Date taken: January 2013 Camcorder: SONY DCR SX45E Hauled by 22349 SRC shed WAP- 4, the bang on time running 12704 Secunderabad (SC)- Howrah (HWH) FALAKNUMA Superfast Express crosses the Kuakhai (Koakhai) river on the single line stretch of ECoR's Bhubaneshwar- Cuttack stretch. The construction work of the second line going on in full swing is also spotted. Kuakhai River: Kuakhai River is a distributary of Mahanadi River which flows through Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Mahanadi River branches off at Naraj, Cuttack as Kathajodi River, then immediately it is bifurcated, with its southern branch flowing as Kuakhai River. The Kushabhadra River branches off from the Kuakhai River at Balianta and flows in a south-western direction towards Nimapara and Gop into Bay of Bengal. The Daya River starts as a branch of the Kuakhai River at Saradeipur (near Badahati) and is then joined by the Malaguni River below Golabai and flows through Khordha and Puri districts before emptying into the north-eastern corner of Chilika Lake. Most of the water supply of Bhubaneswar is met by the Kuakhai river, along with Daya river. FALAKNUMA follows the Secunderabad- Nalgonda- Guntur- Vijaywada- Rajahmundry- Samalkot- Vishakapatnam- Brahmapur- Khurdah Road- Bhubaneshwar- Balasore- Kharagpur- Santragachi- Howrah route of SCR/ ECoR/ SER, and takes 25h 45m to cover 1543 kms with 24 halts. ++ Playlist of 12704 Secunderabad (SC)- Howrah (HWH) FALAKNUMA: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyOcbsGHEweZvgdhvjZNVdbQ-Mfg7wMQe ++ Playlist of 12703 Howrah (HWH)- Secunderabad (SC) FALAKNUMA: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyOcbsGHEweZG_C2eeE7-8hy35b-sTXar

• published: 28 Sep 2013
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