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in 1968, the Grand Trunk
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As the train consisted of only 2 through coaches, it proved insufficient to meet the traffic requirements. In addition, the train's schedule depended on the schedules of the trains carrying the through carriages, and was thus subject to regular delays. This led to a revision in the operation of the
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were operated. At Itarsi, the two through coaches from
Mangalore were attached to the Great Indian Peninsular Railway's Bombay–Delhi service. In the final leg of the journey between Delhi and Peshawar, the two through carriages were attached to the
462:. Thus the train covered a distance of 2497 miles in a little over 96 hours. This was not an independent train and the name 'Grand Trunk express' only referred to the 2 through carriages operating between Mangalore and Peshawar.
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train and the revamped 'Grand Trunk express' commenced operating as a dedicated daily train between Madras and Delhi from 1 September 1930. The rakes used for the train were supplied by the
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Shortly after the inauguration of the service, from 15 October 1929, the two through carriages operating between
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the train covers the 2182.4 kilometer journey in 35 hours and 15 minutes, with 40 halts (exclusive of the terminals) at an average speed of 62kmph.
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From 9 February 2024, This train got shifted to
Tambaram 25 kms away from MGR Chennai Central. Additional stoppage provided in Chennai Egmore.
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Calcutta opened in 1900, providing a shorter route for the passengers bound to Calcutta, but the passengers bound to Delhi,
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A record in through-train running was set in 1921 by a military train conveying families of a regiment from
Peshawar to
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287:. It is a historic train and is one of the oldest trains starting services in 1929. It originally ran between
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and Delhi with Slip Coach to
Peshawar/Landi Kotal . From 1 March 1930, the service was extended to Lahore.
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Until the mid-1960s, the Grand Trunk
Express completed the 1356 mile journey between Madras and
351:'s Calcutta Mail at Manmad to proceed to the northern and the eastern parts of the country. The
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315:, India). From September 2021, it runs with modern new LHB coach with revised coach position.
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and other major cities in the north, continued to rely on the Madras–Manmad mail service.
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Department, Government of India (1930). "Chapter IV-Transportation and Working".
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section. This link reduced the distance between Madras and Delhi by over 200 miles.
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1071:"Grand Trunk Express train to be operated from Delhi Sarai Rohilla railway station"
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398:. The link was opened throughout on 15 November 1928 with the commissioning of the
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1059:. Calcutta: Central Publication Branch, Government of India. 1932. p. 36.
1013:. Calcutta: Central Publication Branch, Government of India. 1930. p. 71.
970:. Calcutta: Central Publication Branch, Government of India. 1930. p. 28.
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927:. Calcutta: Central Publication Branch, Government of India. p. 38.
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AC First, AC Two Tier, AC Three Tier, Sleeper class, Unreserved
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hastened the construction of the missing rail link between
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For most of the 19th century, the main railway route from
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From 10 December 2015, the train started terminating at
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The important halts of Grand Trunk Express are :-
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Annual passenger earnings - Kerala railway stations
433:'s Mangalore–Madras mail train. Between Madras and
2365:Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway strike (1932)
500:. From 12 May 2018, the terminal was reverted to
484:in about 50 hours. After the introduction of the
283:. From February 2024, the train is starting from
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2975:Lucknow–Sitapur–Seramow Provincial State Railway
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1099:"Indian Railway shifts terminals of 18 trains"
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2995:National Capital Region Transport Corporation
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227:62 km/h (39 mph) average with halts
2545:Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines
2980:Bareilly–Pilibheet Provincial State Railway
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850:Grand Trunk Express – AC 2 tier coach – A3
437:sectional coaches to Itarsi, Bezwada (now
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984:. IPC Business Press. 1929. p. 490.
347:. Passengers would then transfer to the
558:The train passes through the states of
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450:and reached Peshawar traveling through
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996:"[IRFCA] Khyber Pass Railway"
862:Grand Trunk Express – AC 3 tier coach
807:Grand Trunk Express – AC 2 tier coach
415:North Western Railway (British India)
372:North Western Railway (British India)
2333:Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway
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1030:Indian Railways Fan Club Association
916:
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380:Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway
3336:Railway services introduced in 1929
2301:Kerala Rail Development Corporation
790:locomotive on its entire journey.
13:
2793:Barabanki–Lucknow Suburban Railway
2660:Mau–Ghazipur–Dildarnagar main line
2360:South Indian railway strike (1928)
2323:Hyderabad–Godavari Valley Railways
678:
14:
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2520:Allahabad–Mau–Gorakhpur main line
2406:Timeline of Southern Railway zone
1115:
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838:Grand Trunk Express – Train board
3306:Rail transport in Andhra Pradesh
3301:Rail transport in Madhya Pradesh
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2960:Bengal and North Western Railway
2830:Patiala State Monorail Trainways
2705:Varanasi–Rae Bareli–Lucknow line
2338:Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway
2295:Kerala Rapid Transit Corporation
1476:Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
855:
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625:. It has a total of 22 coaches.
388:Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway
241:
3321:Rail transport in Uttar Pradesh
3286:Named passenger trains of India
2970:Mashrak–Thawe Extension Railway
2874:Modern Coach Factory, Raebareli
2788:Lucknow–Kanpur Suburban Railway
2710:Varanasi–Sultanpur–Lucknow line
475:Great Indian Peninsular Railway
376:Great Indian Peninsular Railway
349:Great Indian Peninsular Railway
2869:Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala
1886:Thiruvananthapuram–Kanyakumari
1444:Thiruvananthapuram Light Metro
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982:The Railway Magazine:Volume 64
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631:AC First Class Cum AC Two Tier
1:
3026:Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor
2935:Indian Branch Railway Company
2685:Shri Ganganagar–Sadulpur line
1776:Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam
1122:Indian Railways Official Site
904:
605:(NDLS) run and 12616 for the
104:2,211 km (1,374 mi)
3296:Rail transport in Tamil Nadu
3021:1974 railway strike in India
2990:Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
2965:Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway
2650:Marwar Junction–Munabao line
2585:Delhi–Meerut–Saharanpur line
2370:Indian Railway strike (1974)
295:(present-day capital of the
293:North West Frontier Province
7:
3326:Rail transport in Rajasthan
3311:Rail transport in Telangana
3072:Historical trains in India
2940:Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway
2910:East Indian Railway Company
2472:New Delhi–Chennai main line
2041:Cochin State Forest Tramway
1079:. Chennai. 3 September 2015
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542:Grand Trunk Express leaves
523:Grand Trunk Express leaves
10:
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2950:Cawnpore–Barabanki Railway
2700:Varanasi–Lucknow main line
2675:Mughalsarai–Kanpur section
2477:New Delhi–Mumbai main line
2452:Railways in Northern India
2289:Konkan Railway Corporation
2283:Chennai Metro Rail Limited
2231:Thiruvananthapuram Central
1896:Viluppuram–Tiruchirappalli
1162:Railways in Southern India
793:
667:Luggage Cum Disabled Coach
510:
318:
3331:Rail transport in Haryana
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2500:
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1970:Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam
1922:
1904:
1801:Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram
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1026:"Classic Trains of India"
819:Grand Trunk Express with
531:by 05.05 the third day.
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2945:Cawnpore–Burhwal Railway
2864:Banaras Locomotive Works
2655:Mathura–Vadodara section
2570:Chandigarh–Sahnewal line
2530:Amritsar–Khem Karan line
2318:East Coast State Railway
1914:Nilgiri Mountain Railway
1826:Manamadurai–Virudhunagar
951:: CS1 maint: location (
550:by 05.30 the third day.
477:for the next few years.
217:5 ft 6 in
3316:Rail transport in Delhi
3291:Express trains in India
3210:Thiruvananthapuram Mail
2985:Segowlie–Raxaul Railway
2930:Oudh and Tirhut Railway
2920:Rajputana–Malwa Railway
2690:Suratgarh–Bathinda line
2595:Jalandhar–Firozpur line
2535:Amritsar–Pathankot line
2375:Peruman accident (1988)
2051:Nilambur–Nanjangud line
2005:Shoranur–Cochin Harbour
343:which were detached at
2728:Delhi Suburban Railway
2665:Merta Road–Rewari line
2635:Lucknow–Moradabad line
2630:Lucknow–Gorakhpur line
2615:Jodhpur–Jaisalmer line
2515:Ahmedabad–Udaipur line
2482:Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line
2467:Howrah–Delhi main line
2046:Kundala Valley Railway
1950:Guntakal–Vasco da Gama
1821:Manamadurai–Rameswaram
1806:Kothapalli–Manoharabad
1786:Gudivada–Machilipatnam
1486:Integral Coach Factory
174:Observation facilities
47:; 95 years ago
2915:Kangra Valley Railway
2905:North Western Railway
2900:North Central Railway
2895:North Eastern Railway
2695:Varanasi–Chhapra line
2670:Moradabad–Ambala line
2640:Ludhiana–Fazilka line
2610:Jodhpur–Bathinda line
2555:Bathinda–Rajpura line
2540:Aunrihar–Jaunpur line
2492:Jaipur–Ahmedabad line
1995:Pagidipalli–Nallapadu
1975:Motumarri–Vishnupuram
1891:Vijayawada–Nidadavolu
1846:Nagercoil–Tirunelveli
1841:Mysore–Chamarajanagar
1781:Erode–Tiruchirappalli
1434:Kozhikode Light Metro
546:by 16.10 and reaches
527:by 17.00 and reaches
311:(present-day city in
158:Sleeping arrangements
3276:Transport in Chennai
3245:Imperial Indian Mail
3130:Barauni–Gwalior Mail
2814:Kalka–Shimla Railway
2645:Ludhiana–Jakhal line
2625:Laksar–Dehradun line
2620:Kanpur–Delhi section
2605:Jammu–Baramulla line
2600:Jalandhar–Jammu line
2590:Delhi–Moradabad line
2550:Bathinda–Rewari line
1861:Peddapalli–Nizamabad
1811:Kothavalasa–Kirandul
1791:Jolarpettai–Shoranur
1771:Ernakulam–Kayamkulam
1761:Bhimavaram–Narasapur
1177:Ministry of Railways
1127:GT Express Route Map
899:Ganga Kaveri Express
673:End On Generator Car
554:Schedule and service
431:South Indian Railway
423:South Indian Railway
384:South Indian Railway
150:Seating arrangements
109:Average journey time
3190:Mumbai–Chennai Mail
3155:Howrah–Chennai Mail
3109:Grand Trunk Express
2855:Manufacturing units
2783:Rapid Metro Gurgaon
2560:Bikaner–Rewari line
2510:Agra–Bhopal section
2380:Nellore fire (2012)
1990:Nandyal–Yerraguntla
1980:Nagpur–Secunderabad
1876:Secunderabad–Manmad
1816:Madurai–Tirunelveli
1192:Zones and divisions
730:Balharshah Junction
710:Vijayawada Junction
494:Delhi Sarai Rohilla
404:Balharshah Junction
396:Balharshah Junction
257:Grand Trunk Express
166:Catering facilities
61:Current operator(s)
23:
22:Grand Trunk Express
3281:Transport in Delhi
3160:Howrah–Mumbai Mail
3145:Golden Temple Mail
2846:Jammu–Sialkot line
2719:Urban and suburban
2680:Rewari–Rohtak line
2575:Delhi–Fazilka line
2525:Ambala–Attari line
2056:Sabarimala Railway
2010:Shoranur–Mangalore
2000:Secunderabad–Dhone
1965:Kazipet–Vijayawada
1945:Guntakal–Renigunta
1930:Duvvada–Vijayawada
1498:Rail Wheel Factory
1419:Bengaluru Monorail
1332:Suburban and metro
1285:Thiruvananthapuram
894:Thirukural Express
782:It is hauled by a
661:General Unreserved
297:Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
275:, running between
255:The 12615 / 12616
182:Baggage facilities
101:Distance travelled
21:
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2883:Railway companies
2807:Heritage railways
2798:Delhi–Meerut RRTS
2565:Bhanupli–Leh line
2487:Delhi–Jaipur line
2458:National network/
2419:
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2269:Railway companies
2264:
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2256:Visakhapatnam Jn.
2064:
2063:
2025:Vijayawada–Guntur
1985:Nallapadu–Nandyal
1871:Samalkot–Kakinada
1856:Palakkad–Pollachi
1851:Nilambur–Shoranur
1766:Chennai–Thanjavur
1733:Chennai–New Delhi
1723:Chennai–Bangalore
1702:
1701:
1457:
1456:
1407:
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617:Coach composition
309:Madras Presidency
305:Mangalore Central
269:Superfast Express
259:(commonly called
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135:On-board services
117:Service frequency
45:1 April 1929
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3135:Brahmaputra Mail
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2890:Northern Railway
2580:Delhi–Kalka line
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2389:Related articles
2273:
2272:
2199:Secunderabad Jn.
2189:Hyderabad Deccan
2125:Chengalpattu Jn.
2108:
2107:
2070:Passenger trains
2020:Vijayawada–Gudur
2015:Solapur–Guntakal
1960:Hassan–Bangalore
1940:Guntakal–Nandyal
1836:Mysore–Bangalore
1831:Mangalore–Mysore
1796:Kollam–Sengottai
1711:
1710:
1513:
1512:
1429:Coimbatore Metro
1424:Chennai Monorail
1356:Chennai Suburban
1344:
1343:
1337:
1336:
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1142:
1133:
1132:
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1032:. Archived from
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884:Himsagar Express
859:
847:
835:
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804:
765:Mathura Junction
755:Gwalior Junction
429:attached to the
245:
233:
232:
218:
214:
127:
66:Southern Railway
62:
55:
53:
48:
24:
20:
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3259:
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3205:Saurashtra Mail
3140:Darjeeling Mail
3113:
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3073:
3065:
3035:
3030:
3011:Indian Railways
2999:
2878:
2856:
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3235:Flying Mail
3200:Quilon Mail
3195:Punjab Mail
2733:Delhi Metro
2460:trunk lines
2401:Madras Time
2221:Madurai Jn.
2206:Katpadi Jn.
1748:Broad Gauge
1593:Golden Rock
1570:Diesel Loco
1481:Golden Rock
1399:Namma Metro
1389:Kochi Metro
1340:Operational
1224:South Coast
1083:5 September
637:AC Two Tier
613:(TBM) run.
572:Maharashtra
496:instead of
208:Track gauge
3270:Categories
3255:Poona Mail
3230:Assam Mail
3170:Kalka Mail
3165:Jammu Mail
2246:Tiruvallur
2226:Mysuru Jn.
2211:Kollam Jn.
2083:High speed
1866:Pune–Londa
1694:Vijayawada
1638:Steam Loco
1623:Vijayawada
1618:Tondiarpet
1555:Vijayawada
1242:Vijayawada
1040:5 November
905:References
725:Mancherial
655:Pantry car
560:Tamil Nadu
456:Ferozepore
439:Vijayawada
299:province,
52:1929-04-01
2823:Monorails
2351:Accidents
2216:Kozhikode
2194:Kacheguda
2184:Hyderabad
2130:Bengaluru
2093:Passenger
1689:Velachery
1669:Bangalore
1588:Ernakulam
1550:Royapuram
1545:Lallaguda
1525:Arakkonam
1491:ICF coach
1463:Workshops
1308:Bangalore
1209:Hyderabad
1169:Authority
947:cite book
784:Royapuram
771:New Delhi
623:LHB coach
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607:New Delhi
603:New Delhi
580:Rajasthan
568:Telangana
544:New Delhi
536:New Delhi
529:New Delhi
521:New Delhi
502:New Delhi
498:New Delhi
482:New Delhi
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419:Mangalore
364:Cannanore
313:Karnataka
277:New Delhi
271:train on
236:Route map
201:LHB coach
190:Technical
185:Available
169:Available
141:Class(es)
86:New Delhi
36:Superfast
3004:See also
2503:sections
2241:Tirupati
2236:Thrissur
2167:Tambaram
2103:Stations
2034:Inactive
1923:Sections
1906:Mountain
1684:Tambaram
1679:Palakkad
1603:Guntakal
1535:Guntakal
1412:Proposed
1348:Suburban
1275:Palakkad
1257:Southern
1232:Guntakal
1009:"VIII".
868:See also
778:Traction
720:Warangal
689:Tambaram
611:Tambaram
601:(TBM) –
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548:Tambaram
540:Tambaram
525:Tambaram
517:Tambaram
452:Bathinda
411:Peshawar
400:Asifabad
382:and the
329:Calcutta
301:Pakistan
289:Peshawar
285:Tambaram
112:36 hours
81:Tambaram
27:Overview
3223:Defunct
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2752:Magenta
2311:Defunct
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2147:Chennai
2078:Express
1646:Coonoor
1613:Kazipet
1578:Coonoor
1540:Kazipet
1270:Madurai
1265:Chennai
1247:Waltair
966:"III".
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794:Gallery
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705:Nellore
588:Haryana
511:Timings
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402:Road –
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319:History
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2777:Yellow
2772:Violet
2757:Orange
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1674:Kollam
1508:Depots
1318:Mysore
1237:Guntur
1055:"IV".
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325:Madras
303:) and
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3118:Mails
2742:Green
2152:Avadi
2112:Major
1707:Lines
1664:Avadi
1608:Hubli
1598:Gooty
1583:Erode
1530:Erode
1376:Metro
1313:Hubli
1280:Salem
825:WAP-4
821:Erode
788:WAP-7
592:Delhi
345:Daund
333:Delhi
120:Daily
93:Stops
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72:Route
2762:Pink
2747:Grey
2737:Blue
1715:Main
1085:2015
1042:2013
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