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Ajanta Express runs through eastern [[Maharashtra]] ([[Marathwada]] region) and north-western region of [[Telangana]]. It was known as ''Kacheguda Express'' very often by the people travelling on [[Kacheguda]]–[[Nizamabad, Andhra Pradesh|Nizamabad]]–[[Nanded]]–[[Aurangabad Maharashtra|Aurangabad]] route on former [[Hyderabad–Godavari Valley Railways]]. | Ajanta Express runs through eastern [[Maharashtra]] ([[Marathwada]] region) and north-western region of [[Telangana]]. It was known as ''Kacheguda Express'' very often by the people travelling on [[Kacheguda]]–[[Nizamabad, Andhra Pradesh|Nizamabad]]–[[Nanded]]–[[Aurangabad Maharashtra|Aurangabad]] route on former [[Hyderabad–Godavari Valley Railways]]. | ||
The train was introduced on 1 April 1967 as a [[metre-gauge]] train between [[Kacheguda railway station]] and Manmad, via Nizamabad, Nanded and Aurangabad. The train became popular in a short time as [[Manmad|Manmad Junction]] on {{ | The train was introduced on 1 April 1967 as a [[metre-gauge]] train between [[Kacheguda railway station]] and Manmad, via Nizamabad, Nanded and Aurangabad. The train became popular in a short time as [[Manmad|Manmad Junction]] on {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] was the point to take broad gauge trains to other destinations. | ||
After the track from Manmad to [[Parbhani]] was converted to broad gauge in 1992–95 and the track from Parbhani to [[Mudkhed]] and Nizamabad was still not converted, the train was re-routed between Kacheguda and Manmad via [[Bidar]] and Parbhani in 1995–1996 because the metre gauge had been converted between [[Vikarabad]] and Parbhani by then. In 2007, the train again diverted to its old route which had been converted into broad gauge in 2002–2003. | After the track from Manmad to [[Parbhani]] was converted to broad gauge in 1992–95 and the track from Parbhani to [[Mudkhed]] and Nizamabad was still not converted, the train was re-routed between Kacheguda and Manmad via [[Bidar]] and Parbhani in 1995–1996 because the metre gauge had been converted between [[Vikarabad]] and Parbhani by then. In 2007, the train again diverted to its old route which had been converted into broad gauge in 2002–2003. | ||