"14258" KASHI VISHWANATH EXPRESS (NDLS - BSB) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KASHI VISHWANATH EXPRESS :- The Legendary Kashi Vishwanath Express is a prestigious train of Indian Railways that runs between New Delhi (NDLS) and Varanasi (BSB). This train having CBC Coaches & ISO 9001:2000 Certified. The (14258/14257) Kashi Vishwanath Express train is the second train of Lucknow Division and sixth train of Northern Railway which has been awarded the global quality certification. The train is named after the Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi. Main towns along the way are Pratapgarh, Amethi, Rae Bareli, Lucknow, Hardoi, Bareilly, Moradabad, Amroha and Ghaziabad. It operates daily and covers a distance of 794 kilometers (493 mi). Kashi Vishwanath Express offers first A/C, second A/C, third A/C and sleeper class coaches and pantry car services. The Kashi Vishwanath Express is usually hauled by a WDP4B Locomotive (Tughlakabad Shed). --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Travel Time: 17h 5m 32 halts Distance: 793 km Avg Speed: 46 km/hr. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoppages :- New Delhi → Ghaziabad → Pilkhua → Hapur → Garhmukteshwar → Gajraula → Amroha → Moradabad → Rampur → Bareilly → Pitambarpur → Tilhar → Shahjehanpur → Anjhi Shahabad → Hardoi → Balamau → Sandila → Lucknow → Bachhrawan → Rae Bareli → Jais → Gauriganj → Amethi → Antu → Pratapgarh → Dandupur → Badshahpur → Janghai → Suraiwan → Bhadohi → Parsipur → Sewapuri → Chaukhandi → Varanasi. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (SOURCE :- Indiarailinfo) http://indiarailinfo.com/train/kashi-vishwanath-express-14258-ndls-to-bsb/931/664/334. __________________________________________ ABOUT THE LOCATION ------------------------------------ This massive Railroad curve lies just before entering the 700 mtrs long Garhmukteshwar Railroad Bridge over River Ganga & Garhmukteshwar Bridge (Pul) Railway Station. In actual fact there are two RAILWAY STATIONS in the city: One is GARHMUKTESHWAR CITY and other is GARHMUKTESHWAR BRIDGE ( BRIJGHAT ). Both of these Railway Stations of the town lies on New Delhi / Delhi - Moradabad Route. Garhmukteshwar is a city and a municipal board in Hapur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Garhmukteshwar had a population of almost 60000. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Garhmukteshwar has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 74%: male literacy is 88%, and female literacy is 76%. In Garhmukteshwar, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. Garhmukteshwar is holy place, situated at the bank of holy river Ganga. Garhmukteshwar is famous for its GANGA FAIR which held every year that takes place on the Full Moon Day in the month of Kartik. About 8 lakh persons, from far and near, come to have a dip in the river Ganges, which they consider to be holy. Another fair, held on the occasion of Dussehra, attracts about 96,47,50,000 devotees. The name of the place is derived from the great temple of Mukteshwar Mahadeva, dedicated to the goddess Ganga who is worshipped here in four temples, two situated on a high cliff and two below it. One of them is situated alongside Meerut road. The place is famous for its 80 Sati Pillars. These pillars mark the spots where Hindu widows are said to have committed sati. The town also boasts of a mosque built by Gays-ud-din Balban that bears an inscription in Arabic dating to 682 Hijri or 1283 A.D.Garhmukteshwar is also famous for its mudha udhyog. A hundreds year old Temple of Lord shiva at near Jhadina village named as Sidhnath Baba Temple and also ancient temple of Mahadev which has a huge shiv ling like Pura Mahadev and Panchi Temple is located at Jhadina khadar region. Around five kilometres from Garhmukteshwar town, flows the holy river Ganges. Garhmukteshwar is situated on the National Highways 24 joining New Delhi with Lucknow. The town is situated 100 odd kilometres from New Delhi and is the closest point from the capital where the river Ganges flows. Garhmukteshwar is also famous for its bathing fair that takes place on the Full Moon Day in the month of Kartik. About 8 lakh persons, from far and near, come to have a dip in the river Ganges, which they consider to be holy. Another fair, held on the occasion of Dussehra, attracts about 1,50,000 devotees.

• published: 11 Dec 2013
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