The Kavi Guru Express
series of trains were introduced by
Indian Railways
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in 2011 for the 1st time together with the
Rajya Rani Express
Rajya Rani trains are a series of Express trains in India, express Passenger train, trains operated by Indian Railways to connect state capitals with other cities important for tourism, pilgrimage or business.
History
The word "Rajya" means ...
. They were introduced by the then Railway Minister of India Ms.
Mamata Banerjee
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in honour of
Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Thakur (; anglicised as Rabindranath Tagore ; 7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941) was a Bengalis, Bengali polymath who worked as a poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer, and painter of the Bengal Renai ...
. There were 4 trains proposed in the budget to operate as part of the series
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Service
* 12949/12950 Porbandar–Santragachi Kavi Guru Express
The 12949 / 12950 Porbandar–Santragachi Kavi Guru Express is a Superfast Express trains in India, Superfast Express train of the Kavi Guru Express, Kavi Guru series belonging to Indian Railways – Western Railway zone that runs between and ...
* 13015/13016 Howrah–Bhagalpur Kavi Guru Express
* 13027/13028 Howrah–Azimganj Kavi Guru Express
The 13027 / 13028 Howrah–Azimganj Junction Kavi Guru Express is an Express train of the Kavi Guru seriebelonging to Indian Railways – Eastern Railway zone that runs between and via Rampurhat Junction in India.It previously ran between Ho ...
* 19709/19710 Udaipur City–Kamakhya Kavi Guru Express
The 19615 / 19616 Udaipur City–Kamakhya Kavi Guru Express is an Express train of the Kavi Guru series belonging to Indian Railways – North Western Railway zone that runs between and in India.
It operates as train number 19615 from Udaip ...
However out of the four, only the 12949/12950 Porbandar–Santragachi Kavi Guru Express
The 12949 / 12950 Porbandar–Santragachi Kavi Guru Express is a Superfast Express trains in India, Superfast Express train of the Kavi Guru Express, Kavi Guru series belonging to Indian Railways – Western Railway zone that runs between and ...
is classed as a Superfast Express
India has a system of express trains, operated by Indian Railways which comes under the purview of the Ministry of Railways of Government of India. , it maintains over of tracks, spanning across in route length, and operates nearly 3,000 ex ...
.
See also
* Duronto Express
Duronto Express, translating to "restless" in Bengali, is a class of long-distance rapid trains operated by Indian Railways. Initially conceived to operate non-stop between origin and destination stations, since January 2016, these trains hav ...
* Rajya Rani Express
Rajya Rani trains are a series of Express trains in India, express Passenger train, trains operated by Indian Railways to connect state capitals with other cities important for tourism, pilgrimage or business.
History
The word "Rajya" means ...
* Vivek Express
* Yuva Express
The Yuva Express is a type of trains in India that was introduced by Minister of Railways Mamata Banerjee in 2009-2010 along with the Duronto Express. The Yuva trains were supposed to be a low-cost air-conditioned alternative for the youth, une ...
References
* http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/rail-budget-2011/Several-new-trains-proposed-in-Railway-Budget/articleshow/7570234.cms
* http://media2.intoday.in/businesstoday/images/RailBudget_2011-12.pdf
* http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/special-trains-to-commemorate-rabindranath-tagore-swami-vivekananda-birth-anniversaries/article1489454.ece
External links
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Named passenger trains of India
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