The Shakuntala Express was a
passenger train that ran between
Yavatmal
Yavatmal ( is a city and municipal council in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the administrative headquarters of Yavatmal District. Yavatmal is around 90 km away from divisional headquarters Amravati while it is away from the sta ...
and
Achalpur, in the state of
Maharashtra in India.
In 2016,
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 tota ...
announced that the Shakuntala Express would be cancelled due to the track conversion to
broad gauge.
Government to take over Shakuntala, only private railway line, convert to broad gauge
/ref> The express service was actually stopped in 2020, and the conversion of tracks to broad-gauge started in same year.
See also
* Shakuntala Railway
Shakuntala Railway was a narrow-gauge railway line between Yavatmal and Achalpur in Maharashtra in central India.
History
Killick, Nixon and Company, set up in 1857, created the ''Central Provinces Railway Company (CPRC)'' to act as its ...
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References
External links
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Shakuntala Express 52137
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Defunct trains in India
Rail transport in Maharashtra
Railway services introduced in 1903
Railway services discontinued in 2020
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