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#12669/70 Ganga Kaveri Express is a Bi-weekly superfast train service, connecting Chennai in Southern India to Chhapra in Bihar.
#Name: #Etmology
It is named after two Indian Rivers; River Ganges (which flows in the holy city of Varanasi) and Kaveri (a River which flows in the Southern states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu).
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#History
Innagurated on Feb 16, 1977 by Kamalpati Tripathi between Madras (now Chennai) and Varanasi, was terminating at Chennai Beach station, from where an MG Ganga Kaveri Express used to run to Rameswaram through the Kaveri river basin. Later the superfast status was erased, made to terminate at Madras Central instead of Madras Beach and connection with Madras-Rameswaram Exp removed and name changed from Ganga Kaveri Exp to Madras - Varanasi Express. Thus increased halts at Katni, Pipariya, Betul and Sirpur Kagaz Nagar, converted from one-night to two-nights train, slowed down by more than 3 hours, Green and Yellow colored Rakes withdrawn and AC sleeper service introduced. Later, in 90's Jaffer Sharief introduced the train which is running currently as Ganga Kaveri Express for the benefit of South Indian tourists, willing to travel to holy city of Varanasi. This train was extended to Chhapra in December 2006.
#Regions:
Bihar - Bhojpuri region
Uttar Pradesh - purvanchal, lower doab
Madhya Pradesh - bagelkhand, Mahakoshal
DECCAN PLATEAU
Maharashtra: Vidarbha
Andhra Pradesh: Telangana, Northern Circars, Velanadu, coastal Andhra (Coromandel Coast)
#Zone #Division: This train belongs to Southern Railway Chennai Division. Enroute it passes through #SCR: Vijayawada division, Secunderabad division, #CR: Nagpur division, #WCR: Bhopal division, Jabalpur division, #NCR: Jhansi division (no stoppages), Allahabad division, #NR: Lucknow Charbagh division, #NER: Varanasi division.
#Base: Basin Bridge (Chennai)
#States: Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar
#Route:
Chennai - Itarsi: Electrified Double line Broad Gauge
Itarsi - Allahabad: Un-Electrified Double line Broad Gauge
Allahabad - Chhapra: Un-Electrified Single line Broad Gauge
#Loco:
Chennai - Itarsi: WAP4/WAM4
Itarsi - Chhapra: Wdm3A/Wdm3D
#Coach, RSA:
ICF, RSA with 12691/92 Chennai-SSPN Express
#Halts: 22 halts, 319 intermediate Stations
#Speed
Average Speed: 56 km/hr
Average Moving Speed: 58 km/hr
Highest Average speed: between Nagpur and Pandhurna- 85 km/hr
Lowest Average: Bhadohi and Varanasi- 36 km/hr
#Soil:
bihar: Alluvial soil
Uttar Pradesh: Alluvial soil
Madhya Pradesh: Alluvial Soil, Red and yellow soil
Maharashtra: black-cotton soil
Andhra Pradesh: Red sandy soil (Telangana), Alluvial soil (coastal Andhra )
Tamil Nadu (Chennai): shale soils, sandstone and clay soils
#Mountain ranges:
Vindhya Range
Satpura Range
Eastern Ghats
#Rivers crossing
Suvarnamukhi: Nayudupeta
Pennar: Nellore
Paleru: Singarayakonda
Vijayawada: Krishna
Manair: Bisugirsharif near Karimnagar
Godavari: Mancherial
Penganga: Ballarshah
wardha: Hinganghat, Wardha
Tapti: Multai
Tawa: Bagra Tawa near Itarsi
Narmada: Vikrampur
Satna: Satna
Yamuna : Naini near Allahabad
Ganga: Allahabad
Varuna: Varanasi
Gomti:Rajwari
Ghaghara: Chhapra
#Languages
It pases through Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Hindi, Bhojpuri and Urdu speaking Regions.
#Photo Credits
1. Train Board: 462809
2. Chennai Central station 778939
3. Ganga-Kaveri Express hauled by ET WDM-3A # 16523R 532352
4. Varanasi Cantonment Junction 531452
5. Ganga Aarthi (click here)
6. Gopuram of Kashi Vishwanath Temple (click here)
7. Kashi Vishwanath (click here)
8. Dashashwamedh Ghat (click here )

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#Secunderabad- Hazrat Nizamuddin Duronto Express
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#NAME::Duronto Express ("Rebel" or "rebellious" or "Restless" in a positive way) is a category of long distance trains run by...
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the Indian Railways. The special feature of these trains is that they run non-stop from source to destination, barring technical halts
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#Railbudget- 2009
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#Inaugural Run:: Sun Mar 14, 2010
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#ZONE::
#SCR
#CR
#WCR
#NCR
#NORTHERN
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#Technical Stoppages:
Kazipet ju (KZJ)
Balharshah(BPQ),
Nagpur(NGP),
Itarsi(ET),
Jhansi(JHS)
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#Pantry/Catering
Pantry Car Avbl
Catering Avbl
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#Loco:: LGD WAP 7 Lalguda
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#Soils: black
Alluvial
red.
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#State and zone : it cross Five states
AP
MH
MP
UP
DL
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#Language:: AP-Telugu
MH-Marathi
MP-hindi
UP-Bundelkhandi,hindi
DL- hindi
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#Speed:: maximum speed at jhansi ju 86km/hour
minimum speed at Nagpur 77km/hour
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#Avgspeed:: 78 km/hr
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#station ::4 halts. 217 intermediate Stations between Secunderabad Junction and Delhi Hazrat Nizamuddin
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#Trackgauge:: Indian gauge
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#rake :: OldICF rakes
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#Traveltime:: 21h 5m
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#Distance::1658 km
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#RSA:: no Rake Sharing .
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#PicsSource:: /train/gallery/7955/835/748

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~~~ Saawan Special ~~~
#Kashi_Vishwanath Exp
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#Name: Kashi Vishwanath is most famous Temple of Lord Shiva, on western bank of Holy Ganga. Kashi Vishwanath is...
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one of the 12 Jyotirlings, atleast once in a life Hindu is expected to do pilgrimage here. Vishwanath means Ruler of Universe, and Kashi is said to be the oldest city. Since train is to Varanasi, it was named as Kashi Vishwanath Exp.
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#Regions of state: #UP Upper Doab(Rohilkhand), Awadh, Purvanchal
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#Zone and #division: 1 Zone. NR- Delhi, Lucknow Charbagh.
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#Base: Varanasi
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#Rivers: 4 Major - Yamuna Ganga Ramganga Varuna
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#Physical Regions: Plains of (Ganga Yamuna Doab, Awadh and Purvanchal)
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#Soils: Alluvial
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#States: 2 states. #DL 1 #UP 33 halts.
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#Zones : NR 34 halts.
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#Speed: Max avg speed 102 kmph: Balamau Sandila. Min avg speed 22 kmph Chaukhandi Varanasi.
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#Languages: Hindi Urdu speaking regions
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#Trivia:
¤ One of the Favourite train for commuters between Delhi Lucknow and Varanasi.
¤ One of the punctual and priority train on whole route.
¤ Neat and clean, maintained train.
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#Photos:
¤Pic 1: Train board
¤Pic 2: Ganga Ghat, Varanasi.
¤Pic 3: Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Varanasi

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~~~ #Ashram Exp ~~~
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#Name: Sabarmati Ashram also known as Gandhi Ashram or Harijan or Satyagraha Ashram, is situated on Sabarmati, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, town on bank of River Sabarmati. Its the place of Mahatma Gandhiji and His wife Kasturba's Residence for 12years. It is known as Satyagraha Ashram as it was the base of...
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Dandi March. Since train goes to Ahmedabad, it was named as Ashram Express.
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#Regions of state: #RJ - Dhundhar Mewar #GJ - North Gujarat.
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#Zone and #division: 3 Zones. NR- Delhi NWR- Jaipur, Alwar WR- Ahmedabad divisions
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#Base: Ahmedabad
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#Rivers: Luni Sabarmati
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#Physical Regions: Aravali range, Erinpura and Jalor hills, plains of (Pali, North Mewar, Kadi, Palanpur plain), Abu Hills.
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#Soils: Alluvial Grey Desert.
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#States: 4 states. #DL 2 #HR 3 #RJ 9 #GJ 5 halts.
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#Zones : NR 4, NWR 10, WR 5
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#Speed: Max avg speed 90 kmph: Alwar Rajgarh. Min avg speed 9 kmph Sabarmati Ahmedabad.
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#Languages: Hindi Gujarati speaking regions.
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#Trivia:
¤ Favourite train for commuters between Delhi and Ahmedabad.
¤ One of the High priority train on whole route with good speed.
¤ Neat and clean, maintained train.
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#Photos:
¤Pic 1: Train board.
¤Pic 2: Ambaji Temple, nearest rail head Abu Road.
¤Pic 3: Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad
¤Pic 4: Swami Narayan Temple, Ahmedabad.
¤Pic 5: Albert Hall Museum, Jaipur
¤Pic 6: Dargah Ajmer Sharif, Ajmer.

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~~~ #Pushpak Exp ~~~
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#Name: According to Hindu mythology, Pushpak viman meaning flowery, was a flying Chariot of Ravan. Its the first flying chariot ever mentioned. Pushpak was made by Lord Vishwakarma for God Brahma, later He gifted it to God of Wealth, Kubera then was taken by King Ravan, half brother of Kuber....
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Pushpak is known for its highest flying speed. Since train runs with very high and impressive speed, it was named as Pushpak Express.
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#Regions of state: #UP - Awadh Bundelkhand #MP - Malwa Nimar #MH - Khandesh Konkan.
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#Zone and #division: 5 Zones. NER- Lucknow NR- Lucknow Charbagh NCR- Allahabad, Jhansi WCR- Bhopal CR- Bhusawal, Mumbai CST
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#Base: Lucknow
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#Rivers: 6 Major: Ganga Yamuna Betwa(2) Narmada Tapi Godavari.
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#Physical Regions: Awadh plains, Ganga Yamuna Doab plains, Bundelkhand, Vindhya and Satpura Ranges, Asirgarh Hills, Ajanta Range, Sahyadri.
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#Eatables Enroute:
¤Lucknow: Rewdi and Gajak.
¤Orai: Gulab Jamun
¤Bhopal: Namkeen.
¤Bhusawal: Pohe, Banana
¤Manmad: Pomegranate Raisins Vada Pav
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#Soils: Red, Black, Alluvial.
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#States: 3 states. #UP 6 #MP 4 #MH 6 halts.
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#Zones : NER 1, NR 1, NCR 4, WCR 3, CR 7
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#Speed: Max avg speed 94 kmph: Bhuswal Manmad. Min avg speed 21 kmph Dadar CSTM.
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#Languages: Urdu Hindi Marathi speaking regions.
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#Route:
* Cstm - Bsl : Cstm Howrah trunk route, track mps 140kmph except on Thull Ghats.
* Bsl - Et : Bsl Jbp main route, track mps 120 kmph
* Et - Jhs: Mas ndls trunk route, track mps 140kmph
* Jhs - Cnb: Main route.
* Cnb Ljn : Cnb Ljn main route, track mps 120kmph.
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#Trivia:
¤ Favourite train for commuters between Lucknow and Mumbai.
¤ One of the High priority train on whole route.
¤ Neat and clean, maintained train.