Rajya Rani trains are a series of

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operated by

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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 in

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and several Indian languages. The Rajya Rani trains were announced by the railway minister in railway budget 2011. The first Rajya Rani train was started between

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and

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by Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee and was flagged off on 1 July 2011 by K. H. Muniyappa, Minister of State for Railways.

Etymology

The train was named after Maharani

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, former princess of the state of

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, Maharani of

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. She was one of the world's 10 most beautiful women on the ''

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( Kavi Guru Express) and

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( Vivek Express) as the railways has named a series of trains as Rajya Rani Expresses to honour the late

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. On 22 May 2017, the

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Rajya Rani Express was named as "

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" to mark the centenary of Keshavasuta's famed poem titled "Tutari".

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