Channel: Best of Indian Railways

Category: Travel & Events

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Description: A full journey from Patna to Nagpur aboard the Patna Purna Express. The journey commenced on a rainy night in Patna, with a Maula Ali WDM3A leading our train amidst a ferocious monsoon downpour. The next day proceeded with our passage to the Allahabad-Itarsi section - a haven for diesel lovers. We crossed the Narmada river after Jabalpur in the afternoon and the little ghat section between Itarsi and Pipariya, along with the Tawa river. After Itarsi, our Alco powered us through the Satpura Hills towards Nagpur, as we cut across Central India and at least three distinct ghat sections, bordering on the country's national parks and tiger reserves. Major crossings, in the order of appearance are the following: 1. Bagmati Express 2. LTT Kamakhya AC Express (New Guwahati WDM3A) 3. Tapti Ganga Express 4. Bundelkhand Express (Lucknow WDM3A) 5. Kashi Express (Itarsi twin WDM3A) 6. Tulsi Express 7. Godan Express (Itarsi twin WDM3A) 8. Pawan Express 9. Secunderabad Danapur Express 10. Jabalpur Rewa Intercity (Itarsi WDM3A) 11. Gondia Barauni Express (Samastipur WDM3D) 12. Mumbai Howrah Mail (twin Itarsi WDM3A) 13. Somnath Express 14. LTT Rajendranagar Express (twin Itarsi WDM3D) 15. LTT Varanasi Express 16. Mahanagari Express (twin Katni WDM3A) 17. Deekshabhoomi Express 18. Sanghamitra Express 19. Grand Trunk Express (Erode WAP4) 20. Gondwana Express (Bhusawal WAP4) 21. Tamil Nadu Express 22. Bangalore Rajdhani (Ghaziabad WAP7) 23. Telengana Express 24. Karnataka Sampark Kranti Express