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Patna–Hatia Patliputra Express
The 18621 / 18622 Patna-Hatia Patliputra Express is an Express trains in India, express train belonging to South Eastern Railway zone that runs between and in India. It is currently being operated with 18621/18622 train numbers on daily basis.It is the oldest train between Ranchi-Patna section.Patliputra Express was launched in 1 November 1972. At that time the train used to start from Dhanbad and used to complete the journey from Dhanbad to Patna with a steam engine.Retired railway employees say that the Patliputra Express was run by a Canadian steam engine WP. At that time only eight to nine coaches were attached. There were no air-conditioned coaches then. WP was the high speed engine of Indian Railways in the 1960-70s The WP rail engine that first ran the Patliputra Express was the high-speed engine of Indian Railways in the 1960s and 70s. The same rail engines ran the country's prestigious passenger trains like Taj Express, Grand Trunk Express and other air-conditioned t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
