GK
NICKNAMES OF PLACES AND RIVERS
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Mangalore
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Mussoorie
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Nagpur
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Pune
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Detailed explanation-1: -Pune used to enjoy a complete green aura along with a hill station like atmosphere. It was the best city on the Deccan Plateau. So, it was given the name of Queen of Deccan.
Detailed explanation-2: -As per a Ministry of Railways press release from March, the Deccan Queen was introduced between Mumbai and Pune on June 1, 1930 by the Great Indian Peninsula Railway (GIPR), the forerunner of the Central Railway.
Detailed explanation-3: -The train 12123 is named as DECCAN QUEEN. It leaves Mumbai at 17:10 on day 1 and reaches Pune at 20:25 on day 1.It takes 3 hrs 15 mins to reach from its source to the destination. Some of the major stations that the train passes through on its way are PUNE JUNCTION, LONAVALA, and SIVAJINAGAR.