Shakuntala Express

Shakuntala Express
Overview
Service typePassenger
First service1903
Last service2020
Current operator(s)Killick, Nixon and Company
Route
TerminiYavatmal (YTL)
Achalpur (ELP)
Stops10
Distance travelled76 km (47 mi)
Average journey time3h 30m
Service frequencyDaily [a]
Train number(s)52137/52138
On-board services
Class(es)General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsNo
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesNo
Entertainment facilitiesNo
Baggage facilitiesNo
Technical
Rolling stock2
Track gauge762 mm (2 ft 6 in)
Operating speed22 km/h (14 mph), maximum permissible speed (MPS)

The Shakuntala Express was a passenger train that ran between Yavatmal and Achalpur, in the state of Maharashtra in India.[1][2][3][4] Originally called Yavatmal–Murtizapur Junction–Achalpur Express, it was renamed after Shakuntala Deshmukh née Jadhav, who was wife of freedom fighter Balwantrao Deshmukh.

In 2016, Indian Railways announced that the Shakuntala Express would be cancelled due to the track conversion to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge.[5] The express service was actually stopped in 2020, and the conversion of tracks to broad-gauge started in same year.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Runs seven days in a week for every direction.

References

  1. ^ "BBC NEWS - South Asia - A railway ride into history". BBC.
  2. ^ "Shakuntala Express: A slow journey into forgotten time". The Times of India.
  3. ^ "India's Disappearing Railways". Telegraph. 3 December 2014.
  4. ^ S. Shanker, K. Raghavendra Rao. "A curious relic from another era". The Hindu Business Line.
  5. ^ Government to take over Shakuntala, only private railway line, convert to broad gauge


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