Indian Railways Electrification- Marching towards a better environment
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#Introduction/Overview:
In rail budget 2016-17, Hon’ble Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhu, announced that Railways have increased the outlay for railway electrification by almost 50% and propose to electrify 2,000 kms in the present financial year. Hon’ble MR, while presenting the railway budget said that complete railway electrification will not only...
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be environment friendly but also economical.

#INTRODUCTION_OF_NEW_TRAIN
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Santragachi - Chennai Bi-Weekly Superfast AC Express will be inaugurated on 15.01.2014 tentatively at 11.30 hrs. from Howrah.
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On the inaugural day i.e. on 15.01.2014 this train will run as a...
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special train with no. 02807 leaving Santragachi tentatively at 11.30 hrs.
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Regular run from 21.01.2014.

***** #Know Your Train *****
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#Panchavati Express
~~~ The Lifeline of Nashik ~~~
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#Date of #Introduction: 01.06.1973
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#Name: Panchavati means “Garden of Five Banyan Trees”. These trees were present during Lord Rama’s exile. Panchavati is an area in Nashik City, on the banks of the river Godavari. The area has immense religious importance, being one of the sites for Kumbh Mela. The area also has the famous Kala Ram Temple. Since the train connects Nashik District to Mumbai, it is termed Panchavati Express.
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#Regions: #MH – Passes through Konkan & Khandesh regions, through Nashik, Thane and Mumbai Districts.
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#Zone: It passes through Central Railway – Mumbai and Bhusaval Divisions
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#Rivers: Mithi, Ulhas, Vaitarna
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#Language: It serves Marathi speaking belt
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#Physical regions: Passes through Kasara Ghats (Western Ghats)
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#Soils: It passes through regions having black alluvial soil and red soil.
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#State and #Zone: It serves 1 state and 1 zone (Maharashtra, Central Railway) having 8 intermediate halts in both the directions.
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#Speed: Max average speed: 82 kmph between Igatpuri and Devlali
Min average Speed: 43 kmph between Mumbai CST and Dadar. The track MPS is 110, restricted usually to 105 kmph max and is further reduced in Thull Ghats
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#Base: Manmad Jn
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Miscellaneous #Trivia:
a. Originally connected Nashik to Mumbai, later extended to Manmad
b. Used to run with Double Decker coaches a few years ago
c. Has the distinction of being host to a wedding on-board in its AC Chair Car coach recently
d. Connects Mumbai with Nashik, a region rich in onions and grapes.
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Photo Courtesy: All the pictures have been taken from the Train Gallery.

#Know_Your_Train
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#DeccanQueen
A prestigious and legendary, high priority ISO Certified train
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#Date of #Introduction: 01.06.1930
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#Name: The area around Western Ghats, is known as Deccan Plateau which extends to South. Since the train passes through the region, it is named as Deccan Queen.
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#Regions: #MH – Passes through Paschim Maharashtra and Konkan regions, through Pune, Raigad, Thane and Mumbai Districts.
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#Zone: It passes through Central Railway – Pune & Mumbai Divisions
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#Rivers: Mula, Indrayani, Ulhas, Mithi
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#Language: It serves Marathi speaking belt
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#Physical regions: Passes through Bor Ghats (Sahyadri Mountains) in NW Deccan Plateau
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#Soils: It passes through regions having black alluvial soil and red soil.
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#State and #Zone: It serves 1 state and 1 zone (Maharashtra, Central Railway) having 2 intermediate halts in UP and 3 intermediate halts in DOWN Direction
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#Speed: Max average speed: 76 kmph between Lonavala and Shivajinagar
Min average Speed: 40 kmph between Karjat and Lonavala. The track MPS is 110, restricted usually to 105 kmph max and is further reduced to 60 kmph in the Bor Ghats.
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#Base: Pune
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#Pantry Food: The most delicious and quality pantry food, popular items onboard being Cheese Toast, Cutlet Bread, Omelette Bread, Fish Fry, etc.
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Miscellaneous #Trivia:
a. India’s SF passenger train
b. India’s first passenger train to be hauled by electric loco end to end since inception
c. India’s only train with a Dining Car
d. A few years ago, the train used to get a royal departure, with Shehnai being played on PF-1 of Pune. This practice was going on since many years, until it was stopped in the recent past.
e. Famous station food en-route includes the Chikki at Lonavala and Diwadkar Wada Pav at Karjat.
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Photo Courtesy: The train board has been clicked by me. Rest all the pictures have been taken from the IRI Gallery and copyright vests with the original photographers.