All ready to guzzle in Kashmir's mesmerizing scenery and to experience the hilly tack of Kashmir in a train in snowy February 2007, the primary trial train to Kashmir started off for the Valley not on conventional tracks but on the 300 km-long Jammu-Srinagar national main road, adding together an additional significant episode to the Rs 4,700 crore Jammu-Udhampur-Qazigund-Srinagar-Baramulla national railing plan. It is an adding up of a further...more
The East Indian Railway was initially known as East Indian Railway Company was the one to introduce railways to Eastern and Northern India. Some more companies which operated in the other parts of the country are South Indian Railway, Great Indian Peninsular Railway, Central India Railway and the North Eastern Railway. This company was established in the year 1845 in London with the huge amount of capital. The Eastern Railway is also one of...more
Himsagar Express is the train of Indian Railways which runs to the longest distance. The train starts from Kanyakumari which is situated in the southern most part of the country, goes to Tamil Nadu and from there move towards Jammu and Kashmir which is the Northern most state of the country. The train covers the long distance of some 3715 km with the speed of 58 km/hr in around 71 hrs. The train crosses total of 9 of Indian States and halts at around 69 stations. The train runs on weekly basis and from Kanyakumari on Friday at 14:00 hours and reaches to Jammu at 15:05 hours on Monday. This long journey is full of fun and excitement as the passengers can see the picturesque beauty of various states from the train and enjoy with their co-travellers. The train again returns from Jammu at 23:45 hours on Monday and reaches Kanyakumari at 22:45 hours on Thursday. This train takes stoppage at various stations and few of them are as follows : Ludhiana (the train here stops for 15 mins), Hazrat Nizammudin (30 minutes), New Delhi ( 120 minutes) here the train stays for longest period of time. The fastest speed is achieved by the train near Nellore (95 km/hr) and the train runs with the...more
Rajdhani Express is a fast moving passenger train which connects New Delhi to the important cities of India. The train was started in the year 1969, and a move with the speed of 140 km/hr, the speed of the train varies at some places. The Rajdhani Express ran for the first time to cover the distance of 1,445 km between the countrys capital New...more
Shatabdi Express trains in Indian Railways are the series of high speed trains. This fast moving train connects well to the various important cities of the country. There are many tourist places and business centres which the passengers can easily reach by Shatabdi Express. This train runs during the day time and returns back to its origin the same...more
The Western Indian Railways which was established in the year 1951 on 5th November has its head quarters in Mumbai. Division Mumbai central Baroda Ratlam Ahmadabad Bhavnagar Rajkot.The Western Indian Railway (WR) is one of the most busy rail networks in India. Large numbers of trains move from this zone and take the passengers to their respective destinations. Mumbai which is also known as the economical capital of India enjoys the authority over the Western railway as it is the headquarters. The headquarters of this network is located at Church Gate (Mumbai). The Western Railway also looks after the western Line of the Mumbai suburban railway system. This complete zone is separated into 6 divisions which are as follows Mumbai, Bhavnagar, Ratlam, Ahmadabad, Rajkot, and Vadodara. The establishment of this network took place on Nov' 5 1951 it is considered to be the golden day in the history of Indian Railways. It formation of this network took place by merging several state-owned railways with Baroda, Bombay & Central India Railway (BB&CI) and Rajputana, Saurashtra, & Jaipur Railways. In the year 1867, the first suburban service was started in Mumbai this service began with steam...more
As a city with a rich tradition and a transport hub for the West Midlands, Coventry has a lot going for it for both business and leisure travelers. It's a handsome city of parks and gardens with a rich choice of shopping and dining facilities....more
We have all been there at some stage. Desperately needing to book a flight somewhere and realizing that the quoted costs are simply astronomical. I know that when I've needed to catch a last minute flight that it has nearly cost me a small fortune...more
So the fourth and final Test is upon us and there is still plenty for spread bettors to get excited about. The Wanderers is renowned for a hostile atmosphere and is so named the Bullring by local cricketing fans. Those that have supported England...more
Mettmann is a remote city set in the triangle made by three German cities: Cologne, Wuppertal and Dusseldorf. It is renowned for a single, very important argument: it’s the place which has the Neanderthal Museum! The Neanderthal Museum is...more
Global to the core with an air of urban sophistication that is unique to this part of the world map, Melbourne is a thriving city that is defined by its ultra-modern population. A trendsetter in a nation that is anything but down under when it comes...more
The word celebration itself creates a joy in mind. Thanksgiving Day is among the most special days of celebration. This special day is normally celebrated in United States and Canada. This day is celebrated on different days in these places as in...more