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May 06 2016 (00:13)   12721/Dakshin SF Express (PT) | HYB/Hyderabad Deccan Nampally (6 PFs)
 
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Entry# 1834296            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.
#Dakshin Express:
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#Darjeeling Mail:
#Dayodaya Express:
#Deccan Express:
#Deccan Queen Express:
#Deekshabhoomi Express: Name derived from Buddhist monument Dikshabhoomi situated at Nagpur.
#Devagiri Express: Derived from name of Devagiri fort near Aurangabad.
#Dhano Dhanye Express:
#Dhauladhar Express:
#Dhauli Express: Named after the Dhauli hills which are located on the banks of the river Daya, 8 km south of Bhubaneswar. It is a hill with vast open space adjoining it, and has major Edicts of Emperor Ashoka engraved on a mass of rock, by the side of the road leading to the summit of the hill. A Buddhist shrine.
#Doon Express:
#Durgawati Express:
#Durgiana Express:
#Duronto Express: This train got its name Duronto bcoz in Bengali Duronto means restless (non-stop)
#Dwarka Express:
#East Coast Express: From the Eastern Coast
#Ekatmata Express:
#Ekta Express:
#Ernad Express:
#Executive Express (SR):
#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)
#Farakka Express:
#Flying Ranee Express:
#Ganadevta Express:
#Ganga Damodar Express: This train connects the DHANBAD which is situated at the bank of Damodar and Patna which is situated at the bank of river ganga
#Ganga Gomti Express: Connects lucknow on banks of Gomti and Allahabad on Ganga banks.
#Ganga Kaveri Express: This train is originally started from Varanasi (Ganga river) and connect to the city near Kaveri river
#Ganga Sagar Express:
#Ganga Sutlej Express:
#Gangaur Express:
#Garbha Express:
#Garhwal Express:
#Garib Nawaz Express:
#Garib Rath Express: This train got its name and introduce due to people who cant afford AC travel in train.Aslo called Poors Man Chariot.
#Garudadri Express:
#Gitanjali Express:
#Godan Express:
#Godavari Express (CR): Named after Godavari river.
#Godavari Express (SCR):
#Gokul Express:
#Gol Gumbaz Express:
#Golconda Express:
#Golden Temple Mail: This train got its name due to Golden Temple in Amritsar.
#Gomati Express: Got its name from River Gomti flowing through Lucknow
#Gomati Sagar Express: connects Lucknow on banks of river Gomti with Channai on coast hence termed GOMTISAGAR
#Gondwana Express:
#Gorakhdham Express: The Name Of This Train Is In Two Parts, "Gorakh + Dham". "Gorakh" Is Named To Guru Gorakshnath, & "Dham" Means Place, Which Together Means "Place Of Guru Gorakshnath".
#Gour Express:
#Gowthami Express:
#Grand Trunk Express:
#Gujarat Express:
#Gujarat Queen Express:
#Gurudev Express:
#Gurumukhi Express:
#Gyanganga Express:
#Hampi Express:
#Harihar Express:
#Haripriya Express:
#Hatey Bazare Express: Named after a bengali novel, starts from Sealdah.
#Hazarduari Express:
#Hemkunt Express:
#Himachal Express:
#Himalayan Queen Express:
#Himgiri Express:
#Himsagar Express:
#Hirakund Express: Named after the World famous and India's Longest Dam , Hirakund Dam situated near Sambalpur.
#Hool Express:
#Hundry Express: Kurnool city is only one city in India which lies between two rivers one is Thungabhadra and Hundri rivers. There is another train #Hundri Express which also runs between Secunderabad-Kurnool city-Secunderabad.
#Hussainsagar Express: Named by Hussainsagar lake in Hyderabad.
#Hutatma Express:
#Indrayani Express:
#Island Express:
#Ispat Express:
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Feb 17 2016 (19:56)   22210/New Delhi - Mumbai Central Duronto Express | BRC/Vadodara Junction (6 PFs) | BRC/WAP-5/30067
 
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#BRC #WAP-5/7 #Duronto
No It is not Delhi!
It's Vadodara where Duronto meets Duronto!
Note:- 22210 Mumbai Duronto has a separate timeslot while ERS Duronto shares timeslot with Maharashtra Sampark Kranti from NZM to BSR
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May 03 2015 (00:41)   12301/Howrah - New Delhi Rajdhani Express (Via Gaya) | NDLS/New Delhi (16 PFs)
 
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There are 21 pairs of Rajdhani Trains running at present.
After the introduction of Duronto trains in 2010 by the then Rail Minister, Mamata Banerjee, everyone thought that this train would lose its priority.
But honestly saying and asking, that these trains have been able to keep pace with the Duronto and Premium Trains.
Moreover, a #Duronto train is a second option for...
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a passenger, #Rajdhani train at first.
Very few Duronto trains are able to run with great popularity like Mumbai Duronto, Howrah Duronto, Allahabad Duronto, Chennai Duronto.
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Comment on your favourite Rajdhani.......
not just #railfanning but train which offers best comfort with max. priority.
UP/DOWN :-
Trains
* August Kranti Rajdhani Express/12953
*Howrah - New Delhi Rajdhani Express (via Gaya)/12301
* Howrah - New Delhi Rajdhani Express (via Patna)/12305
* Rajendra Nagar Patna - New Delhi Rajdhani Express/12309
* 12313/Sealdah - New Delhi Rajdhani Express
* Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Rajdhani Express (via Adra)/22811
* Dibrugarh Town-NewDelhi Rajdhani Express/12423
* New Delhi-Jammu Tawi Rajdhani Express/12425
* Bengaluru City-Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express/22691
* Trivandrum Central-H Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express/12431
* Chennai Central-Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express/12433
* Dibrugarh Town - New Delhi Rajdhani Express/12435
* Secunderabad - Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express/12437
* Ranchi - New Delhi Rajdhani Express (via Bokaro)/12439
* Bilaspur - New Delhi Rajdhani Express/12441
* Ranchi-New Delhi Rajdhani Express (via Daltonganj)/12453
* Mumbai Central - New Delhi Rajdhani Express/12951
* Swarna Jayanti Rajdhani Express/12957
* Dibrugarh - New Delhi Rajdhani Express/12235
* Bengaluru City-H. Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express/22693
* Bhubaneswar-NewDelhi Rajdhani Express (via Bokaro)/22823
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* Madgaon - Delhi Hazrat Nizamuddin Goa Rajdhani Express/22413
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7/12/2015
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Fastest UP Rajdhanis according to their average speed :
1. Mumbai Central - New Delhi Rajdhani Express/12951. ----- 88 km/h ...... (Note :- Speeded up by 25 minutes from October, 2015).
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2. Howrah - New Delhi Rajdhani Express (via Gaya)/12301. ----- 84 km/h
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3. 12313/Sealdah - New Delhi Rajdhani Express ----- 82 km/h
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4 & 5. 12953/August Kranti Rajdhani Express ,
12309/Rajendra Nagar Patna - New Delhi Rajdhani Express ----- 79 km/h
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Credits :- Hats off to the original #photographer s
Some of my blog posts on Rajdhani & Durontos:-
12301/Howrah - New Delhi Rajdhani Express (via Gaya)- /blog/post/1395146
12310/New Delhi-Rajendra Nagar Patna Rajdhani Express- /blog/post/1410332
12314/New Delhi - Sealdah Rajdhani Express- /blog/post/1400174
12260/New Delhi - Sealdah AC Duronto Express- /blog/post/1400167
12305/Howrah - New Delhi Rajdhani Express (via Patna)- /blog/post/1397988
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Sep 01 2013 (09:19)   12780/Goa Express (PT)
 
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GZB WAP7 #30257 passes Okhla stn with NZM VSG Goa Express in tow.
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Great To see This #GZB #WAP-7 in #Duronto Livery. But Sorry to say It is Peeling Off the Loco which is Clearly Visible.
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