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#Matsyagandha Express
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#Name: Konkan from Mumbai to Goa and Malabar from Goa to Kerala, these are one of the most...
more... mesmerising, scenic and beautiful regions and coast of country. Arabian sea on west and western Ghats on east, makes it very beautiful. The region is very much rich in bio diversity. The main occupation of the folks residing on these places is fishing due to coastal location. Fishing in great amount makes these region "to smell like fishes". Fish in sanskrit is Matsya while Smell means Gandha. Since train travels all it journey along the coast with smell of fishes, its named as Matsyagandha Express.
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#Regions of state:
#MH - Konkan,
#GA - North and South Goa,
#KA -Kanara, Tulu Nadu
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#Zone and
#division: It travels in
#CR' CSTM,
#KR Karwar and
#SR Palakkad divisions.
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#Base: Lokmanya Tilak Terminus
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#Rivers: 8 Major rivers - Vashisthi Vaghton Savitri Chapora Mandovi Kali Shravathi Gurupura.
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#Physical Regions: Sahyadri Ranges(Western Ghats), Konkan and Malabar coast.
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#Soils: Red, Laterite, Alluvial.
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#States: Serves 3 states.
#MH 8.
#GA 2.
#KA 14 halts.
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#Zones: 3 zones. CR 3, KR 20, SR 1
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#Speed: Max avg speed 70 kmph between Barkur and Udupi.
Min avg speed 18 kmph between Surathkal and Mangalore Central.
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#Languages: It connects Marathi Konkani and Kannada speaking region.
