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~~~ Pratham Swatantrata Sangram Express ~~~
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#Name: The Pratham Swatantrata Sangram or First war of Independance 1857 founded the base for our Independance. Jhansi...
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n Barrackpore, both played a vital role in it, from Rani Lakshmi Bai n Mangal Pandey. Since train was started between these two places, it was named as Pratham Swatantrata Sangram Exp.
#Regions of state: Bundelkhand, Awadh, Purvanchal, Magadh, North Chota Nagpur, Burdwan
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#Zone and #division: 3 Zone. NCR:Jhansi, Allahabad. ECR: MGS, Danapur. ER: Asansol, Howrah divisions
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#Base: Jhansi.
#Rivers: 7 Major – Yamuna(2), Son, Barkar
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#Physical Regions: Bundelkhand plateau, Yamuna Ganga Plains, Son plains, Lower Damodar Plains.
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#Soils: Alluvial, Black, Red .
#States: 4 states: UP 8, BR 5, JH 3, WB 4 halts.
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#Zones : NCR 7, ECR 6, ER 7 halts.
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#Languages: Hindi Urdu Bengali speaking regions

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#Name: Puri, the land of Lord Jagannath has got many names such as Neelachal, Neeladri, Purushottam Dham or Purushottam Kshetra as per Hindu Mythology. Since train is from Puri, it was named as “Purushottam Express”.
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Rivers: It crosses 8 major rivers
enroute viz Mahanadi, Brahmani, Kangsabati, Swarnarekha, Kharkai, Damodar, Son, Yamuna
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Physical Regions: Passes thru Chota Nagpur Plateau, Hazaribag Plateau, Vindhya Range, Lower and Middle Doab Plains.
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Ghats: Crosses Chhota Nagpur Ghats, between Gurpa- Gujhandi in gaya dhanbad section
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Zone and #division: 4 Zone. ECoR: Khurda Road, SER: Kharagpur, Chakradharpur, Adra, ECR: Dhanbad, Mughalsarai, NCR: Allahabad, NR: Old Delhi divisions
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Base: Puri
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Soils: Alluvial, Red . #States: 6 states: OR 7, WB 2, JH 7, BR 6, UP: 6, DL 1 halts.
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Zones : ECoR 6, SER 5, ECR 12, NCR 4, NR 2 halts.
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Speed: Max avg speed 98 kmph Cuttack- Jajpur Keonjhar Rd. Min avg speed 18 kmph BKSC- Chandrapur.
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Route:
Puri- KGP: MAS HWH Trunk Route
KGP- TATA: HWH CSTM Trunk Route
TATA- GMO: Main Line
GMO- NDLS: HWH NDLS Trunk Route
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Languages: Odiya, Bengali, Hindi and Urdu speaking regions.
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Loco Reversal: Kharagpur.
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Pic Source:
Pic 1: Wikipedia
Pic 2: Anvit, iri

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#Train_Name - Gwalior Junction - Hawrah Junction Chambal Super-fast Express
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#From - Gwalior Junction, Madhya Pradesh
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#Via. - Jhansi, Banda, Manikpur, Chheoki, MughalSarai, Gaya, Gomoh, Dhanbad, Asansol
#To - Kolkata Hawrah Junction, West Bengal
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#States - Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal
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#Languages - Hindi, Bangali, Bhojpuri, Bundelkhandi
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#Rake_Sharing - 12175/12176/12177/12178
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#Inaugural_Run - Tue Nov 15, 1988
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#Pantry/Catering -
✕ NO Pantry Car
✓ Catering Available
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#Loco_Link - GWL - COI = JHS WDM 3A
COI - HWH = HWH WAP-4
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#Zone - NCR (North Central Railways)
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#Train_Type - Mail/SuperFast

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#States #Rajdhani #Shatabdi #Duronto
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Andhra Pradesh 1
Arunachal Pradesh - - -
Assam 3 - -
Bihar 1
Chhattisgarh 1
Goa -
Gujarat 1
Haryana -
Himachal Pradesh -
Jammu & Kashmir 1
Jharkhand 2
Karnataka 2
Kerala 1
Madhya Pradesh - 1
Maharashtra 2
Manipur -
Meghalaya -
Mizoram -
Nagaland -
Orissa 2
Punjab -
Rajasthan -
Sikkim -
Tamil Nadu 1
Tripura -
Uttar Pradesh -
West Bengal 3
Uttarakhand -
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Grand Total = 21
Dear IRI Members & Admins give ur Valuable Info To Complete this Table.
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~~~#Konkan Kanya Express ~~~
#Name :-Konkan Kanya literally means Konkan's virgin, deriving its name from the Konkan region of India through which the train runs. It is an important train link serving people along the coastal areas of Konkan.
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#Description :-Konkan Kanya Express is an Indian Railways train running between Mumbai and Madgaon on the Konkan Railway route. The train covers the 580 km journey in about 13.5 hours during monsoon. It is an important train link serving people along the coastal areas of Maharastra and Goa.Its average speed is 43 kmph.During non-monsoon it covers the distance of 580 km in 11h 40 min with an average speed of 50km/hr. The Krishnarajpuram WDP4/WDP4-B is in-charge of this train. It has got ISO certificate for Cleanliness and Great Maintainence of coaches. Foreign touristers like to travel through this train.This train enjoys the highest patronage on KR.
#Inaugurated On :- 25th January 1998.
#Region :- Passes through region of Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri & Sindhudurg.
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#RSA :- Shares its Rakes with Mandovi Express. Total of 3 rakes shared between konkan Kanya and Mandovi Express..
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#Zone :- Pass through zone of CR(Central Railway) and KR(Konkan Railway).
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#Base :- Madgaon. Rakes maintained at Madgaon CDO..
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#River :- 2 Major - Thane Creek Bridge and Mandovi River bridge.
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#Physical_Region :- Pass through the plains of Raigad district, Tunnels of Ratnagiri District (2nd Longest tunnel in India Karbude Tunnel),Asia's 2nd tallest bridge Panval Viaduct And The Zuari River
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#States :- 2 States. #Maharashtra 14, #Goa 4 halts
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#Speed :- Avg. Speed with halts 43km/hr (During Monsoon) & 50km/hr (Non-monsoon).
Avg. Speed without halts 46km/hr ( During Monsoon) & 53km/hr (Non-monsoon)
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#Languages :- Marathi, Konkani, Malwani speaking language
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#Trivia :-
¤ One of the Best Pantry/Catering in the country
¤ ISO Certified train
¤ Best Coach Maintainence
¤ Lifeline for the People of Konkan
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#Photos
¤ Pic 1 - RSA Train board
¤ Pic 2 - Konkan Kanya Express at Vilavde
¤ Pic 3 - Konkan Kanya Express entering Vaibhavwadi Station on KR..
¤ Pic 4 - Konkan Kanya Express at Bhoke (Source google).
¤ Pic 5 - Konkan Kanya Express entering Karmali (Source google)