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Sathya Sai Prasanthi Nilayam Railway Station
Sri Sathya Sai Prasanthi Nilayam (station code: SSPN) is a major railway station and is located around 8 km to the west of the pilgrim town of Puttaparthi in Andhra Pradesh, India. Puttaparthi is a renowned pilgrim center and the location of the ashram of Sathya Sai Baba. The station comes under the jurisdiction of Bangalore division of South Western Railways. It has four platforms and is situated on the line connecting Dharmavaram and Penukonda Penukonda also called Penugonda is a town in the Sri Sathya Sai district of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is 70 km away from Anantapur town. Demography According to '' The Imperial Gazetteer of India'', Penukonda was a subdivision and tal .... Performance and Earnings The table below shows the passenger earnings of the station previous years.http://www.cr.indianrailways.gov.in/redevelopment_view_details_r.jsp?ID1=SSP%20NILAYAM References Bangalore railway division Railway stations in Anantapur district ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puttaparthi
Puttaparthi (IAST: ''Puṭṭaparthy'') is a municipality and district headquarters of Sri Sathya Sai district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Puttaparthi mandal of Puttaparthi revenue division. The original name of Puttaparthi was Gollapalli. The town is located on the banks of Chitravathi River which is a tributary of Penna River, and is surrounded by undulating hills. It is widely known for the birthplace of the Indian spiritual leader and guru Sathya Sai Baba and his ashram, Prasanthi Nilayam. Etymology Puttaparthi means "village of anthills." A local legend says that a cobra snake cursed the village after being hit by a cowherder, which caused the proliferation of anthills in this area. Demographics The official language in Puttaparthi is Telugu. Other common languages spoken in Puttaparthi are Hindi, Kannada, and English. Various national and international languages are understood and spoken due to the presence of national and internationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the north-west, Chhattisgarh to the north, Odisha to the north-east, Tamil Nadu to the south, Karnataka to the west and the Bay of Bengal to the east. It has the second longest coastline in India after Gujarat, of about . Andhra State was the first state to be formed on a linguistic basis in India on 1 October 1953. On 1 November 1956, Andhra State was merged with the Telugu-speaking areas (ten districts) of the Hyderabad State to form United Andhra Pradesh. ln 2014 these merged areas of Hyderabad State are bifurcated from United Andhra Pradesh to form new state Telangana . Present form of Andhra similar to Andhra state.but some mandalas like Bhadrachalam still with Telangana. Visakhapatnam, Guntur, Kurnool is People Capital of And ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guntakal–Bangalore Section
The Guntakal–Bangalore section railway line connects the town of Guntakal in Andhra Pradesh with Bangalore of Karnataka state capital. Further, this section connects Bangalore with several north Indian towns and cities. Major stations This section serves the towns of Gooty, Anantapur, Dharmavaram, Anantapur district, Dharmavaram, Puttaparthi and Hindupur in Andhra Pradesh State and this line enters into Karnataka state at Vidurashwatha. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Guntakal-Bangalore section 5 ft 6 in gauge railways in India Rail transport in Andhra Pradesh Rail transport in Karnataka Guntakal railway division Bangalore railway division Transport in Guntakal Transport in Bangalore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Railways
Indian Railways (IR) is a statutory body under the ownership of Ministry of Railways, Government of India that operates India's national railway system. It manages the fourth largest national railway system in the world by size, with a total route length of . or 83% of all the broad-gauge routes are electrified with 25 kV 50 Hz AC electric traction . In 2020, Indian Railways carried 808.6 crore (8.086 billion) passengers and in 2022, Railways transported 1418.1 million tonnes of freight. It runs 13,169 passenger trains daily, on both long-distance and suburban routes, covering 7,325 stations across India. Mail or Express trains, the most common types of trains, run at an average speed of . Suburban EMUs run at an average speed of . Ordinary passenger trains (incl. mixed) run at an average speed of . The maximum speed of passenger trains varies, with the Vande Bharat Express running at a peak speed of . In the freight segment, IR runs 8,479 trains daily. The a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Western Railway Zone
The South Western Railway (SWR) is one of the 19 railway zones in India, headquartered at Hubballi in Karnataka State. SWR was created from carving out the routes from Southern Railways, South Central Railways and Central Railways in 2003. History The South Western Railway zone came into existence on 1 April 2003 by bifurcating Mysuru and Bengaluru divisions from Southern Railway along with Hubballi division from South Central Railway. It is headquartered at Hubballi and comprises three divisions namely Hubballi, Mysuru, and Bengaluru. The fourth division at Kalaburagi was slated to be the fourth division which was supposed to be carved out from Hubli, Secunderabad, Guntakal and Solapur divisions. Currently the divisional office at Kalaburagi is on hold due to operational constraints. Jurisdiction South Western Railway covers most of the railway lines in the state of Karnataka and Goa except the Konkan Railway line, parts of Sri Sathya Sai district and Chittoor district in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Baba (born Ratnakaram Sathyanarayana Raju; 23 November 192624 April 2011) was an Indian guru. At the age of fourteen he claimed that he was the reincarnation of Shirdi Sai Baba, and left his home to serve his devotees. Sai Baba's believers credited him with miracles such as materialisations of ''vibhuti'' (holy ash) and other small objects such as rings, necklaces and watches, along with reports of miraculous healings, resurrections, clairvoyance, bilocation and was allegedly omnipotent and omniscient. Multiple studies have concluded that his acts were based on sleight of hand or had other explanations that were not supernatural, although his devotees believe them to be signs of his divinity.Palmer, Norris W. "Baba's World". In: In 1972, Sathya Sai Baba founded the Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust. "to enable its members to undertake service activities as a means to spiritual advancement". Through this organisation, Sathya Sai Baba established a network of free su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dharmavaram Junction Railway Station
Dharmavaram railway station (station code:DMM) is the primary railway station serving Dharmavaram, Anantapur district. It is one of the major train junctions in Andhra Pradesh. The station comes under the jurisdiction of Guntakal division of South Coast Railways. The station has five platforms. Originating trains At present three services originates from this station, the Vijayawada – Dharmavaram Express. and Dharmavaram-Machilipatnam/Narasapur Express (via Tirupati, Vijayawada Jn., Gudiwada Jn., Bhimavaram Jn.) and Dharamavaram-Bengaluru Memu express References Guntakal Guntakal is a City in Anantapur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Guntakal mandal and Guntakal revenue division.It is also the headquarters of the Guntakal Railway Division in South Central Railway. Geo ... Railway junction stations in Andhra Pradesh Railway stations in Anantapur district {{AndhraPradesh-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penukonda Junction Railway Station
Penukonda Junction (station code: PKD) is the primary railway station serving Penukonda in Andhra Pradesh, India. The station comes under the jurisdiction of Bangalore railway division of South Western Railways. The station has two platforms. The station is situated at junction of three lines branching towards Dharmavaram, and Yesvantpur Yeshwanthpur, officially Yeshwanthpura is a locality in the north western part of Bangalore in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located to the north of Malleswara, Malleshwara and west of Hebbal, Bangalore, Hebbala. The biggest wholesale ma .... References Bangalore railway division Railway junction stations in Andhra Pradesh Railway stations in Anantapur district {{AndhraPradesh-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangalore Railway Division
Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most populous urban agglomeration in India, as well as the largest city in South India, and the 27th largest city in the world. Located on the Deccan Plateau, at a height of over above sea level, Bangalore has a pleasant climate throughout the year, with its parks and green spaces earning it the reputation as the "Garden City" of India. Its elevation is the highest among the major cities of India. An aerospace, heavy engineering and electronics hub since the 1960s, Bangalore is widely regarded as the "Silicon Valley of India" because of its role as the nation's leading information technology (IT) exporter.——— In the Ease of Living Index 2020 (published by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs), it was ranked the most livable Indian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
