in 16th century. Harmandir Sahib literally means Abode of God. Gurudwara has a pool known as Amritsar meaning "Pool of Nectar to Immorality" made by 4th Guru, Guru Ram Das. In early 19th Century, Maharaja Ranjit Singh covered the upper floors of Gurudwara with Gold. Since then became famous as "Golden Temple". Since this train goes to Amritsar, it was named as Golden Temple Mail. This was initially Frontier Mail between Bombay and Peshawar.
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#Regions_of_state: It travels thru regions as:
#Mah: Konkan region.
#GJ: South and Central Gujarat.
#MP: Malwa
#RJ: Hadoti, Dhundhar and Mewat.
#UP: Middle and Upper Doab.
#HR: Ambala.
#PB: Malwa, Doab and Majha regions.
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#Zone_n_division: It travels thru division of zones as:
#WR: Mumbai, Vadodara, Ratlam.
#WCR: Kota.
#NCR: Agra.
#NR: Firozqur, Ambala, Delhi divisions.
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#Rivers: It crosses 9 major river
enroute ie Narmada, Tapi, Mahi, Chambal, Banas, Yamuna(2), Ghaggar, Sutlej, Beas.
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#Physical_Regions: Passes thru plains of [Borauch, Navsari, Surat, Baroda], Chota Udaipur Hills, Kota plateau, Makandwara Hills, Yamuna and Sutlej Plains.
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#Soils: It crosses thru region having Red, Alluvial, Red Brown and Black Soil.
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#State_n_Zone: It serves 4 zones and 8 states
having halt as WR 9, WCR 9, NCR 1, NR 15 & MH 2, GJ 4, MP 5, RJ 7, UP 6, HR 3, DL 1, PB 6.
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#Speed: MAX: Nad Sgz 95kmph. MIN: Nzm Gzb 24 kmph.
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#Languages: It connects Marathi, Gujarati, Hindi and Punjabi speaking region
