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Aug 19 2019 (14:15)   12875/Neelachal Express (PT)
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#Neelanchal_express #LHB
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5 Public Posts - Mon Aug 19, 2019
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Aug 19 2019 (14:11)   12875/Neelachal Express (PT) | DDU/Pt. DD Upadhyaya Junction (Mughalsarai) (8 PFs) | MGS/WAP-4/22907
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#First_lhb_run #Neelanchal_express #Train12875 #arrival
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1 Public Posts - Mon Aug 19, 2019
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May 05 2016 (12:14)   CSTM/Mumbai CSM Terminus (18 PFs)
 
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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.
#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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Odisha State Trains Meaning :-
#Purushottam Express: Its a alternate name of Lord Jagannath who is considered as the Avatar of Lord Krshna. Lord Krshna in Bhagwad gita have called the Lord Vishnu(or his Avatars) as the "Uttam Purush" or "Best Man in the whole Mankind".
#Neelanchal Express : The abode of Hindu deity Lord Jagannath at Puri is known as the Neelanchal or Neeladri, [Neela (Blue) + Achal (Mount] meaning, The Blue Mountain. The Neelachal is a place of high religious significance in Hinduism and is one of the four...
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Char Dhams (PURI).
#Nandankanan Express : named after the Renowned Wildlife Zoo and protection center Nandankanan , situated near Barang in Bhubaneswar.
#Kalinga Utkal Express : Kalinga & Utkal were the Two Ancient names of Kingdoms present in the state of Odisha. Kalinga was an early republic in central-eastern India, which comprised most of the modern state of Odisha, northern parts of Andhra Pradesh and a portion of Madhya pradesh. Utkala Kingdom was located in the northern and eastern portion of the modern-day Indian state of Odisha.
#Hirakund Expres : Named after the World famous and India's Longest Dam , Hirakund Dam situated near Sambalpur.
#Dhauli Express : Named after the Dhauli hills which are located on the banks of the river Daya, 8 km south of Bhubaneswar. It is a hill with vast open space adjoining it, and has major Edicts of Emperor Ashoka engraved on a mass of rock, by the side of the road leading to the summit of the hill. A Buddhist shrine.
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Jul 11 2013 (07:37)   12876/Neelachal Express (PT)
 
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#Name: Neelachal means Blue Mountain is said to be Abode of Lord Jagannath at Puri, since train starts from Puri, it was named as Neelachal exp later due to pronounciation differences of north it became popular as Neelanchal Exp.
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#Rivers: It crosses 7 major rivers
enroute viz Mahanadi, Brahmani, Kangsabati, Damodar, Son, Ganga(2), Yamuna.
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#Regions: Passes thru Chota Nagpur Plateau, Hazaribag Plateau, Vindhya Range, Awadh Plains.
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#Soils: It crosses thru region having Red and Alluvial Soil.
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#State_n_Zone: It serves 5 zones
having halt as ECoR 7, SER 7, ECR 11, NR 11, NCR 4 and
serves 6 states as OR 9, WB 1, JH 8, BR 6, UP 15, DL 1.
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#Speed: MAX: CTC JJKR 96 kmph. MIN: Kashi BSB 23 kmph.
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#Route:
Puri-BBS: main route.
BBS- KGP : mas hwh trunk route.
KGP Tata: Hwh Cstm Trunk route.
TATA GMO: Main route
GMO MGS: Hwh Ndls trunk route.
MGS LKO: mgs lko minor line via Amethi.
LKO Cnb: Main line
Cnb Ndls: Hwh Ndls trunk route.
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#Languages: It connects Odiya, Bengali, Hindi, Urdu speaking regions.
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