12002 New Delhi - Bhopal Shatabdi Express hauled by 30021 Ghaziabad WAP 5 arrives Gwalior Jn. The departure shot of Bhopal Shatabdi Express from Gwalior station can be seen from here: http://youtu.be/n-kRJ2pvJvw Gwalior is a historical and major city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is located to the south of Agra, 319 kilometres south of Delhi the capital city of India, and 423 kilometres north of Bhopal, the state capital. Gwalior occupies a strategic location in the Gird region of India, and the city and its fortress have served as the center of several of historic northern Indian kingdoms. It is famous for Gwalior Fort, which has changed hands many times. From the Tomaras in the 8th century, it passed to the Mughals, then the Marathas under the Scindias. Besides being the Administrative Headquarters of Gwalior district and Gwalior division, Gwalior also hosts some administrative offices of Chambal Division. Gwalior also hosts several Administrative Headquarters of the State as well the Country; Few of them are The High Court of Madhya-Pradesh (Gwalior Bench), Office of The Narcotics Commissioner of India (Central Bureau of Narcotics), Office of The Accountant-General (AG) of Madhya-Pradesh, Office of The President-Board of Revenue of Madhya-Pradesh, Office of The Transport-Commissioner of Madhya-Pradesh, Office of The Commissioner-Land Records & Settlements Madhya-Pradesh, Office of The State Excise Commissioner of Madhya-Pradesh etc. Gwalior also hosts Premiere Government Institutions like Defense Research & Development Establishment(DRDE), Country's only Border Security Force (BSF) Academy, National Cadet Corps (NCC) Officer's Training Academy(OTA). Gwalior also features a major Indian Air Force (IAF) Station, A major Indian Army Cantonment (Morar Cantt.), Central Intelligence Bureau HO. Numerous Colleges and Universities are located in Gwalior including NRIITM Gwalior, IIITM Gwalior & IITTM Gwalior. Gwalior is surrounded by industrial and commercial zones of neighbouring districts (Malanpur -- Bhind, Banmor -- Morena) on all three main directions. Gwalior is one of the largest city of Central India and is often referred to as the tourist capital of the Madhya-Pradesh; The State being called as The Heart of Incredible India. Gwalior has a major railway station in its Metropolitan Area, the Gwalior Junction (Station code: GWL). It is the part of the Jhansi division of the North Central Railways. Gwalior is one of the few places where both narrow gauge and broad gauge railways tracks are still operational. The Gwalior narrow gauge track is the narrowest in India. Gwalior Junction is a five Railway Track intersection Point. 1. Goes to Agra (AGC), 2. Goes to Jhansi (JHS), 3. Goes to Shivpuri (SVPI), 4. Goes to Bhind (BIX), 5. Goes to Sheopur Kalan (SOE) on Narrow Gauge Line. Gwalior is one of the major commercial railway stations of the North Central Railway, whose zonal Head-Quarter is centred in Allahabad. The station has won awards from Indian Railways for Excellent clean infrastructure in 1987, 1988, 1989 and 1992. It is already in the Adrash Station Category of Indian Railways. Recently, the government has decided to build escalators at this station, and the construction has since started. Gwalior is on the Main train line between Delhi (Station Code: NDLS) & Mumbai (Bombay) (Station Code: CSTM) and between Delhi & Chennai (Station Code: MAS) and many trains like Bhopal Shatabdi, Some trains starting here and travelling towards Eastern India via Gwalior Junction -- Jhansi Junction, provide direct connections to points in Eastern India including Kolkata (Calcutta), Barauni, Varanasi, and Allahabad. There are about 50 trains to New Delhi and Agra every day, and around the same number of trains to Bhopal and Nagpur. However, fewer trains are available for long routes like Mumbai and Chennai. The Gwalior City Limits cover three stations on broad gauge tracks, namely: Gwalior Junction, Birlanagar, Sithouli, Rairu. Also, the City Limits cover three stations on narrow gauge railway tracks, namely: Gwalior NG, Ghosipura, MotiJheel. The luxury trains -- the Maharaja Express and the India on Wheels -- also stop at Gwalior on their week-long round trip of tourist destinations in Central India. Ahmed dada was also with me. Camera: Sony Cybershot Hx200v

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