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Ajmer

Ajmer , formerly written as Ajmere, is a city in Ajmer District in Rajasthan state in India. Ajmer has a population of around 800,000 , and is located west of the Rajasthan state capital Jaipur, 200 km from Jodhpur, 274 km from Udaipur, 439 km from Jaisalmer, and 391 km from...

-Hyderabad Express is long awaited Super fast train by the People of Hyderabad especially by Muslims for Ziyarat

Ziyarat

Ziyārah is an Arabic term literally means "visit", used to refer to a pilgrimage to sites associated with Muhammad, his family members and descendants , his companions, or other venerated figures in Islām, such as the Prophets, Sufi saints and Islāmic scholars...

to Garib Nawaz Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti Sharif

Sharif

Sharīf or Chérif is a traditional Arab tribal title given to those who serve as the protector of the tribe and all tribal assets, such as property, wells, and land. In origin, the word is an adjective meaning "noble", "highborn". The feminine singular is sharifa...

dargah in Ajmer

Ajmer

in Rajasthan

Rajasthan

Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...

. The train also important to Hindu

Hindu

Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...

pilgrims to visit Pushkar

Pushkar

Pushkar is a town in the Ajmer district in the state of Rajasthan, India. It is situated at 14 km North West from Ajmer at an average elevation of 510 metres , and is one of the five sacred dhams...

Brahma

Brahma is the Hindu god of creation and one of the Trimurti, the others being Vishnu and Shiva. According to the Brahma Purana, he is the father of Mānu, and from Mānu all human beings are descended. In the Ramayana and the...

Temple

A temple is a structure reserved for religious or spiritual activities, such as prayer and sacrifice, or analogous rites. A templum constituted a sacred precinct as defined by a priest, or augur. It has the same root as the word "template," a plan in preparation of the building that was marked out...

in Ajmer

Ajmer

.

The long awaited train was gifted to Hyderabad by Mamata Banerjee

Mamata Banerjee

Mamata Banerjee is the 11th and current chief minister of the Indian state of West Bengal. She is the first woman to hold the office. Banerjee founded All India Trinamool Congress in 1997 and became chairperson, after separating from the Indian National Congress...

in her Railway Budget -2009-2010AD. The Prestigious train,however was expected to be a daily, but is being organized Bi Weekly due to maintainable reasons.

Nomenclature or Name

The train is however, unofficially known as Minaxi Express, generally Referered by SCR as Hyderabad -Ajmer Express or Simply Ajmeer Express.

Press Release by South Central Railway

Shri K. Rosaiah, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh will flag off four new Trains on 27 September 2010 at Kacheguda Railway Station at 10.00 a.m. Shri K.H.Muniyappa, Hon’ble Minister of State for Railways will preside over the function.

On their inaugural run on 27 September 2010, the four trains will run as per the following timings.

Hyderabad-Ajmer Inaugural Special (Train No.2720A) will depart Hyderabad at 10.30 hrs. and arrive Ajmer at 19.00 hrs. the next day.

Regularity

Regular Timings of the newly introduced trains (from 28 September 2010)

1. Train No. 2720/2719 Hyderabad-Ajmer-Hyderabad Bi-weekly Superfast Express

Train No. 2720 Hyderabad-Ajmer Bi-weekly Superfast Express will depart Hyderabad every Monday and Wednesday at 20.30 hrs., arrive/depart Secunderabad at 20.50/20.55 hrs., and arrive Ajmer at 03.25 hrs., the second day (Wednesday and Friday). In the return direction, Train No.2719 Ajmer-Hyderabad Bi-Weekly Superfast Express will depart Ajmer every Wednesday and Friday at 17.25 hrs., arrive/depart Secunderabad at 00.05/00.10 hrs the second day (Friday and Sunday) and arrive Hyderabad at 00.30 hrs.

Route

Enroute, the Train will stop at Nizamabad, Mudkhed, Nanded, Purna, Hingoli, Washim, Akola, Khandwa, Itarsi, Bhopal, Ratlam, Mandsor, Nimach and Bhilwara in both the directions. Two Experimental stops have been allotted with one at Chittorgarh and another at Ujjain

Ujjain

Ujjain , is an ancient city of Malwa region in central India, on the eastern bank of the Kshipra River , today part of the state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the administrative centre of Ujjain District and Ujjain Division.In ancient times the city was called Ujjayini...

recently.

The train will comprise of One AC 2 Tier, Two AC 3 Tier, Seven Sleeper Class, Six General Second Class, two Second Class Luggage cum Brake Van coaches totaling to eighteen.

History

Nizam Guaranteed Railways inaugurated this train as a Meter Gauge Link on Hyderabad-Godawari Valley Railways and -Malwa-Rajputhana Railways as a Daily passenger train to Ajmer

Ajmer

via, Nizamabad, Nanded

Nanded

Nanded is the second largest city in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra, India. It is also headquarters of Nanded district in the Marathwada Division of the state. It is an important holy place for the Sikh faith and is famous for the Hazur Sahib Gurudwara. It is the district headquarters once...

, Purna

Purna

Purna is a town with a municipal council in Parbhani district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.-Geography:Purna is located at . It has an average elevation of 386 metres ....

, Akola

Akola

Akola is a city in the state of Maharashtra located in the Vidarbha region of central India. It is located around 600 km east of Mumbai and 250 km west of Nagpur. Akola is the headquarters of Akola District located in Amravati Division.Akola district has an area of about 54.31 square...

, Khandwa

Khandwa

Khandwa is a town in the Nimaad region of Madhya Pradesh, an Administrative State in central India. It is the administrative headquarters of Khandwa District, formerly known as East Nimar District.Khandwa is an ancient town, with many places of worship, like many other towns in India...

, Indore MG, Ratlam

Ratlam

Ratlam , known historically as Ratnapuri, is a city in the Malwa region in Madhya Pradesh state of central India. The town of Ratlam lies 480 m above sea level. It is the administrative headquarters of Ratlam District....

, Neemuch

Neemuch

Neemuch or Nimach is a town in the Malwa region in state of Madhya Pradesh, India. Neemuch shares its north eastern border with state of Rajasthan. It is the administrative headquarters of Neemuch District. Nimach is an abbreviation of "North India Mounted Artillery & Cavalry Headquarters"...

, Mandsaur

Mandsaur

Mandsaur or Mandsour is a city in the Malwa region and district of Madhya Pradesh state of central India. It is the administrative headquarters of Mandsaur District.-Origin of name:...

, Chittorgarh

Chittorgarh

Chittorgarh is a city and a municipality in Rajasthan state of western India. It lies on the Berach River, a tributary of the Banas, and is the administrative headquarters of Chittorgharh District and a former capital of the Sisodia clans of Rajputs of Mewar...

. The train is known as Minaxi Express or Minaxi Passenger by the people.

It was named Minaxi possibly because

1). The Mahur

Mahur

Mahur or Mahurgad is a religious place in Maharashtra, India. Mahur is said to be the birth place of Hindu Goddess Renuka, mother of Lord Parshuram. The three and half Shakti Peethas of Maharashtra are Tuljapur enshrining Bhavani, Kolhapur enshrining Mahalakshmi, Mahur enshrining Mahamaya, and...

Ekvira or Ekaveera

Ekaveera

Ekaveera is an Indian novel written by Kavi Samrat Viswanatha Satyanarayana in Telugu language. It was penned between 1925–29 and was published in Bharathi magazine in 1935. Originally written in Telugu, it has since been translated into various Indian languages. In 1969, a film version was...

Aayee, of Nanded

Nanded

District, who is the most adorable goddess of Maharashtrian

Marathi people

The Marathi people or Maharashtrians are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group, that inhabit the Maharashtra region and state of western India. Their language Marathi is part of the southern group of Indo-Aryan languages...

People and people living around Nizamabad and Adilabad

Adilabad

Adilabad , is a town and a municipality in Adilabad district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It has a population of 108,233 . It is the headquarters of the district of the same name.-History:...

Districts, is also known Minaxi aayee.

2). Mahakali

Mahakali

Mahakali , literally translated as Great Kali, is a Hindu Goddess, considered to be the consort of Shiva the God of consciousness, and as the basis of Reality and existence...

goddess of Ujjain

Ujjain

, who is also adored as Minakshi or Minakshi. Though the train does not go to Ujjain

Ujjain

however, it stops at Fatehabad

Fatehabad

Fatehabad may refer to:* Fatehabad, Afghanistan* Fatehabad, Haryana a town in Haryana, India* Fatehabad district, a district in Haryana, India* Fatehabad, Madhya Pradesh, a city in Madhya Pradesh, India* Fatehabad, Agra, a village in Uttar Pradesh, India...

-Chandrawati Ganj Junction in, Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....

, and is about 30 km each from Indore

Indore

Indore is one of the major city in India, the largest city and commercial center of the state of Madhya Pradesh in central India. Indore is located 190 km west of the state capital Bhopal. According to the 2011 Indian census, Indore city has a population of 1,960,631...

and Ujjain

Ujjain

.

The Train was terminated due to gauge conversion in the mid of 1985 to 2009. On completion of Akola

Akola

--Khandwa

Khandwa

-Indore

Indore

section, the train is expected to re route via its original path and the train will be operated on daily basis.
Recent discussion with various old people of Medak

Medak

Medak , is a municipality in Medak District in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is 100 km to the north of Hyderabad.-Geography:Medak is located at . It has an average elevation of 442 metres .-Demographics:...

District reveals that The Ujjayini Mahankali temple is a replica of Ujjain

Ujjain

Mahakali temple of Ujjain

Ujjain

Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....

. In some puranas Mahakali is often referred to as Meenakshi

Meenakshi

Minakshi is an Avatar of the Hindu Goddess Parvati - and consort of Shiva - who is worshipped mainly by South Indians. She is also one of the few Hindu female deities to have a major temple devoted to her - the far famed Meenakshi Amman Temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu...

. At the time the train was initially inaugurated as Meter gauge Express between Kacheguda and Jaipur

Jaipur

Jaipur , also popularly known as the Pink City, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. Founded on 18 November 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, the ruler of Amber, the city today has a population of more than 3.1 million....

Rajasthani people referred this Train as Minakshi Express.

Jaipur Kacheguda Express

The Historical Jaipur Kacheguda Express is also expected to be renovated by the people of Hyderabad.

Loco Link

The train is led by WDM3A Alco turbo charged loco of Moula-Ali

Moula-Ali

Maula-Ali is a suburb of Hyderabad, India located at about 10 km from Secunderabad. It is famous for Moula Ali hill on top of which a famous mosque dedicated to Ali was built probably during era of Asif Jahi. The Moula Ali Dargah is one of the 11 heritage sites identified by “Heritage...

shed of Secunderabad

Secunderabad

Secunderabad popularly known as the twin city of Hyderabad is located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh north of Hyderabad. Named after Sikandar Jah, the third Nizam of the Asaf Jahi dynasty, Secunderabad was founded in 1806 AD as a British cantonment...

Division in both directions heads the Train from Hyderabad To Ajmer changing directions at Purna

Purna

Purna is a town with a municipal council in Parbhani district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.-Geography:Purna is located at . It has an average elevation of 386 metres ....

and Ratlam

Ratlam

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