- Ajanta Express
The Ajanta Express ( _mr. - अजंठा एक्स प्रेस),( _hi. -अजंता एक्स प्रेस),( _te. -అజంతా ఎక్స్ ప్రెస్) is a daily express train presently running between
Kachiguda ,Andhra Pradesh andManmad Junction, a town inNasik District ofMaharashtra . The train was mainly introduced to cater toShirdi Sai baba devotees.History
The train was introduced in around 1975 as a
metre gauge train betweenKacheguda , a suburb of Hyderabad,India andManmad , "via"Nizamabad ,Nanded andAurangabad . The train became popular in a short time asManmad Junction was the point to break the journey for further destinations towardsMumbai ,Itarsi ,Bhopal ,New Delhi ,Amritsar ,Howrah ,Nagpur ,Bilaspur ,Lucknow ,Guwahati ,Jabalpur ,Bangalore andAhmedabad .The train was re-introduced as
broad gauge betweenKachiguda andManmad viaBidar ,Parbhani , in 1995-1996, as the gauge conversion betweenVikarabad andParbhani progressed.In 2007, the train reverted to its original metre gauge route via
Nizamabad andNanded which was turned into broad gauge in 2002-2003.When introduced, it was the fastest metre gauge train in India
Origin of name
The train is named after the
Ajanta caves nearAurangabad .Train details
7063UP
Kachiguda ->Manmad 7064DN
Manmad ->Kachiguda Train composition
: 2 SLR Coaches: 2 Second Sitting: 1 AC 2 Tier : 1 AC 3 Tier: 14 Sleeper Class
Locomotives
The train runs completely on diesel traction and uses
WDM3A diesel locomotive ofGuntakal ofSouth Central Railway .Train stops
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Manmad
#Nagarsol
#Rotegaon
#Lasur
#Aurangabad
#Jalna
#Partur
#Selu
#Manwath Road
#Parbhani Jn
#Purna Jn
#Nanded
#Mudkhed
#Dharmabad
#Basar
#Nizamabad
#Kamareddi
#Medchal
#Secunderabad The train travels a distance of 663 kilometres in approximately 12 hours 30 minutes.
Trivia
The
Ellora Express which was metre gauge used to run betweenNizamabad andManmad is also named after the Ellora Caves near Aurangabad.ee also
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Trains of SCR
*Amaravati Express External links
* [http://indiarailinfo.com/train/19 Ajanta Express Time Table]
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