incarnation of Shiva and one of the 9 immortals nath. City Gorakhpur got its name due centre of Guru Gorakhnath's practice of Yoga and Nath Sampraday. The place where He practised, has a temple over it known as Gorakhnath Temple. Since the train starts from Gorakhpur, which is place to Guru Gorakhnath it was named as Gorakhdham Express meaning 'Abode of Goraknath'.
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#Regions_of_state: It travels thru
#UP: Purvanchal, Awadh, Middle Doab regions.
#HR: Rohtak and Hisar regions.
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#Zone_n_division: It runs thru
#NER: Gorakhpur.
#NCR: Allahabad.
#NR: Lucknow, Old Delhi.
#NWR: Bikaner divisions.
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#Rivers: It crosses 5 major river
enroute ie Rapti, Ghaghara, Gomati, Ganga, Yamuna.
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#Physical_Regions: Passes thru plains of Ghaghra, Awadh, Ganga yamuna doab.
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#Soils: It crosses thru region having Alluvial Soil.
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#State_n_Zone: It serves 4 zone and 2 state
having halt as NER 4, NR 7, NCR 1, NWR 2 & UP 7, DL 3, HR 4.
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#Speed: MAX: CNB NDLS 69 kmph. MIN: Ndls Ssb 24 kmph.
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#Languages: It travels in Hindi and Urdu speaking region.