Shakuntala Express

Shakuntala Express
Overview
Service type	Passenger
First service	1903
Last service	2020
Current operator(s)	Killick, Nixon and Company
Route
Start	Yavatmal (YTL)
Stops	10
End	Achalpur (ELP)
Distance travelled	76 km (47 mi)
Service frequency	Daily
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), maximum permissible speed (MPS)

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The Shakuntala Express was a passenger train that ran between Yavatmal and Achalpur, 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 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.

Notes

↑ Runs seven days in a week for every direction.

References

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

External links

Shakuntala Express 52131 indiarailinfo
Shakuntala Express 52137 indiarailinfo

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[1] Runs seven days in a week for every direction.

[2] "BBC NEWS - South Asia - A railway ride into history". BBC.

[3] "Shakuntala Express: A slow journey into forgotten time". The Times of India.

[4] "India's Disappearing Railways". Telegraph. 3 December 2014.

[5] S. Shanker, K. Raghavendra Rao. "A curious relic from another era". The Hindu Business Line.

[6] Government to take over Shakuntala, only private railway line, convert to broad gauge

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Rail transport	Rail transport in Chhattisgarh Rail transport in Madhya Pradesh Rail transport in Uttarakhand Rail transport in Uttar Pradesh
See also	Indian Railways Bholu (mascot) Datia rail accident

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