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*Kalka-Shimla Railway is a narrow gauge railway in the Shivalik mountains in Himachal Pradesh.
*Train which connects New Delhi with other state capitals - Rajadhani Express
*World’s oldest steam locomotive is-
Ans : Fairy Queen (New Delhi - Alwar)
*Slowest running train in India
Ans : Nilgiri passenger train of Nilgiri mountain railway (Mettupalayam - Ootty, 10 Kmph))
*The country that helps to build the first bullet train in India
Ans : Japan
*The first bullet train will run between
Ans : Mumbai & Ahemedahad
*Longest bullet train in the world that started service in China
Ans : Shangri-la of the World
*The first service of Indian Railway’s double ducker AC satabdi train was on -
Ans : 6th December 2015 (Goa - Mumbai)
*India’s first air-conditioned DEMU train was started in
Ans : Kochi (21st June 2015)
*DEMU - Diesel Electric Multiple Unit
*Rajadhani express train started its service in
Ans : 1969
*Jan Shatabdi express trains started its service in
Ans : 2002
*Vivek express started its service in
Ans : 2011
Konkan Railway
*Konkan railway links Mangalore with Roha in Maharashtra.
*Headquarters of Konkan Railway
Ans : Belapur ( Maharashtra)
*Length of Konkan railway
Ans : 760 km.
*RORO train is meant for simplifying the transportation of goods in Konkan Railway.
* Konkan Railway was commissioned in
Ans : 1998 (A.B Vajpayee)
*Longest tunnel in Konkan Railway
Ans : Karbude Tunnel (2nd longest tunnel in India)
Guage
*The distance between two rails of a railroad is known as
Ans : Guage
Broadguage length = 1.676m.
Meter guage = 1 m
Narrow guage = 0.762 m
*Broad guage is the most widely used railguage in Indian railway route.
*First narrow guage railway in British India
Ans : Gaekwar’s Baroda State Railway (1862)
*World’s longest narrow guage railway Gwalior - Sheopur (The Maharaja Railways) (198 km)
*The only railway station in India with all the three gauges
Ans : Siliguri Junction railway station
New Info
*First indigenously built train under the ‘Make in India’ campaign
Ans : Medha
*First long distance fully unreserved superfast train service
Ans : Antyodaya Express (Howrah-Emakulam)
*First MEMU service in India - 1991-92 (Raipur - Durg)
*MEMU - Mainline Electric Multiple Unit
*Delhi Metro Rail Corporation was set up in
Ans : 1995
*The term Fish Plate is related with railway.
*The railway zone of India which has introduced bio diesal for trains, operating under its zone
Ans : South Western Railways
*India’s first Braille - embedded train
Ans : Mysuru - Varanasi express
*Indian Railway’s proposed special wing for Research - SRESHTA (Special Railway Establishment for Strategic Technology and Holistic Advancement)
*First rail tunnel in Inda - Parsik tunnel
*Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus was formerly known as - Victoria Terminus
*Longest Railway tunnel in India - Pir Panjai Railway Tunnel (Jammu & Kashmir)
*Another name of Pir Panchal Railway Tunnel - Banihal Railway Tunnel
*First luxurious train service in South India
Ans : Golden Chariot
*Thar express operates between -
Ans : Jodhpur (India) & Karachi (Pakistan)
COLOURS
*Colour ordinary trains- Blue
*Rajadhani express - Red
*Sathabdi express - Blue, Yellow
*Garib express - Green, Yellow
Basic Facts
*The longest railway platform in the world
Ans : Gorakhpur (Uttarpradesh)
*The highest railway station in India
Ans : Ghum railway station (Darjeeling)
*Longest service train in India
Ans : Vivek Express (Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari)
*Train service which passess through most number of states
Ans : Navayug Express (14 states) (Mangalore-Jammu Tawi)
New Info
*The Hew System going, to be launched by Indian Railways to reduce train accidents - TRI-HETRA (Terrain imaging for diesel drivers infrared, enhanced optical and radar assisted system)
*Children special train started in Jammu-Kashritir recently-Vaadi ki sair (From Banihal to Barmulla)
*India's first Caterpillar train is going to be started in
Ans : Haryana
*Fastest train in India
Ans : Talgo train
*First trial run of Talgo train was between
Ans : Bareilly -Moradabad
*The country responsible for, the manufacturing of Talgo
Ans : Spain Speed-180 km/h
*Second most train in India
Ans : Gathiman express (As the Talgo train has not started service officially,at present the fastest train is Gathiman express)
