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	The '''Shakuntala Express''' was a [[passenger]] ~~train~~ that ran between [[Yavatmal]] and [[Achalpur]], in the state of [[Maharashtra]] in [[India]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4041983.stm\|title=BBC NEWS - South Asia - A railway ride into history\|~~work~~=~~bbc.co.uk~~}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Shakuntala-Express-A-slow-journey-into-forgotten-time/articleshow/24063042.cms\|title=Shakuntala Express: A slow journey into forgotten time\|work=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturepicturegalleries/11249745/Indias-Disappearing-Railways.html?frame=3116021\|title=India's Disappearing Railways ~~- Telegraph~~\|date=3 December 2014\|work=Telegraph~~.co.uk~~}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/logistics/a-curious-relic-from-another-era/article4469578.ece\|title=A curious relic from another era\|author=S. Shanker, K. Raghavendra Rao\|work=The Hindu Business Line}}</ref>		The '''Shakuntala Express''' was a [[passenger train]] that ran between [[Yavatmal]] and [[Achalpur]], in the state of [[Maharashtra]] in India.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4041983.stm\|title=BBC NEWS - South Asia - A railway ride into history\|publisher=BBC}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Shakuntala-Express-A-slow-journey-into-forgotten-time/articleshow/24063042.cms\|title=Shakuntala Express: A slow journey into forgotten time\|work=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturepicturegalleries/11249745/Indias-Disappearing-Railways.html?frame=3116021\|title=India's Disappearing Railways\|date=3 December 2014\|work=Telegraph}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/logistics/a-curious-relic-from-another-era/article4469578.ece\|title=A curious relic from another era\|author=S. Shanker, K. Raghavendra Rao\|work=The Hindu Business Line}}</ref>

	In 2016, [[Indian Railways]] announced that the Shakuntala Express would be cancelled due to the track conversion to {{~~RailGauge~~\|1676mm\|allk=on}} [[broad gauge]].<ref>[http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/govt-to-take-over-shakuntala-only-private-railway-line-116102200809_1.html Government to take over Shakuntala, only private railway line, convert to broad gauge]</ref> The express service was actually stopped in 2020, and the conversion of tracks to broad-gauge started in same year.		In 2016, [[Indian Railways]] announced that the Shakuntala Express would be cancelled due to the track conversion to {{track gauge\|1676mm\|allk=on}} [[broad gauge]].<ref>[http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/govt-to-take-over-shakuntala-only-private-railway-line-116102200809_1.html Government to take over Shakuntala, only private railway line, convert to broad gauge]</ref> The express service was actually stopped in 2020, and the conversion of tracks to broad-gauge started in same year.

	== See also ==		== See also ==
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	== External links ==		== External links ==
	* [https://indiarailinfo.com/train/-train-murtajapur-yavatmal-ng-passenger-52131/7366/12127/6766 Shakuntala Express 52131 indiarailinfo]		* [https://indiarailinfo.com/train/-train-murtajapur-yavatmal-ng-passenger-52131/7366/12127/6766 Shakuntala Express 52131] indiarailinfo
	* [https://indiarailinfo.com/train/timetable/shakuntala-ng-passenger-52137/7367/12127/6782#st Shakuntala Express 52137 indiarailinfo~~]<br/>~~		* [https://indiarailinfo.com/train/timetable/shakuntala-ng-passenger-52137/7367/12127/6782#st Shakuntala Express 52137] indiarailinfo

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The '''Shakuntala Express''' was a [[passenger]] train that ran between [[Yavatmal]] and [[Achalpur]], in the state of [[Maharashtra]] in [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4041983.stm|title=BBC NEWS - South Asia - A railway ride into history|work=bbc.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Shakuntala-Express-A-slow-journey-into-forgotten-time/articleshow/24063042.cms|title=Shakuntala Express: A slow journey into forgotten time|work=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturepicturegalleries/11249745/Indias-Disappearing-Railways.html?frame=3116021|title=India's Disappearing Railways - Telegraph|date=3 December 2014|work=Telegraph.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/logistics/a-curious-relic-from-another-era/article4469578.ece|title=A curious relic from another era|author=S. Shanker, K. Raghavendra Rao|work=The Hindu Business Line}}</ref>

In 2016, [[Indian Railways]] announced that the Shakuntala Express would be cancelled due to the track conversion to {{RailGauge|1676mm|allk=on}} [[broad gauge]].<ref>[http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/govt-to-take-over-shakuntala-only-private-railway-line-116102200809_1.html Government to take over Shakuntala, only private railway line, convert to broad gauge]</ref> The express service was actually stopped in 2020, and the conversion of tracks to broad-gauge started in same year.

== See also ==
* [[Shakuntala Railway]]

== Notes ==
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==References==
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== External links ==
* [https://indiarailinfo.com/train/-train-murtajapur-yavatmal-ng-passenger-52131/7366/12127/6766 Shakuntala Express 52131 indiarailinfo]
* [https://indiarailinfo.com/train/timetable/shakuntala-ng-passenger-52137/7367/12127/6782#st Shakuntala Express 52137 indiarailinfo]<br/>

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