Yamuna Doab plains, North Mewar plains, Chitor Hills, Plateaus of [Singhel, Bhorat, Mewar]
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#Soils: It crosses thru region having Alluvial, Red Brown and Red Soil.
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#State_n_Zone: It serves 6 zones and 5 states
having halt as ER 5, ECR 3, NCR 3, NWR 8, WCR 1, WR 1 and WB 3, JH 2, BR 2, UP 4, RJ 10.
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#Speed: MAX: Ald Cnb 83 kmph. MIN: RPZ UDZ 8 kmph.
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#Languages: It connects Bengali, Hindi,Urdu Speaking region.
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#Terminals: Sealdah and Udaipur.
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