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Hirakud Express
The 20807/20808 Hirakud SF Express is a tri-weekly express train which runs between Amritsar and Visakhapatnam. It passes through the cities of Delhi, Agra, Gwalior, Jhansi, Bilaspur, Sambalpur, Bhubaneswar and Brahmapur. It was initially introduced between Sambalpur and Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station (Delhi) in 1992. Later in 2002 it was extended to Bhubaneswar and thereafter up to Visakhapatnam and Amritsar in the coming years. Etymology Hira means diamond and Kud means island in Sambalpuri language spoken in Western Odisha. Sambalpur was famous as an ancient diamond mine and reference about it can be found in the works of Claudius Ptolemy, Edward Gibbon, Jean-Baptiste Tavernier. Hirakud Express is named after the famous Hirakud Dam in Sambalpur, Odisha which is one of the longest dams of India. Coach composition The coach composition of the 18507/18508 train is: * 1 AC 2 Tier * 4 AC 3 Tier * 6 Sleeper Class * 4 Second Class(Unreserved) * 1 Pantry Car * 1 EOG * 1 SRL F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Express Trains In India
Express trains are express rail services of India. Express trains make a small number of stops, unlike ordinary passenger or local trains. Because of their limited stops, these trains are able to obtain the highest speeds of any trains in India. An express train is one where the average speed, excluding halts, is greater than 42 km/h. Including halts the average speed often is below 42 km/h. Although this is pretty slow as compared to international standards, the "Express" trains here mean faster than the ordinary passenger and local trains. In some cases, trains run express where there is an overlapping passenger train service available, and run as passenger train, where there is no supplemental passenger service. Superfast Superfast trains are express trains which make still fewer stops, as compared to ordinary express trains, achieving still shorter journey times. Tickets cost more than ordinary express trains as they have "superfast surcharge" added to them. Tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jhansi
Jhansi (; Hindi: झांसी, Urdu: ) is a historic city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It lies in the region of Bundelkhand on the banks of the Pahuj River, in the extreme south of Uttar Pradesh. Jhansi is the administrative headquarters of Jhansi district and Jhansi division. Also called the ''Gateway to Bundelkhand'', Jhansi is situated near and around the rivers Pahuj and Betwa at an average elevation of . It is about from national capital New Delhi and from state capital Lucknow. Jhansi is well connected to all other major towns in Uttar Pradesh by road and railway networks. The National Highways Development Project has supported development of the city. Jhansi is also being developed as the defense corridor by the NDA government which will boost the economy of the city and the region at the same time. Srinagar to Kanyakumari north–south corridor passes closely to Jhansi, as does the east–west corridor; consequently there has been a sudden rush of infr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Named Passenger Trains In India
This article contains a list of Lists of named passenger trains, named passenger trains in India. A B C D E F G Gangaur Express (Mumbai Central - Jaipur) H I Indore Intercity Express (New Delhi - Indore) J K L M Malwa Express (Indore -Jammutawi) . Mandore Express (Jodhpur - New Delhi) . Mewar Express (Udaipur - Hazrat Nizamuddin) N Nandigram Express (Mumbai-Nagpur) Narmada Express (Bilaspur - Indore) P Penchvalley Express (Indore - Chhindwara) R S Shaktipunj Express (Jabalpur - Howrah) Sarnath Express (Chhapra - Durg) T U Ujjaini Express (Dehradun - Indore/Ujjain) V W Y References {{DEFAULTSORT:Named passenger trains in India Lists of named passenger trains, India Named passenger trains of India, Indian railway-related lists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
