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May 05 2016 (12:14)   CSTM/Mumbai CSM Terminus (18 PFs)
 
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Entry# 1833159            Tags   Past Edits
"What's in a name? that which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." But our favorite trains would not...
WHAT IS THE MEANING OF YOUR FAVORITE TRAIN NAME ??
Let's make a list of train names, their meanings and for what they are named. PLEASE CONTRIBUTE.
#Gitanjali Express (Howrah): Gitanjali is a collection of Bengali poems by the...
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famous poet Sir Rabindranath Tagore. The train is named as a tribute to Sir Tagore.
#Vidarbha Express (Gondia, Earlier Nagpur): The region around Nagpur is known as Vidarbha.
#Jnaneshwari Express (Howrah, Earlier Nagpur): Jnaneshwari is a commentary on the Bhagavad Gita written by the Marathi saint and poet Dnyaneshwar.
#Maharashtra Express: Connects two ends, Gondia and Kolhapur, of the Maharashtra.
#Agniveena Express: In Bangla it means “The Fiery Lute”. This is the name given to the collection of poems by the celebrated Bengali poet, musician, revolutionary and philosopher, Kazi Nazrul Islam. He was born in Burdwan district in 1899 and died in Dhaka in 1976. He is the national poet of Bangladesh, and also honoured in India.
#Akal Takht Express: The Akal Takht (Akal: Timeless One and Takht: Throne in Persian). Literally means “Seat (Throne) of the Timeless One (God)”. The Akal Takht was begun by the sixth Sikh Guru, Guru Har Gobind as a symbol for political sovereignty of Sikhs, and is one of the five seats of temporal physical religious authority of the Sikhs. It is located in the Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) complex in Amritsar.
#Ala Hazrat Express: Imam Ahmad Raza Khan, popularly known as Ala Hazrat, was a prominent Muslim Alim from Bareilly during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Ahmad Raza was also a poet and writer, authoring nearly 1,000 books and monographs of varying lengths in Arabic, Persian and Urdu.
#Nandigram Express(Nagpur,earlier Hazur Sahib Nanded): Ancient name of Nanded City. Nandigram is derived from Nanditat means group of 9 Rishis.
#Mahbodhi Express: This train connects the Bodh Gaya to New Delhi. Mahabodhi means where Gautam Budhha got their enlightenment of life called Bothatm under Bodhi tree.
#Coromandel Express: Named after Coromandel Coast in AP/ TN
#Falaknuma Express: " Falak " is Sky and Numa means Reflection / Mirror, so it means Reflection of the sky or Mirror of the sky (The name is taken from Falaknuma Palace in Hyderabad)
#East Coast Express: From the Eastern Coast
#Satavahana Express: Named after Satavahana Dynasty which ruled in AP earlier
#Konark Express (Bhubaneshwar): Konark Temple in Odisha
#Prayagraj Express (Allahabad): Ancient name of Allahabad.
#Patliputra Express (Patna): Ancient name of Patna
#Devagiri Express: Derived from the name of Devagiri Fort near Aurangabad.
#Tapovan Express : Derived from forest Tapovan in Nashik.
#Sachkhand Express (Nanded): Derived from the name Sachkhand Gurudwara at H.S. Nanded.
#Deekshabhoomi Express: Name derived from Buddhist monument Dikshabhoomi situated at Nagpur.
#Sampoorna Kranti Express: Got its name from The Total Revolution Movement. It was a movement initiated by students in Bihar in 1974 and led by Jayaprakash Narayan against misrule by and corruption in the government of Bihar.
#Shivganga Express (Varanasi): It is derived from Shiv = Lord Shiva and Ganga river.
#Purushottam Express (Puri): Derived as Purush = Mankind and Uttam = Best
#Ganga Kaveri Express (Chhapra-Chennai): This train is originally started from Varanasi (Ganga river) and connect to the city near Kaveri river.
#Hussainsagar Express: Named by Hussain Sagar lake in Hyderabad.
#Marathwada Express: Connects important cities of Marathwada.
#Vikramshila Express (Bhagalpur): Name of a very famous ancient university located near Bhagalpur
#Kamayani Express: Derived from poetry collection of Jai Shankar Prasad
Here is an alphabetical list of 418 TRAIN names, divided in 6 blog posts:
FIND YOUR FAVOURITE TRAIN AND REPLY WITH IT'S MEANING.
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Journey: Tue Jun 16, 2015
Dep: ADI/Ahmedabad Junction @ 19:00 PF#: 1,4
Arr: AD/Adoni @ 20:19 +1 night
Distance: 1452 km / 1781 km
Class: Sleeper - SL   |   Charting @15:00
22689/Ahmedabad - Yesvantpur Weekly SF Express (PT)
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Passenger 2: S10,60 [LB]/Coach Position:12 (Booking Status: S10,60,GN)
Passenger 3: S10,58 [MB]/Coach Position:12 (Booking Status: S10,58,GN)
Passenger 4: S10,62 [UB]/Coach Position:12 (Booking Status: S10,62,GN)
Passenger 5: Can/Mod (Booking Status: S10,59,GN)
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Latest Status: Jun 17 2015 (23:06:54) 
Passenger 2: S10,60 [LB]/Coach Position:12 (Booking Status: S10,60,GN)
Passenger 3: S10,58 [MB]/Coach Position:12 (Booking Status: S10,58,GN)
Passenger 4: S10,62 [UB]/Coach Position:12 (Booking Status: S10,62,GN)
Passenger 5: Can/Mod (Booking Status: S10,59,GN)
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#Konark express towards Mumbai departs from pf# 3
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Jul 27 2013 (14:49)   11019/Konark Express (PT)
 
RaNK001
RaNK001   979 blog posts
Entry# 815779            Tags   Past Edits
#Know ur train 001
#Konark Express, A all year packed and highly prestigious train of CR.
#Name: The term "Konark" is used to define Ark kshetra of Odisha, Konark.
Not to be confused with Konark Sun Temple. But the train is named ...
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after this great marvel of medevial Odisha or Kalinga.
#Operators: This train is operated and maintained by the Mumbai based
Central Railways(CR)
#Inaguration: This train made its inagural run on August 16th 1978.
*During that time this train ran only between
Bhubaneswar(BBS) Secunderabad Junction(SC)
*Passengers to Mumbai had to take another train, Minar
Express for Chhatrapati Sivaji Terminus. These two trains
shared some coaches.
#Regions and states: This trains travels connects Bhubaneswar, Odisha with
Mumbai, Maharastra. This train passes through Odisha,
Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharastra.
*This train covers 1200 kms distance only in
AP. Hence it covers most of Andhra Pradesh.
(source:wikipedia)
#Halts and railzones: This train travels through railway zones,
Central Railways, South Central Railwas and
East Coast Railways.
*Having halts, CR-10, SCR-16 and ECoR-11. In total 35
halts between BBS and CSTM.(terminals excluded in
total number of halts.)
#Languages: This train connects Marathi, Telgu and Odia speaking regions.
#Speed : #max 110kmh between Bhubaneswar and VSKP and #min 45 kmh
between Mumbai an Pune(own travel experience)
#Travel time: This train covers a total distance of 1932 kms in 37h15mins with
an average speed of 51 kmh.
#Ratings: 1. Choice of people:full all over the year,
9.5/10
2. Time management-Runs bang on time and very reliable but no IR
train is trustworthy in the case of being always on time,
9/10
3. Cleanliness-average, 6/10
4. Speed-Good, 6.5/10
5. Quality of food-Good, 7/10.
Total: 38/50
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