Shakuntala Express

Shakuntala Express
Overview
Service type Passenger
First service 1903
Last service 2016
Current operator(s) Killick, Nixon and Company
Route
Start Murtajapur Junction NG (MZRN)
Stops 10
End Achalpur (ELP)
Distance travelled 76 km (47 mi)
Service frequency Daily [lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s) 52137/52138
On-board services
Class(es) General Unreserved
Seating arrangements No
Sleeping arrangements Yes
Catering facilities No
Entertainment facilities No
Baggage facilities No
Technical
Rolling stock 2
Track gauge 762 mm (2 ft 6 in)
Operating speed 22 km/h (14 mph), including halts

The Shakuntala Express was an Passenger that runs between Yavatmal and Murtijapur, in the state of Maharashtra in India.[1][2][3][4]

In 2016, Indian Railways announced that the Shakuntala Express would be cancelled due to conversion 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge.[5]

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.co.uk.
  2. ↑ "Shakuntala Express: A slow journey into forgotten time". The Times of India.
  3. ↑ "India's Disappearing Railways - Telegraph". Telegraph.co.uk. 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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