Blog Entry# 3957815
Posted: Nov 01 2018 (00:16)
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Last Response: Nov 02 2018 (14:58)
Happy 27th Birthday to Bengaluru Rajdhani ЁЯТРЁЯТР
Awarded as Best Rajdhani Rake.
You are mostly correct, except for the gauge conversion part. Bangalore-Guntakal gauge conversion was completed in 1983 itself and Guntakal-Secunderabad was completed in 1998.
From the time the Bombay Rajdhani was introduced, the politicians down south were demanding a Rajdhani from Madras as well. The railways however were apprehensive to run a premium, high-fare train for such a long distance and kept pushing it out.
Mr. Jaffer Sharieff, during his tenure, kick started many railway related projects in Karnataka, and also restarted the Rajdhani race by starting...
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