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| operator = Killick, Nixon and Company | | operator = Killick, Nixon and Company | ||
| ridership = | | ridership = | ||
| start = {{ | | start = {{stnlnk|Yavatmal}} (YTL) | ||
| stops = 10 | | stops = 10 | ||
| end = {{ | | end = {{stnlnk|Achalpur}} (ELP) | ||
| distance = {{convert|76|km|0|abbr=on}} | | distance = {{convert|76|km|0|abbr=on}} | ||
| journey time = 3h 30m | | journey time = 3h 30m | ||
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| other facilities= | | other facilities= | ||
| stock = 2 | | stock = 2 | ||
| gauge = {{ | | gauge = {{track gauge|762mm|al=on|allk=on}} | ||
| electrification = | | electrification = | ||
| trainnumber = 52137/52138 | | trainnumber = 52137/52138 | ||
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| map_state = | | map_state = | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Shakuntala Express''' was a [[passenger]] | 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 {{ | 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 | * [https://indiarailinfo.com/train/timetable/shakuntala-ng-passenger-52137/7367/12127/6782#st Shakuntala Express 52137] indiarailinfo | ||
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