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Shramjeevi Superfast Express
The 12391/12392 Shramjeevi Superfast Express is a daily superfast express train of Indian Railways, running between Rajgir, near Nalanda, Bihar, and New Delhi, the capital city of India. Previously it was running between Patna and New Delhi, later extended to Rajgir. This is the fastest train (12392) between Ghaziabad and Moradabad covers journey only in 2 hours The name Shramjeevi signifies the employee/worker, dependent on physical/mental labour (Shram) for their livelihood (Jeevi). History * The train was first introduced between Patna Junction (PNBE) and New Delhi (NDLS) on 2 October 1991 (Gandhi Jayanti). * Later Nalanda Express run in between Rajgir (RGD) and New Delhi (NDLS), which use to attach/detach with Shramjeevi Express at Patna Junction. * Now whole rake runs between Rajgir (RGD) and New Delhi (NDLS), as Shramjeevi Express. * Earlier the train belonged to Northern Railway with serial no as 2401/2402, now Rake belongs to East Central Railway, with serial number ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superfast 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] |
WAP-4
The Indian locomotive class WAP-4 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1993 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Passenger traffic (P) engine, 4th generation (4). They entered service in late 1994. A total of 778 WAP-4 were built at CLW between 1993 and 2015, which made them the most numerous class of mainline electric passenger locomotive until the WAP-7. The WAP-4 is one of the most successful locomotives of Indian Railways serving both passenger and freight trains for over 28 years. This class provided the basic design for other locomotives like the WAP-6 . Despite the introduction of more modern types of locomotives like WAP-7, a significant number are still in use, both in mainline duties. Production of this class was halted in December 2015 with locomotive number 25051 being the last unit to be rolled out. As of September 2022, all locomotives except those lost in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucknow Charbagh Railway Station
Lucknow Charbagh (officially Lucknow NR, station code: LKO) is one of the five main railway stations of Lucknow city for broad gauge trains, the other ones being , Gomti Nagar railway station, Aishbagh Railway Station and Lucknow City. In 19th century, the next important station in the north after Delhi was Lucknow. It was the headquarters of the Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway (O&RR) whose first line from Lucknow to Kanpur was built in April 1867. Now known as Lucknow Charbagh station, it is part of Northern Railway. Infrastructure Built at a price of 70 lakhs, which now values as 2 million Dollars or 14 crore INR In 2021; Lucknow Charbagh was designed by J. H. Horniman. The foundation of the railway station was placed in March 1914. The building was completed in 1923. A major role in its design and planning was carried out by Chaubey Mukta Prasad, a consulting engineer for Ms Lanebrown and Hulett. It has a large garden in front of the building. It incorporates the mix of Raj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sultanpur Railway Station
Sultanpur railway station ( ur, ) is located in Pakistan. See also * List of railway stations in Pakistan * Pakistan Railways Pakistan Railways ( ur, ) is the national, state-owned railway company of Pakistan. Founded in 1861 and headquartered in Lahore, it owns of track across Pakistan, stretching from Torkham to Karachi, offering both freight and passenger servi ... References External links Railway stations in Jhelum District {{PunjabPK-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varanasi Junction Railway Station
Varanasi Junction railway station (station code: BSB), also known as Varanasi Cantt railway station, is the main railway station serving the city of Varanasi. The other key railway stations in Varanasi Metro area are (formerly Manduadih), , Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Jn. (Formerly Mughalsarai) and . The junction station is sandwiched between the cantonment region and Chetganj region of the city. The station is partially controlled by the Lucknow Division of the Northern Railway Zone and the Varanasi Division of the North Eastern Railway Zone of the Indian Railways. Varanasi Junction railway station nearly reaches the frequency of 300 trains daily. Almost, 45 trains originate and terminate at the station. Premium trains of Indian Railways also originate from Varanasi Junction, such as Vande Bharat Express and Mahamana Express History The first line to the temple town was opened from Howrah in 1862. The Chief Engineer of East Indian Railway Company, George Turnbull directed and bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dumraon
Dumraon is a town, near Buxar city and nagar parishad corresponding community development block in Buxar district in the Indian state of Bihar. Dumraon is one of Bihar's oldest municipalities and one of India's oldest princely states also known as Dumraon Raj. It is located 1.5 km south of National Highway (NH) 84 (Ara-Buxar Highway), north from NH-30 (Patna-Ara-Mohania) and from NH-2 (Delhi- Kolkata). It is known for its Sinhora. Sights include Jangali Shiv ka Mandir, Bihariji Ka Mandir, Dumrejani mai ka Mandir, Maa Dakshini bhavani ji ka Mandir and Kaliji Ka Mandir. Geography Dumraon is located at . at an average elevation of 61 metres (200 feet). History Dumraon was the capital of the Dumraon Raj, a powerful zamindari estate ruled by the Ujjainiya Rajputs. The rulers of Dumraon constituted the senior branch of the Ujjainiyas in the region, with the estates at Buxar and Jagdishpur being younger branches. Dumraon was made the capital of the estate in 1745 by R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gahmar
Gahmar is a village in India, located near the Ganges river in the Ghazipur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh. The village is 38 km from Ghazipur. The village has two post offices, 2 UBI, 1 SBI, 1 HDFC Bank & more than 10 ATM, Public library and one Panchayat Bhawan. This village is known as "Village of Soldiers" and Asia's largest Village History Gahmar was settled by Sikarwar Rajputs, the descendants of Dham Deo sikarwar who came from the vicinity of Fatehpur Sikri after Babur captured it in 1527 AD. After moving east from Fatehpur Sikri, initially, both of them settled in Sakradih, but due to floods, Dham Deo migrated to Maa Kamakhya Dham near Gahmar and Kam Deo settled in Reotipur. Dham Dev had two sonsRoop Ram Rao and Diwan Ram Rao. One of Roop Ram's son, Sainu Mal Rao and his descendants settled largely in Gahmar. By 1800 AD, 23 ''patties'' in Gahmar were established by the clan members. Demographics As of 2011 Indian Census, Gahmar had a total population of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buxar Railway Station
Buxar railway station is a railway station in Buxar district, Bihar, India. Its code is BXR. It serves Buxar city. The station consists of 3 platforms. Buxar is connected to the state capital Patna by rail routes and there are direct trains from Buxar to the metro cities of India like Bangalore, Delhi, Jaipur, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Pune, Surat, Hydrerabad, Guwahati and Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ....pryagraj , secundrabad, howrah, jammu tawi, chandigarh, yeshwantpur, nagpur On the enquiry section of Buxar railway station, there is only one counter. There is artwork done in the waiting hall near entrance of the railway station gives a classy look. In the year 2019, Buxar railway station has been renovated very fast. A new overbridge has been asso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ara Railway Station
Ara Junction railway station (station code: ARA), is a railway station serving the city of Arrah in the Bhojpur district in the Indian state of Bihar. The Ara Junction railway station is well connected to most of the major cities in India by the railway network. It lies in between Buxar and Patna on Patna-Mughalsarai section of Howrah-Patna-Delhi main line which serves it with numerous trains. Arrah is well connected to Patna, New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Kanpur, Pune, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Lucknow, Agra, Prayagraj, Varansi, Bhopal, Jaipur, Surat, Kota, Amritsar, Chandigarh, Secunderabad, Guwahati, Ranchi, Jammu and Kashmir, Ajmer , Goa, Ernakulam, Anand Vihar Terminal, Jhansi, Jodhpur, Haridwar, Mysuru, Dibrugarh Dibrugarh (pron: ˌdɪbru:ˈgɑ:) is an industrial city in Upper Assam with sprawling tea gardens. It is located 435 kms East from the state capital of Dispur. It serves as the headquarters of Dibrugarh district in the state of Assam in ... and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danapur Railway Station
Danapur Railway Station or Danapur Junction, station code DNR, is a large railway station and headquarters of Danapur railway division of East Central Railway zone, East Central Railway. Danapur is connected to metropolitan areas of India by the Howrah–Delhi main line, Delhi–Kolkata main line via Patna–Mughalsarai section, Mughalsarai–Patna route. It is in Khagaul city about 6 km from Dinapur Cantonment, Danapur Cantonment, in Patna district in the Indian state of Bihar. Due to its location on the Howrah–Patna–Mughalsarai main line, many Patna Junction railway station, Patna and Barauni Junction railway station, Barauni-bound express trains coming from Howrah railway station, Howrah and stop here. It lies between to the west and to the east. Another line branches north-eastwards from Danapur and joins Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section, Patna–Sonepur line at . There are refreshment rooms, vegetarian and non-vegetarian food stall, tea stall, book stall, post and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patna Sahib Railway Station
Patna Sahib railway station, station code PNC (formerly Patna City Station), which came into existence even before Patna Jn. in 1861 is an important railway station in the Danapur railway division of East Central Railway. It is a part of the Patna railway hub of five major stations: , , , and Patna Saheb station. Patna Saheb is connected to metropolitan areas of India, by the Delhi–Kolkata main line via Mugalsarai–Patna route. Patna Saheb is located in Patna City in Patna district in the Indian state of Bihar. Due to its location on the Howrah–Patna–Varanasi main line many Patna, Barauni-bound express trains coming from Howrah, Sealdah stop here. Based on Income it is 'A' Grade railway station and has good Passenger Amenities.This is important railway station for Sikh devotees as tenth Sikh Guru Govind Singh was born at Patna Saheb. There will be 2 escalators in near future at Patna Saheb Station as Foundation Stone is laid done. After Platform Number-2 and 3 a New Rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bakhtiyarpur Junction
Bakhtiyarpur Junction, station code BKP, is a railway station in the Danapur railway division of East Central Railway. Bakhtiyarpur is connected to metropolitan areas of India, by the Delhi–Kolkata main line via Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction-Patna route. Bakhtiyarpur Junction is located in Bakhtiarpur city in Patna district in the Indian state of Bihar. Due to its location on the Howrah–Patna–Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction main line many trains from Patna and Barauni bound express trains coming from Howrah, Sealdah stop here. Facilities The major facilities available are waiting rooms, computerized reservation facility, Vehicle parking. The vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises. The station also has STD/ISD/PCO Telephone booth, toilets, tea stall and book stall. The station has been recently equipped with Railways WiFi facility. Platforms There are 5 platforms in this station. The platforms are interconnected with foot overbridges (FOB). Bakh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
