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News Entry# 411133
Jun 11 2020 (00:12) 108 बरस की हुई पंजाब मेलः शुरू में अंग्रेज साहब ही करते थे सफर, 18 साल बाद आम जनता के लिए लगी अलग बोगियां (m.jagran.com)
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News Entry# 411133   
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Jun 11 2020 (00:12)
Station Tag: Amritsar Junction/ASR added by ⚡RohitKarwal रोहित करवाल⚡^~/1939170

Jun 11 2020 (00:12)
Station Tag: Lahore Junction/PR-LHR added by ⚡RohitKarwal रोहित करवाल⚡^~/1939170

Jun 11 2020 (00:12)
Station Tag: Mumbai CSM Terminus/CSTM added by ⚡RohitKarwal रोहित करवाल⚡^~/1939170

Jun 11 2020 (00:12)
Station Tag: Manmad Junction/MMR added by ⚡RohitKarwal रोहित करवाल⚡^~/1939170

Jun 11 2020 (00:12)
Station Tag: Itarsi Junction/ET added by ⚡RohitKarwal रोहित करवाल⚡^~/1939170

Jun 11 2020 (00:12)
Station Tag: Bhopal Junction/BPL added by ⚡RohitKarwal रोहित करवाल⚡^~/1939170

Jun 11 2020 (00:12)
Station Tag: Jhansi Junction/JHS added by ⚡RohitKarwal रोहित करवाल⚡^~/1939170

Jun 11 2020 (00:12)
Station Tag: Agra Cantt./AGC added by ⚡RohitKarwal रोहित करवाल⚡^~/1939170

Jun 11 2020 (00:12)
Station Tag: Mathura Junction/MTJ added by ⚡RohitKarwal रोहित करवाल⚡^~/1939170

Jun 11 2020 (00:12)
Station Tag: New Delhi/NDLS added by ⚡RohitKarwal रोहित करवाल⚡^~/1939170

Jun 11 2020 (00:12)
Station Tag: Firozpur Cantt. Junction/FZR added by ⚡RohitKarwal रोहित करवाल⚡^~/1939170

Jun 11 2020 (00:12)
Train Tag: Punjab Mail/12138 added by ⚡RohitKarwal रोहित करवाल⚡^~/1939170

Jun 11 2020 (00:12)
Train Tag: Punjab Mail/12137 added by ⚡RohitKarwal रोहित करवाल⚡^~/1939170
जालंधर, जेएनएन। भारतीय रेलवे की सबसे पुरानी लंबी दूरी की ट्रेनों में से एक पंजाब मेल एक जून को 108 बरस की आयू पूरी कर चुकी...

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Jun 13 2020 (11:49)
TheMadrasMail~
TheMadrasMail~   6349 blog posts
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Kalka mail was started around 1891. Jamuna bridge at Delhi was not even constructed in 1866.
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Jun 13 2020 (12:55)
G_VINAYAK~
G_VINAYAK~   1716 blog posts
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When Jamuna Bridge in Naini (NYN) not constructed train coaches are carried in big type of boats. It is already mentioned in Allahabad, Kanpur Central, Howrah Station History. He is saying right that Kalka Mail is oldest train in IR.
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Jun 13 2020 (13:17)
TheMadrasMail~
TheMadrasMail~   6349 blog posts
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Coach ferries were typically used only on MG lines.
On the BG lines passengers had to get down the train and use a ferry to cross the rivers.
The precursor of the present day Kalka mail only started in 1891 after the Delhi-Panipat-Ambala route was opened. Prior to that there was only one mail train from Calcutta to Allahabad which carried through carriages to Lahore and Bombay. At Allahabad, these through coaches were attached to different trains to continue their journey to Lahore and Bombay.
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statement that the Kalka mail started in 1866 was put forward by railfans and IR just started publicizing it without any research or verification. I had filed an RTI asking for documents to support this claim, and ER replied back telling me that they do not have any such records. (I had shared the RTI reply a couple of years ago on this site).

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Jun 13 2020 (23:52)
Riteshwer_2001   10113 blog posts
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'108 Not Out' 😁
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Jun 25 2020 (13:19)
Tej Kumar Yadav~   9892 blog posts
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Via ASR galat likha hai Via FZR hi chalti thi
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