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Ajmer–Hyderabad Meenakshi Express
The 12719 / 12720 Jaipur-Hyderabad Express is a train started by Indian Railways in September 2012. It connects Ajmer in Rajasthan with Hyderabad the capital of Telangana. It replaced a train called ''Meenakshi Express'' that used to run from Jaipur to Kacheguda near Secunderabad on metre gauge but was cancelled when the track was being converted to broad gauge. Nomenclature The train is unofficially called by the name of its earlier ''avatar'' ''Meenakshi Express''. At Hyderabad it is simply called Ajmer Express and at Ajmer it is simply called Hyderabad Express. An earlier train Nagarjuna Express that ran between Tenali and Secunderabad and was terminated in the middle of 2007 had the train numbers but ran on a completely different route. Schedule The train runs twice a week. Train number 12720 departs every Monday and Wednesday at 20:25 hours. from Hyderabad (station code HYB) and at 20.55 hours from Secunderabad and reaches Jaipur (station code JP) after 33 hours at 05.2 ...
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Express Trains In India
India has a system of express trains, operated by Indian Railways which comes under the purview of the Ministry of Railways (India), Ministry of Railways of Government of India. , it maintains over of tracks, spanning across in route length, and operates nearly 3,000 express trains daily. According to the Ministry of Railways, express trains travel faster and have limited stops than Slow and fast passenger trains in India, ordinary passenger trains. Any passenger train with an average speed higher than is considered super-fast. , India does not have any operational High-speed railway, high-speed trains. The maximum operational speed of is achieved by Gatimaan Express and Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj)–Hazrat Nizamuddin Vande Bharat Express on the Tughlakabad railway station, TughlakabadAgra Cantonment railway station, Agra section. Earlier steam locomotive operated trains largely operated below . With the introduction of electric locomotives in later 1920s and newer steam ...
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Nagarjuna Express
The Nagarjuna Express was a train operating on the South Central Railway division of the Indian Railways in India. History The Nagarjuna Express originally went from Secunderabad to Guntur, but later was rescheduled to go to Tenali Tenali is a city in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality, and the headquarters of Tenali mandal and Tenali revenue division. The city is renowned for art, culture, drama, and hence, it is called "Andhra ... also after Guntur Junction and finally terminated at Secunderabad. The train was upgraded to Superfast from its old number 7005/7006 to 2719/2720. Cancellation This train was cancelled in the third week of June 2007 and 2805/2806 Visakhapatnam–Tenali Janmabhoomi Express extended to Secunderabad. External links South Central Railway Defunct trains in India Rail transport in Andhra Pradesh {{India-express-train-stub ...
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Ujjain
Ujjain (, , old name Avantika, ) or Ujjayinī is a city in Ujjain district of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the fifth-largest city in Madhya Pradesh by population and is the administrative as well as religious centre of Ujjain district and Ujjain division. It is one of the Hindu pilgrimage centres of Sapta Puri famous for the ''Kumbh Mela'' (Simhastha) held there every 12 years. The ancient and world famous temple of Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga is located in the center of the city. The city has been one of the most prominent trade and political centres of the Indian Subcontinent from the time of the ancient Mahājanapadas until the British colonisation of India. An ancient city situated on the eastern bank of the Shipra River, Ujjain was the most prominent city on the Malwa plateau of central India for much of its history. It emerged as the political centre of central India around 600 BCE. It was the capital of the ancient Avanti kingdom, one of the sixteen ...
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Bhopal
Bhopal (; ISO 15919, ISO: Bhōpāl, ) is the capital (political), capital city of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of both Bhopal district and Bhopal division. It is known as the ''City of Lakes,'' due to presence of various natural and artificial lakes near the city boundary. It is also one of the greenest cities in India. It is the List of cities in India by population#1 to 50, 16th largest city in India and 131st in the world. After the formation of Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal was part of the Sehore district. It was bifurcated in 1972 and a new district, Bhopal, was formed. Flourishing around 1707, the city was the capital of the former Bhopal State, a princely state of the British ruled by the Nawabs of Bhopal until India's independence in 1947. India achieved independence on 15 August 1947. Bhopal was one of the last states to sign the ‘Instrument of Accession’. The ruler of Bhopal acceded to the Indian government, and Bhopal became an ...
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Itarsi
Itarsi is a city and municipality in Narmadapuram in Madhya Pradesh, India. Itarsi is a key hub for agricultural goods and Itarsi Junction railway station is the biggest railway junction in Madhya Pradesh. Rail services from all 4 major metropolitan cities of India namely Mumbai to Kolkata and Delhi to Chennai pass through Itarsi. Itarsi has large number of agro-based industries and warehouses . Itarsi got its name by "eeta(eent)", (literally means brick in Hindi) and "rassi", (literally means rope in Hindi). Bricks and ropes had been made earlier in Itarsi. It has an Ordnance Factory. The Bori Wildlife Sanctuary and Tawa Dam are nearby. Geography & Climate Itarsi is located at . It has an average elevation of 304 metres (997 feet). Itarsi has high temperatures in summers with temperatures reaching up-to 41°C in May/June. Monsoon begins from the month of July and lasts up-to September with maximum rainfall of the District being 326.4 mm. In winters the temperat ...
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Khandwa
Khandwa is a city and a nagar nigam in the Nimar region of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Khandwa district, formerly known as East Nimar District. Khandwa is a major railway junction; the Malwa line connecting Indore with the Deccan meets the main east–west line from Mumbai to Kolkata. History The name of the city is derived from "Khandav Van", which literally means Khandav Forests. Ancient history Recent explorations in the beds/tributaries of Narmada have revealed traces of the Paleolithic men in the East Nimar district. Omkar Mandhata, a rocky island on the bank of the Narmada river, about 47 miles north-west of Khandwa, is said to have been conquered by the Haihaya king Mahishmant, who had named the same as Mahishmati. During the rise of Buddhism, the East Nimar region was included in the Avanti Kingdom under Chand Pradyota Mahesana, which was later added to the growing empire of Magadha by Shishunaga. From the early 2nd centur ...
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Burhanpur
Burhanpur is a historical city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the administrative seat of Burhanpur District. It is situated on the north bank of the Tapti River and northeast of city of Mumbai , southwest of the state's capital city of Bhopal. The city is a Municipal Corporation. History Pre-Mughal period Burhanpur was an important town under the Rashtrakuta Dynasty from 753–982. Excavations of the Tapti River and Asirgarh Fort have discovered many coins, goddess idols and temples from the prehistoric era. However, Burhanpur came to prominence during the medieval period. In 1388, Malik Nasir Khan, the Faruqi dynasty Sultan of Khandesh, discovered Burhanpur, at the behest of Khwaja Zainuddin Shirazi, Shaikh Zainuddin and named it after a well-known medieval Sufi saint, Burhanuddin Gharib, Burhan-ud-Din. Burhanpur became the capital of the Khandesh sultanate. Later, Miran Adil Khan II (reigned 1457–1501), another sultan of this dynasty, built a citadel ...
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Akola
Akola () is a major city in the Vidarbha region of the Indian state of Maharashtra. The third largest city in Eastern Maharashtra after Nagpur and Amravati, it is located about east of the state capital, Mumbai, and west of the second capital, Nagpur. Akola is the administrative headquarters of the Akola district located in the Amravati division. Akola is located on the banks of the Morna River. Although it is not considered a common tourist destination, Akola is an important city due to its history, culture, politics, and agriculture. It also has a prominent road and rail junction in the Tapti River valley that functions as a commercial trading centre. A National Highway Number 161, which is also termed as NH6, passes through Akola. Akola is an important educational centre with several colleges affiliated with Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University. Recently, it has become a hub of the couching classes preparing students for competitive exams like NEET and JEE asp ...
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Washim
Washim (Vatsagulma) is a city and a municipal council, Municipal Council in Washim district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Washim is the district headquarters of Washim district. History Washim was known earlier known as Vatsagulma and it was the capital of the Vatsagulma line of Vakataka dynasty. During British times Washim was bifurcated in into two separated districts namely Akola and Yavatmal. Divisions The district is divided in two sub divisions and 6 tehsils. The tehsils are below: * Malegaon * Mangrulpir * Karnaja * Manora * Washim district, Washim * Risod Medieval History During the middle of the 18th century, Washim was a famous centre of cloth production along with Balapur, Akola district, Balapur. It is clearly brought out by one of the articles of the treaty of Kanakpur entered into between Janoji Bhonsle and the Peshwa Madhavrao I after the battle between the two in 1769. The article states that the Bhosle's should send annually to the Peshva cloth ma ...
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Hingoli
Hingoli is a city and a municipal council in Hingoli district in the Indian state of Maharashtra Description Hingoli is a city and a municipal council in Hingoli district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Hingoli is located at . Demographics Hingoli has a population of 85,103. Hingoli has a sex ratio of 963 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 87.53%. 13.31% of the population are under 6 years of age. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 14.67% and 3.50% of the population respectively. At the time of the 2011 census, 53.72% of the population spoke Marathi, 23.75% Hindi, 17.27% Urdu and 2.59% Marwari as their first language. Notable sites The following temples are of interest for their architecture: * Chintamani Ganpati Temple, Marwadi Galli * Pola Maruti Temple, Mangalwara * Jaleshwar Mahadev Temple (present in the lake) * Shri Datta Mandir, Mangalwara * Dakshinmukhi Hanuman Temple, Khatkali Other locations include: * Aundha Nagnath Temple * Sant ...
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Purna
: Purna is a town with a municipal council in the Parbhani district of Maharashtra, India. Geography Purna is located at . It has an average elevation of . Purna is situated in the Maharashtra state of India. Demographics India census, Purna had total 6,663 houses and population of 36,433. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Purna has an average literacy rate of 71.95, lower than the national average of 75%: male literacy is 79% and female literacy is 65.11%. In Purna, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age. Rail transport Purna Junction railway station (station code: PAU) is on the Kachiguda–Manmad section of Nanded railway division, Nanded (NED) Division of South Central Railway (SCR). In the meter gauge era Purna was the most important junction. Hundreds of railway employees were then stationed at Purna. At the time, nearly 50% of the population of the city was made up of railway employees and their families. Purna has massive land occupied by ...
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Hazur Sahib Nanded Railway Station
Hazur Sahib Nanded railway station (station code: NED) is a second grade non-suburban (NSG–2) category Indian railway station in Nanded railway division of South Central Railway zone. It serves the city of Nanded, located in Maharashtra. , the station recorded an originating passenger count of . It is located on the Secunderabad–Manmad line of Indian Railways. The station is located at 36 m above sea level and has four platforms. , 89 passenger trains halt each day at this station. In 2008, the station was named after Hazur Sahib, a takht of Sikhism which is situated here. History The Hyderabad-Godavari Valley Railway was a gauge railway. John Wallace Pringle — who had recently completed surveying routes for the Uganda railway — was appointed as the superintending engineer in 1900. The railway opened in 1900 with a line from Hyderabad city to Manmad Junction. Gauge conversion to broad gauge was completed between Manmad–Nanded/Mudhkhed in 1995. The patch betwee ...
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