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Shri Ganganagar–Sadulpur Line
The Shri Ganganagar–Sadulpur line or Sri Ganganagar–Hanumangarh–Sadulpur line is a railway route on the North Western Railway zone of Indian Railways. This route plays an important role in rail transportation of Bikaner division of Rajasthan state and some portion of Sirsa district of Haryana. The corridor passes through the Desert Area of Rajasthan and some portion of Haryana with a stretch of 244 km with one reversal at which connects Jodhpur–Bathinda line. History The main railway line from to via was originally built by Bikaner State Railway company of Bikaner Princely State portion as metre-gauge line was constructed on different phases. * The first phase, from Sri Ganganagar Junction to Sadulshahr was opened on 1 August 1923. * The second phase, from Sadulshahr to Hanumanagarh Junction was opened on 27 April 1923. * The third phase, from Hanumangarh Junction to Nohar was opened on 15 September 1927. * The fourth phase, from Nohar to Tahsil Bhadra was opened ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajasthan
Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern side, where it comprises most of the wide and inhospitable Thar Desert (also known as the Great Indian Desert) and shares a border with the Pakistani provinces of Punjab to the northwest and Sindh to the west, along the Sutlej- Indus River valley. It is bordered by five other Indian states: Punjab to the north; Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to the northeast; Madhya Pradesh to the southeast; and Gujarat to the southwest. Its geographical location is 23.3 to 30.12 North latitude and 69.30 to 78.17 East longitude, with the Tropic of Cancer passing through its southernmost tip. Its major features include the ruins of the Indus Valley civilisation at Kalibangan and Balathal, the Dilwara Temples, a Jain pilgrimage site at Rajasthan's only hill stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broad Gauge
A broad-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge (the distance between the rails) broader than the used by standard-gauge railways. Broad gauge of , commonly known as Russian gauge, is the dominant track gauge in former Soviet Union (CIS states, Baltic states, Georgia and Ukraine), Mongolia and Finland. Broad gauge of , commonly known as Irish Gauge, is the dominant track gauge in Ireland, and the Australian states of Victoria and Adelaide. Broad gauge of , commonly known as Iberian gauge, is the dominant track gauge in Spain and Portugal. Broad gauge of , commonly known as Indian gauge, is the dominant track gauge in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Argentina, Chile, and on BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) in the San Francisco Bay Area. This is the widest gauge in common use anywhere in the world. It is possible for trains on both Iberian gauge and Indian gauge to travel on each other's tracks with no modifications in the vast majority of cases. History In Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bikaner Railway Division
Bikaner railway division is one of the four railway divisions under North Western Railway zone of Indian Railways. This railway division was formed on 5 November 1951 and its headquarter is located at Bikaner in the state of Rajasthan of India. Jaipur railway division, Ajmer railway division and Jodhpur railway division are the other three railway divisions under NWR Zone headquartered at Jaipur. This division is one of the key enabler of the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project by virtue of running parts of the railways 1,500 km long network of Western Dedicated Freight Corridor. History The ''Bikaner railway division'' was formed in 1924, though its origin dates back to early 1880. In 1882, a wide metre gauge line from Marwar Junction to Pali was built by the Rajputana Railway. It was extended to Luni in 1884 and Jodhpur on 9 March 1885. New Jodhpur Railway was later combined with Bikaner Railway to form Jodhpur-Bikaner Railway in 1889. Later in 1900, Jodhp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5 Ft 6 In Gauge Railways In India
5 (five) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number, and cardinal number, following 4 and preceding 6, and is a prime number. It has attained significance throughout history in part because typical humans have five digits on each hand. In mathematics 5 is the third smallest prime number, and the second super-prime. It is the first safe prime, the first good prime, the first balanced prime, and the first of three known Wilson primes. Five is the second Fermat prime and the third Mersenne prime exponent, as well as the third Catalan number, and the third Sophie Germain prime. Notably, 5 is equal to the sum of the ''only'' consecutive primes, 2 + 3, and is the only number that is part of more than one pair of twin primes, ( 3, 5) and (5, 7). It is also a sexy prime with the fifth prime number and first prime repunit, 11. Five is the third factorial prime, an alternating factorial, and an Eisenstein prime with no imaginary part and real part of the form 3p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amrapur Aravali Express
The 14701 /14702 Amrapur Aravali Express is an mail/express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between and in India. It operates as train number 14701 from Shri Ganganagar to Bandra Terminus in DN direction and as train number 14702 in the UP direction. It is named after Amarapur Durbar famous temple in Jaipur and Aravalli Range of mountains that stretches across Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana & Delhi. The previous train number was 19708/19707 in DN and UP direction. Till 7 November 2019 it was running between Jaipur Junction and Bandra Terminus.From 8 November 2019 onwards, the origin of train was shifted from Jaipur Junction to Shri Ganganagar Junction for providing direct rail connectivity to Shri Ganganagar with Jaipur and Mumbai. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
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Firozpur Cantonment–Shri Ganganagar Express
The Firozpur Cantonment–Shri Ganganagar Express is an Express train belonging to Northern Railway zone that runs between and Hanumangarh Junction in India. Earlier it was used to run between Firozpur Cantonment and Shri Ganganagar Junction.I t is currently being operated with 14601/14602 train numbers on a weekly basis. Service The 14601/Firozpur Cantt–Shri Ganganagar Express has an average speed of 44 km/h and covers 189 km in 4h 10m. The 14602/Shri Ganganagar–Firozpur Cantt Express has an average speed of 42 km/h and covers 189 km in 4h 25m. Route and halts The important halts of the train are: * * * * * * * * * * *Sadulshahr *Hanumangarh Junction Coach composition The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 16 coaches: * 14 General Unreserved * 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake Traction Both trains are hauled by a Ludhiana Loco Shed-based WDM-3A diesel locomotive from Firozpur to Hanumangarh an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hazur Sahib Nanded–Shri Ganganagar Superfast Express Via Hanumangarh
Hazur Sahib Nanded Shri Ganganagar Junction Express is a Superfast train belonging to Indian Railways North Western Railway zone that run between and in India. This train was Inaugurated on 31 May 2019 for better connectivity between these two places. Service This train covers the distance of 1993 km with an average speed of 57 km/h on both sides with total time of 35 hours 18 mins. As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/h, as per Indian Railways rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge. Routes This train passes through , , , , and on both sides. It reverses direction at twice during its run at and . Traction As this route is fully electrified the WAP-5 The Indian locomotive class WAP-5 is the name of a class of "High Speed" electric locomotives produced and used by Indian Railways. The first 10 locomotives were imported from ABB in Switzerland in 1995. They are supposed to be a variant of th ... pulls it from Hazur Sahib Nanded to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kota–Shri Ganganagar Superfast Express
The 22981/22982 Kota - Shri Ganganagar Superfast Express is a superfast train belonging to West Central Railway zone that runs between Kota Junction and Shri Ganganagar Junction in India. It is currently being operated with 22981/22982 train numbers on four days a week basis. Coach composition The train has standard LHB rakes with a maximum speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 21 coaches : * 1 AC II Tier * 6 AC III Tier * 8 Sleeper Coaches * 4 General Unreserved * 2 End-on Generator Service The 22981/Kota - Shri Ganganagar Superfast Express has an average speed of 55 km/h and covers 917 km in 16 hrs 35 mins. The 22982/Shri Ganganagar - Kota Superfast Express has an average speed of 56 km/h and covers 917 km in 16 hrs 15 mins. Route and halt The important halts of the train are: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Schedule Direction reversal The train reverses its direction at: * * Rake sharing The train shares its rake with 229 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Ganganagar–Tiruchirappalli Humsafar Express
Sri Ganganagar – Tiruchchirapali Humsafar Express is a superfast express train of the Indian Railways connecting Sri Ganganagar to Tiruchirappalli, providing connectivity to Rajasthan from Central Tamil Nadu. It is currently being operated with the train numbers 22497/22498 on a weekly basis. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, it is running as 02497/02498. Coach Composition The train is completely a 3-tier AC sleeper train designed by Indian Railways with features of LED screen display to show information about stations, train speed etc. and will have announcement system as well, Vending machines for tea, coffee and milk, Bio toilets in compartments as well as CCTV cameras. The train has standard LHB rakes with max speed of 130 kmph. The train consists of 19 coaches : * 16 AC III Tier * 1 Pantry Car * 2 End-on Generator * 1 Pantry Car Service It averages 53 km/hr as 22497/Sri Ganganagar - Tiruchchirappalli HumSafar Express starts on Tuesday and covering 3116 km in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bikaner State
Bikaner State was a princely state in the Rajputana from 1465 to 1947. The founder of the state, Rao Bika, was the eldest son of Rao Jodha, ruler of Jodhpur. Rao Bika chose to build his own kingdom instead of inheriting his father's. Bika defeated the Jat clans of Jangladesh along with his uncle Rao Kandhal and his adviser Vikramji Rajpurohit and founded his own kingdom. Its capital was the city of Bikaner in the northern area of present-day Rajasthan State in India. Karni Mata has been designated as the kuldevi of the Royal family of Bikaner. The state was noted for the Bikaner style of painting. Covering an area of , Bikaner State was the second largest state under the Rajputana Agency after Jodhpur State with a revenue of Rs.26,00,000 in 1901. Heeding the 1947 call of Vallabhbhai Patel to integrate the princely states into the new independent India, Bikaner's last king, Maharaja Sadul Singh, advised by his ''dewan'' K. M. Panikkar, a respected historian, was o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haryana
Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land area. The state capital is Chandigarh, which it shares with the neighboring state of Punjab, and the most populous city is Faridabad, which is a part of the National Capital Region (India), National Capital Region. The city of Gurugram is among India's largest financial and technology hubs. Haryana has 6 Divisions of Haryana, administrative divisions, 22 List of districts of Haryana, districts, 72 sub-divisions, 93 tehsil, revenue tehsils, 50 sub-tehsils, 140 Community development block in India, community development blocks, 154 List of cities in Haryana by population, cities and towns, 7,356 villages, and 6,222 Gram panchayat, villages panchayats. Haryana contains 32 special economic zones (SEZs), mainly located within the industrial corri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bikaner State Railway
The Bikaner State Railway (BkSR) was formed in 1924 and took over responsibility for working the Bikaner section of the Jodhpur–Bikaner Railway. History Earlier named the Jodhpur Railway the first section opened as a metre gauge line in 1882, later becoming the Jodhpur–Bikaner Railway (JBR) in 1889. In 1908 the JBR operated 828 miles (1325 km) in the territories of Sind (under British control) and in territories of the States of Jodhpur and Bikaner. By 1918 the ‘JBR System’ had expanded to 1355 miles (2180 km), which comprised 1106 miles (1179 km) plus a further 249 miles (401 km) which JBR was working and operating under agreements with other railways."Administration Report on Rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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