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~~~ #Betwa Express ~~~
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#Name: Unlike every train which are named over river as they cross it, Betwa Express never crosses Betwa river, even its named for a reason said below. River Betwa is a major river and tributary to Yamuna, it rises from Vindhyan Range near Hoshangabad, flows through Malwa Plateau and joins...
more... River Yamuna a Hamirpur distt UP. Betwa is a clean river having greenish color with lots of stones. Betwa river is depicted in Mahabharat as Vetravati, having Famous and Ancient temple of Orchha is on its bank. Betwa Express crosses the Yamuna river just at the confluence of Betwa and Yamuna river, also it runs thru Hamirpur district and region blessed by Betwa and Yamuna rivers, hence it was named as Betwa Express.
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#Regions:
#UP - Awadh Bundelkhand
#MP - Mahakoshal Baghelkhand
#CG - Bilaspur Raipur Durg
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#Zone and
#division: NCR Allahabad Jhansi. WCR Jabalpur. SECR Bilaspur Raipur divisions.
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#Base: Durg
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#Rivers: Yamuna Ken Son Sheonath
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#Physical Regions: Bundelkhand uplands, Vindhya Scraplands, Maikala Range.
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#Soils: Red Alluvial.
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#Zones: Serves 3 Zones NCR 6, WCR 3, SECR 10
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#State : 3 States -
#UP 6,
#MP 7,
#CG 6
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#Speed: Max avg 92 kmph Satna Maihar. Min avg 37 kmph Pendra Road Bilaspur
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#Pilgrimage: Chitrakoot Dham, Sharda Devi Maihar, Amarkantak dham.
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#Languages: Travels thru Urdu Hindi speaking region.
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#Dialect: Hindi: Bundelkhandi, Baghelkhandi, Chhattisgarhi dialects.
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#Trivia:
¤Neat and clean, maintained train.
¤ Good priority train.
¤Connects 3 pilgrimage centres.
¤ Connects major industrial cities Kanpur Satna Bilaspur Raipur Durg.