The Kavi Guru Express
series of trains were introduced by
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 tot ...
in 2011 for the 1st time together with the
Rajya Rani Express
Rajya Rani trains are a series of express trains operated by Indian Railways to connect state capitals with other cities important for tourism, pilgrimage or business.
History
The word "Rajya" means "State" and the word "Rani" means Queen i ...
. They were introduced by the then Railway Minister of India Ms.
Mamata Banerjee
Mamata Banerjee (; born 5 January 1955) is an Indian politician who is serving as the eighth and current List of chief ministers of West Bengal, chief minister of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of West Bengal since 20 ...
in honour of
Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore (; bn, রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর; 7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941) was a Bengali polymath who worked as a poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer and painter. He resh ...
. There were 4 trains proposed in the budget to operate as part of the series
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Service
* 12949/12950 Porbandar–Santragachi Kavi Guru Express
The 12949 / 12950 Porbandar–Santragachi Kavi Guru Express is a Superfast Express train of the Kavi Guru series belonging to Indian Railways – Western Railway zone that runs between and in India.
It operates as train number 12949 from Po ...
* 13015/13016 Howrah–Bhagalpur Kavi Guru Express
The 13015 / 13016 Howrah – Jamalpur Junction Kavi Guru Express is an Express train of the Kavi Guru series belonging to Indian Railways – Eastern Railway zone that runs between and in India.
It operates as train number 13015 from Howrah ...
* 13027/13028 Howrah–Azimganj Kavi Guru Express
The 13027 / 13028 Howrah–Azimganj Junction Kavi Guru Express is an Express train of the Kavi Guru seriebelonging to Indian Railways – Eastern Railway zone that runs between and in India.
It operates as train number 13027 from Howrah Junc ...
* 19709/19710 Udaipur City–Kamakhya Kavi Guru Express
The 19709 / 19710 Udaipur City–Kamakhya Kavi Guru Express is an Express train of the Kavi Guru series belonging to Indian Railways – North Western Railway zone that runs between and in India.
It operates as train number 19709 from Udaip ...
However out of the four, only the 12949/12950 Porbandar–Santragachi Kavi Guru Express
The 12949 / 12950 Porbandar–Santragachi Kavi Guru Express is a Superfast Express train of the Kavi Guru series belonging to Indian Railways – Western Railway zone that runs between and in India.
It operates as train number 12949 from Po ...
is classed as a Superfast Express.
See also
* Duronto Express
Duronto Express is a category of long-distance non-stop source to destination trains run by the Indian Railways. Initially these trains did not have any ticketing stops between the origin and the destination, but since January 2016 it is possib ...
* Rajya Rani Express
Rajya Rani trains are a series of express trains operated by Indian Railways to connect state capitals with other cities important for tourism, pilgrimage or business.
History
The word "Rajya" means "State" and the word "Rani" means Queen i ...
* Vivek Express
Vivek Express is a chain of express trains on the Indian Railways network. These trains were announced in the Railway Budget of 2011-12 by the then Railway Minister. These trains were started to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Swami ...
* Yuva Express
The Yuva Express series of trains were introduced by erstwhile Minister of Railways Mamata Banerjee during the 2009-10 budget together with the Duronto Express
Duronto Express is a category of long-distance non-stop source to destination t ...
References
* http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/rail-budget-2011/Several-new-trains-proposed-in-Railway-Budget/articleshow/7570234.cms
* http://media2.intoday.in/businesstoday/images/RailBudget_2011-12.pdf
* http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/special-trains-to-commemorate-rabindranath-tagore-swami-vivekananda-birth-anniversaries/article1489454.ece
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