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 Posted - 07/21/2008 : 02:12:06
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Some of the trains of indian Railways & their brief history
The information below is based on the details available on Net & various inputs by friends including members of IRFCA
Pre-independance
The Bangalore Mail has been running in various guises since 1864
in 1866 ,first through train run between Delhi _Howrah after completing jamuna bridge at Nainee & was extended to Kalka around 1890 after laying of track between delhi-Kalka.
in 1870 first train run between Bombay _calcutta after completing thull ghat tunnels
The world's first commercial MG sevice runs from Delhi to Rewari in 1873.
Normally all the mail trains have their origin in past as these trains were carry postal mail & some of them were connecting to port town
Madras mail ,Calcutta mail via Nagpur & via allahabad ,the Frontier Mail, Punjab Mail, , Assam Mail, Lucknow Mail, Kashmir Mail ( Delhi and Pathankot)Amritsar mail
Srinagar Express was there in the TT of the early 1960s. It may have
started after completion of the Mukerian-Pathankot section in 1952.
(Prior to that the only way to reach Pathankot was via Amritsar and
Batala. The Kashmir Mail was running by this route in 1950.)
some trains history is documented vy sri shankar in classical trains of india (http://www.irfca.org/~shankie/famoustrains/famoushome.htm)
PUNJAB MAIL--Punjab mail from Bombay VT to Peshawar started on 13 th june 1911 .some details say it started on 1st june 1912 from BallardPier(any confirmation )
speed of Calcutta mail was raised from 35 mile per hr to 40 mile per hr
in between Ambala- Delhi in 1939-40 (ref book on NR)
DECCAN QUEEN-Deccan Queen was introduced on ist june 1930 between Poona-Victoria terminus
FRONTIER MAIL-Bombay central station was opened on 18th dec 1930 & first train to work from this terminal was Frontier mail (The Bombay to Peshawar Frontier Mail made her maiden run from Colaba station on 1 Sept. 1928) .other trains which used to run from Bombay central at that time is Bombay-Peshawer express(later Dehradun exp),Rajputana-sind mail( later janta express) ,,Gujrat mail & Kathiawar mail (later renamed Saurastra mail)
FLYING MAIL-Flying Mail was considered to be the fastest train from Delhi to Karachi, despite its taking a slightly circuitous route via Lahore.The Delhi-Karachi Flying Mail used to depart from Delhi at noontime, and reach Karachi by about 1800 hrs. the next day.
After partition of India in 1947, the service was curtailed, and the Flying Mail ran only until Amritsar from Delhi, something it did year after year till its withdrawal from service in 2001.
FLYING RANI The Flying Ranee first started off as a Weekend Special in 1906. She stopped running eight years later, on 24 April, 1914, to be exact. The train was re-introduced on 1 May, 1937 as the Flying Ranee (also referred to as the Flying Queen), only to be reigned in again in 1939, due to the World War. A long-ish period of lying dormant, the Flying Ranee resumed duties for the third time on 1 Nov. 1950
GRAND TRUNK EXPRESS-The GT started running in 1929, on completion of the Kazipet - Ballarshah line, which was the last missing link in the Delhi - Madras trunk route. When introduced, the train ran between Peshawar and Mangalore, almost the length of the country and beyond. If fact, the GT was probably one of the longest running trains in the country at that time. The Peshawar to Mangalore run took about 104 hrs in all.The end points were later changed to Lahore and Mettupalayam. Hence, the Mangalore - Peshawar Grand Trunk Express now became the Mettupalayam - Lahore Grand Trunk Express. The train probably provided the goraa sahibs (white gentlemen) an escape route into the Nilgiri Hills to the popular hill station of Ootacamund (Ooty), in order to escape the oppressive heat of Southern India. As you know, Mettupalayam was the hop off point for the m.g. Nilgiri Mountain Railway to Ooty.One year later however, in 1930, the route was heavily curtailed, and the GT began to run from New Delhi to Madras, which it does till this very day.
Pre Independance
JANATA EXPRESS-Express janata trains for IIIrd class passengers were first time introduced in 1950-51 on EIR,EP,GIP ,BB&CI ,SI & OT railways to connect important place
After Independance
Jayanti janata express train to connect major town was started by sri Lalit narayan Mishra .ON Jan. 26,1973 Jayanti Janata Express introduced between New Delhi and Ernakulam/Mangalore, the first "classless" (all coaches second-class) train.Now this train is known as Kerala Mangla lakshdeep express .some more details
-Brief history of this train and its ancestors:
Started in early 1973 as Jayanti Janata Express from Nizamuddin to
Mangalore and Cochin, with split at Shoranur. Initially did not run on
all days. Had only 2nd class.
For some time it was starting from New Delhi (as I travelled in 1974)
It was the only train between Delhi and Kerala until the Kerala
Express started in 1977 or so.
By the late 80s it had acquired FC and AC-2 coaches and was named
Mangala Express by then.
Was diverted via the Konkan route in the late 90s. Now it ran via
Mangalore to Ernakulam. The Lakshwadeep tag came around the same time
as it allegedly serves these islands
the JJ Express was introduced by the then Railway Minister Shri Lalit Narayan Mishra who was killed in
a bomb explosion in Samastipur in the mid-1970's. It was christened
as "Jayanti" Janata to commemorate the silver jubiliee ("Rajat
Jayanti") of Indian independence in 1972.
The Taj Express between New Delhi -Agracantt to cater tourist was put on line in 1964.Later on extended to Gwalior in 1990.At present it Runs between H.Nizamuddin-Agra cantt. Tourist traffic is now catered by Shatabdi express
RAJDHANI EXPRESS-Proposal to introduce Rajdhani trains (Newdelhi-Howrah & Newdelhi-Mumbai)was mooted in 1969-70 budget .Howrah rajdhani was introduced on !st march 1969 & Mumbai Rajdhani (diesel)on 17 th may 1972
Utkal exp ,chetak exp ,pandian exp & vaishali exp introduced in 1970-71
Tamilnadu express ,Sabarmati Express ,Ganga-Kaveri Exp,Neelambari Exp ,Varanasi Exp. (Delhi-Lucknow Exp. extended) ,Kashi Vishwanath Exp were introduced in 1975
BCT-Jammu superfast was introduced on 24th dec 1976 (http://tinyurl. com/yahx3ky http://tinyurl. com/ybpzfvf
Vaigai express between Madurai _ Madras was introduced on 15.8.1977
The concept of classless train was introduced by sri Madhu Dandvate in 1977. Gitanjali (nov 1977),Navjivan express ,konark Express ,Minar express Himgiri express were introduced in 1979-80
Sarvodaya express ,Swaraj express ,jhelum express ,AP express & Kerala-Karnataka express was also introduced around 1978-79 during janata regime
The concept of double decker coach was introduced in 1978-79 to tackle the problem of overcrowding & trial was done in Madras-Jolarpettai & Pune-Lonavala section
on feb 10,1983 'Great Indian Rover', a tourist train for Buddhist sites, with a specially built rake, launched
Inter-city express Indrayani express & Pragti expresswas started in 1988-89 from pune- mumbai
SHATABADI EXPRESS-The concept of shatabdi express as high speed full AC intercity train with food (Airline concept )was first introduced by sri MadhavRao Schindhia in 1988 & first shatabdi was Newdelhi_Jhansi introduced on 10th july 1988.Special ticket were printed just like air line ticket & Pass holder was not permitted . I travelled from Newdelhi to Jhansi in dec 1989 by buying ticket although I was entitled to travel in AC -ist class on my pass.Announcement about historical place like Mathura ,Agra & Gwalior used to be done
5 swarn jayanti Rajdhani express were started in 1997 on golden jubli of Indian independance linking Ahmadabad ,secundrabad ,Ranchi ,Bangalore & Vishakhapatanam
On completion of 150 year of Railways in 2002-3 ,16 intercity jan -shatabdi were introduced
Sampark kranti expresses
in 2004-5 ,Sampark kranti express connecting each state from delhi were started by sri Nitish Kumar .The concept was not to stop the train beyond state boundary & take them to Delhi with out any commercial stop.First trains of this series , karnataka Sampark kranti between Yaswantpur to H.Nizamuddin ,started on 8th feb 2004 as triweekly train & was made daily from 2nd oct 2004
Village on wheel on line of palace on wheel was approved in 2004-5 budget but was not very popular
Thar express was reintoduced on 18th feb 2006 india & pakistan in Rajshthan sector (Munabao-Khokhrapar)
2007 -Garib Rath express All ac accomodation (3 tier & chaircar) was started by sri Laluprasad Yadav with concept of offerin AC comfort to poor people .
Garib Rath trains
Railway Minister Lalu Prasad on 4th oct 2006 flagged off the Garib Rath, first AC train for the poor, from the Saharsa station in Bihar. The ticket for the train to Amritsar in Punjab has been subsidised by almost 50 per cent as against 25 per cent projected in the railway budget.
For the 1,500-km journey a passenger will pay only Rs. 695 as against the fare of Rs. 1,279 for travel in AC three-tier in an express train. Travel in the AC chair car will cost only Rs. 595.
Duranto trainsMamta Banerjee MR in 2009 started 12 duranto trains with Non stop concept from end to end journey .These trains had both AC & Non AC coach . fare was more than Garibrath in AC but less than Rajdhani . first of this type was inaugrated on 18th sept from Sealdah to Newdelhi . Travel time is reduced by 2 hr in compare to Rajdhani .This train was full AC. 2nd train started on 21st sept from chennai to Nizamuddin . It had both AC & Non AC coaches
howrah mumbai & Pune Nizamuddin duranto started on 28th sept (Dassehara day).Howrah mumbai duranto train reached mumbai in 25 hrs that is about 85 minute before time & good 5 hr less than fastest train in section ie geetanjali Express
Rajendra Saxena
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Posted - 07/22/2008 : 23:53:21
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First garib rath ran from saharasa to Amritsar via lucknow .Later route was changed via Delhi as patronage was less
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Posted - 07/25/2008 : 02:57:36
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some detail about toofan mail
In the late 1930's, this train was indeed called Toofan Mail(7 up/8 dn). . Anotherinteresting piece of information : Too fan Mail used to run via Grand Chord(via DHN, GYA)and not Main Line (via PNBE) as it does now and a Dining Car was also available .
somebody could tell us when exactly the train was renamed as Toofan Express and re-routed via Main Line.
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Posted - 07/25/2008 : 03:03:19
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some information about pragraj express
On persistent demand from the travelling public, the then MOR, Shri ABA GhaniKhan Chowdhury introduced the Prayagraj Express in mid-1984(most probably 15.8.1984).
It was numbered as 91 up and 92 down (later it became 17/18 and then
2417/2418)and the rake was generally made up of the slip coaches
released from these trains.
It was a 12-14 coach train with GS, 1AC,
2AC, FC and 3T Sleeper coaches. It was hauled by a GZB WAM 4(20xxx)
with stoppages only at CNB and FTP. No doubt it ran almost always on
time or even before-time, being detaimned at Bamhrauli or Subedarganj for doing so because Platform No. 1 at ALD had to be emptied for her to arrive.
No doubt Prayagraj under-went revolutionary changes over the years -
being converted into a 26 coach train with a WAP5 loco and new
stoppages at GZB, ALJN and TDL. Now we are looking forward to its new avatar- a branded train.
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Posted - 08/25/2008 : 23:15:48
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some facts about the Old Jayanti Janata Express between ERS and NZM. This train was started during Railway Minster TA Pai's time in the early 1970s.
an old man who had the fortune of travelling by the inaugural train on his way to Itarsi enroute to JBP from ERS had mentioned that it was a thrilling trip because the train had a onboard library and also a dining car !!
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Posted - 09/28/2009 : 01:36:27
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Minar express started from mumbai on 15th aug 1978 to sc & with same rake Konark was flagged-off on 16th August,1978 from SC to BBS.
2 .The 2119/2101 and 2102/2120 rake sharing arrangement continued almost upto the end of 1993. Both got separated AND also lost their SF Status as on 1.7.1994.
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Posted - 09/30/2009 : 03:50:54
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Duranto trains
Mamta Banerjee MR in 2009 started 12 duranto trains with Non stop concept from end to end journey .These trains had both AC & Non AC coach . fare was more than Garibrath in AC but less than Rajdhani . first of this type was inaugrated on 18th sept from Sealdah to Newdelhi . Travel time is reduced by 2 hr in compare to Rajdhani .This train was full AC. 2nd train started on 21st sept from chennai to Nizamuddin . It had both AC & Non AC coaches
howrah mumbai & Pune Nizamuddin duranto started on 28th sept (Dassehara day).Howrah mumbai duranto train reached mumbai in 25 hrs that is about 85 minute before time & good 5 hr less than fastest train in section ie geetanjali Express .
It departed from Howrah at 08:20am & has reached Mumbai Cst at 09:05am on 29th sept 2009 thereby covering 1968kms in 1485 minutes. Average speed is 79.5kph. It has reached Cst 85 minutes before time.
Pune Delhi (NZM)duranto
This will be the only train between Pune and Delhi via the western route and will cover the distance within 20 hours, as compared to the other trains, which take more than 25 hours to reach Delhi.
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