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This train connects Kolkata to Siliguri. Before independence, the journey would start from Calcutta station and end on the southern bank of the Padma River in East Bengal (now Bangladesh). The passengers would then cross the river on a ferry and continue the journey from the northern bank of Padma to Siliguri. Identify the historic train, named after a hill station.

Started in 1879, Darjeeling Mail has been running for 142 years! This makes it one of the oldest trains still in operation. After independence, the route of the train was shifted entirely to West Bengal and Bihar.

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Malgudi Express
Darjeeling Mail
Gatimaan Express
Ramayana Express

The Vivek Express is a train that runs from Dibrugarh in Assam to Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu. Covering a total distance of 4,233 kilometres over 83 hours, it holds the record of the longest-running passenger train of India. The Vivek Express was launched to celebrate which great Indian personality?

Vivek Express was announced in the year 2011-12 to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, who was born on 12th January 1863. The train has 56 halts across its route and travels through eight states!

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Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
Swami Vivekananda
Rani Kamlapati

Started in 1976, this train used to run from Delhi in India to Lahore in Pakistan. In August 2019, the operation of the train was discontinued. The name of the train comes from the word for “agreement" both in Hindi and Urdu. Name this train.

The Samjhauta Express used to be one of the two trains connecting India and Pakistan. It was also known as “Friendship Express” or “Peace Express”, because it was a symbol of peace and friendship between the two countries.

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Ramayana Express
Gatimaan Express
Samjhauta Express
Darjeeling Mail

This train runs between the cities of Mumbai and Kolkata. Started in 1977, the name of the train pays homage to one of Rabindranath Tagore's most famous collections of poems. What is the name of this train?

Gitanjali Express is named after Gitanjali, which translates to ‘song offerings' in Bengali. It was a collection of poems by Rabindranath Tagore which won him the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913.

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Malgudi Express
Gitanjali Express
Gatimaan Express
Godaan Express

This train travels between Bengaluru and Mysore and is named after a fictional town created by R.K. Narayan. Most of Narayan's stories are set in this imaginary town in South India. Name the train or the fictional town.

According to R.K. Laxman's works, Malgudi is a small town located on the banks of the fictional river Sarayu. Interestingly, the tiny railway station of Arasalu in Karnataka has been renamed to Malgudi station. So, you can actually visit Malgudi someday!

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Samjhauta Express
Darjeeling Mail
Ramayana Express
Malgudi Express

This train runs from Mumbai to Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh and is named after one of the most well-known works of modern Hindi literature written by Munshi Premchand. The English translation of the novel is called “The Gift of a Cow". Name the train or the book.

Godaan, which means ‘cow donation’ was the last complete novel of Premchand. This train is called Godaan Express probably because Premchand wrote some of his earliest works in Gorakhpur.

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Godaan Express
Malgudi Express
Samjhauta Express
Gitanjali Express

Every year, Indian Railways runs a 16-day-long special pilgrim train. The train starts from Delhi and covers destinations like Ayodhya, Chitrakoot, Nashik, Hampi, Rameshwaram, etc. Look at the locations and guess the name of this pilgrim train.

The Ramayana Express is dedicated to the epic tale Ramayana. The destinations covered in the journey are important locations in the saga. Passengers also have the option of continuing the tour to Sri Lanka, which was the kingdom of demon king Ravana.

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Darjeeling Mail
Godaan Express
Ramayana Express
Gatimaan Express

Launched in April 2016, it became India's first semi-high speed train and currently the fastest train in India, followed by the Vande Bharat Express. In Hindi, the name of the train means “moving" or “motion". Identify the train.

The Gatimaan Express runs from Delhi to Jhansi and operates at a maximum speed of 160 km/hr. The train provides a lot of modern amenities and entertainment options for passengers.

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Gatimaan Express
Gitanjali Express
Malgudi Express
Ramayana Express

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