Ballari Jn - Look around and enjoy the station. A sacred place where Mahatma Gandhi once spent 8 hours. - Vishwanath Joshi

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*** Shivratri Special ***
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#Name: Kashi, holiest of 7 sacred cities in Hinduism and Jainism is considered as the favourite city of Lord Shiva and is one...
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of the oldest place of world as per mythology, in Hinduism it is believed that one should visit Kashi once in a lifetime. Kashi is present day city Varanasi on the bank of River Ganga. Since initially train was between Mumbai and Varanasi, it was named as Kashi Express.
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#Regions of state: MH: Konkan, Khandesh, MP: Nimar, Mahakoshal, Baghelkhand, UP: Bundelkhand, Purvanchal
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#Zone and #division: 5 Zone. CR: Mumbai Cst, Bhusawal, WCR: Bhopal, Jabalpur, NCR: Allahabad. NR: Lucknow, NER: Varanasi, Gorakhpur divisions
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#Base: Gorakhpur . #Rivers: 7 Major – Godavari, Tapi, Narmada, Yamuna, Ganga, Gomati, Ghaghara
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#Physical Regions: Bhor Ghats (Sahyadri), Satpura, Mahakoshal plateau, Vindhya Scraplands, Plains of Ganga, Ghaghara and Gomati.
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#Soils: Alluvial, Black, Red
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#States: 3 states: MH 15, MP 25, UP 32halts.
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#Zones : CR 18, WCR 22, NCR 6, NR 14, NER 12 halts.
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#Speed: Max avg speed 105 kmph Khirkiya & Harda. Min avg speed 16 kmph Prayag & Phaphamau.
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#Languages: Marathi Hindi speaking regions
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#Route: 733km Electrified, 976km Diesel. 1344km Double and 365km Single track.
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Loco Reversal: Allahabad Jn.
Loco Change: Itarsi Jn.

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~~~ Parasnath Express ~~~
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#Name: Shikharji, also known as the Parasnath Hill, located in Giridih district in Jharkhand, India, is a major Jain pilgrimage destination and considered one of the most sacred places for Jains. According to Jainism, 20 out of 24 Tirthankaras attained Nirvana here. Parasnath Hill is the highest mountain in Jharkhand state, since...
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train passes through Parasnath station, it was named as Parasnath Express.
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#Regions of state: North Saurashtra, North Gujarat, Middle Gujarat, Malwa, Mewar, Middle Doab, Awadh, Purvanchal, Magadh, North Chota Nagpur, Burdwan
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#Zone and #division: 5 Zone. WR: Bhavnagar Para, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Ratlam. WCR: Kota. NCR: Agra Cantt, Allahabad. ECR: Mughalsarai, Dhanbad. ER: Asansol divisions
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#Base: Bhavnagar
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#Rivers: 7 Major – Sabarmati, Mahi, Chambal(2), Banas, Yamuna(2), Son, Barkar
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#Physical Regions: Kathiawar Peninsula, Khanbayat Plains, Charotar Plains, Malwa Plateau, Mukandwara Bundi and Bayana Hills, Yamuna Ganga Plains, Vindhya Scraplands, Son plains, Hazaribag Plateau, Lower Damodar Plains.
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#Soils: Alluvial, Black, Red
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#States: 7 states: GJ 10, MP 2, RJ 5, UP 5, BR 4, JH 3, WB 1 halts.
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#Zones : WR 11, WCR 6, NCR 4, ECR 8, ER 1 halts.
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#Speed: Max avg speed 89 kmph:Gangapur City & Sri Mahabirji. Min avg speed 27 kmph Agra Fort & Tundla.
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#Languages: Gujarati Hindi Urdu Bengali speaking regions

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****** Lakshmi Puja Special******
~~~#Mahalakshmi Express ~~~
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#Name: Shri Mahalakshmi Temple, famous as Amba Bai Devi of Kolhapur , is one of the Shakti Peethas...
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listed in various puranas. Shakti Peetha is a place associated with Shakti, the goddess of power. The Kolhapur Shakti Peetha is of special religious significance being one of the six places where it is believed that one can either obtain salvation from desires or have them fulfilled. The temple takes its name from Mahalakshmi, the wife of Vishnu, and it is believed that the divine couple reside in the temple. Since train starts from Kolhapur, it s named as Mahalakshmi Express.
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#Regions of state: Konkan and khandesh
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#Zone and #division: 2 Zone. CR- Mumbai CST and Pune divisions.
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#Base: Kolhapur
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#Rivers: 4 Major – Nira, Krishna, Yerla, Panchganga
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#Physical Regions: Sahyadri Range, Bhor Ghat, Amba ghat
#Soils: Red, Black
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#RSA: Haripriya Express
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#States: 1 state. #MH 18 halts.
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#Zones : CR 18 halts.
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#Speed: Max avg speed 72 kmph :Karad Takari. Min avg speed 11 kmph: Vilavade KOP
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#Languages: Marathi speaking region
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#Trivia: .
¤Neat Clean and Maintained train.
¤ One of People's fav train for Kolhapur.
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#Photos:
¤Pic 1: Mahalakshmi Devi, Kolhapur
¤Pic 2: Kolhapur railway station.

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~~~#Kondaveedu Exp ~~~
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#Name: Kondaveedu was said to be capital of province between Krishna and Gundlakamma River. The fort of Kondaveedu is located in Kondaveedu village in Chilakaluripet of Guntur distt. Andhra Pradesh, made by Prolaya Vema Reddy. The Hill fortress is located at 1700feet asl. The region is rich in Custard Apple trees. Since train...
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passes thru Guntur district, it was named as Kondaveedu Exp
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#Regions of state: Coastal Andhra, Rayalseema, Bayaluseeme
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#Zone and #division: 2 Zone. SCR- Vijaywada, Guntur, Guntakal. SWR- Bangalore
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#Base: Yeswantpur
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#Rivers: 2 Major - Krishna, Chitravathi (tributary of Penneru)
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#Physical Regions: Eastern Ghats, Nallamalai Hills, Rayalseema Plateau.
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#Soils: Alluvial, Red, Black
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#States: 2 states. #AP 16, #KA 1 halts.
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#Zones : SCR 14, SWR 2 halts.
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#Speed: Max avg speed 76 kmph : NRT DKD. Min avg speed 24 kmph YNK YPR.
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#Languages: Telugu, Kannada speaking regions
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~~~#Begumpura Exp ~~~
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#Name: Begumpura whose literal meaning is "a state without fear and Sorrows" is a state that Guru Ravidasji wanted to make in order to abolish the system of untouchability. Guru Ravidasji was born in Seer Govardhanpur of Varanasi, UP . He was guru and mystic of Bhakti Movement. He wrote many devotional songs...
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and verses, which can also be seen in Sikh Holy Book. His teaching was "One should be identified by Action (Karma) not by Caste. Every person has right to worship God and read holy text. Followers of Ravidass ji visit Begumpura, temple at birth place of Guru Ravidasji known as Guru Ravidasji Janma Sthan Mandir or Begumpura. Since train starts from Varanasi, it is named as Begumpura Exp.
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#Regions of state: Purvanchal, Rohilkhand, Upper Doab, Ambala, Malwa, Doab, Manjha
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#Zone and #division: 1 Zone. NR- Lucknow, Ambala, Firozpur Cantt.
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#Base: Varanasi
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#Rivers: 7 Major - Ramganga, Ganga, Yamuna, Ghuggar, Sutlej, Beas, Ravi.
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#Physical Regions: Plains of Purvanchal, Rohilkhand, Ganga Yamuna, Sutlej, Ravi plains. Shivalik Hills.
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#Soils: Alluvial
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#States: 4 states. #UP 6, #HR 1, #PB 3, #JK 1 halts.
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#Zones : NR 11 halts.
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#Speed: Max avg speed 84 kmph : Sultanpur Nihalgarh. Min avg speed 34 kmph Nihalgarh LKO.
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#Languages: Hindi Urdu Punjabi speaking regions
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#Trivia:
¤ One of the punctual and priority train on whole route.
¤Neat Clean and Maintained train.
¤ People's fav train for Jammu.
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#Photos:
¤Pic 1: Lucknow Charbagh railway station.
¤Pic 2: Varanasi Jn. Station.