02-01-2018, 04:29 PM
FOR TOURISM
*The train that services through the tourist centers of Gujarat and Rajasthan
Ans : Royal Orient Train
*Train Services through the tourist destinations in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Goa introduced by Government of Karnataka
Ans : Golden Chariot
*The luxurious train that services through the tourist centres of Maharashtra
Ans : Deccan Odyssey
*The luxurious tourist train service in Rajasthan
Ans : ‘Palace on Wheels’
*The tourist train connecting historical Buddhist pilgrimage places introduced in 1999
Ans : Buddha Parikrama Express
*The Tourist train connecting the Sikh Pilgrim centres
Ans : Guru Parikrama
Railway NEWS
*Northern most railway station
Ans : Baramulla (Jammu Kashmir)
*Eastern most railway station
Ans : Lekhapani (Assam)
*Western most railway station
Ans : Naliya (Gujarat)
*Southern most railway station
Ans : Kanyakumari
TRIPURA GETS FIRST TRAIN
*First train service to Tripura
Ans : Tripura Sundari express
*First train service to Tripura was flagged off by
Ans : Suresh Prabhu (Central Railway Minister)
*Tripura Sundari express connects -
Ans : Agarthala - Delhi
*The first passenger train in Meghalaya ran between Mendipathar to Guwahati (131 km) flagged off by -
Ans : Narendra Modi (2014)
*The only one state without railway line
Ans : Sikkim
Other Info
*Maitree express travels between Kolkata and Dhaka.
*Samjhotha express and Thar express are the two train services which conduct service between India and Pakistan.
*The first hospital on wheels, in the world ‘Life Line Express’ (Jeevan Rekha) to provide Medical Aid was introduced by Indian railway in 1991
*‘VIGYAN RAIL’ is a special exhibition train designed by the Ministry of Science and Technology in collaboration with the Ministiy of Railways.
*Fore runner of Buddha parikrama Express “The great Indian Rover” (Stopped in 1980)
Major institutions under Indian railway
1.Rail India Technical and Economics Services Limited (RITES)-Gurgon
2.Indian Railway Construction Company Limited (IRCON)-New Delhi
3.Container Corporation of India Limited (CONCOR)-New Delhi
4.Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRC)-Belapur (Navi Mumbai)
5.Centre for Railway Information System (CRIS)-Chanakyaprui (New Delhi)
6.National Rail Museum-Chanakyaprui (New Delhi)
7.Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC)-New Delhi
8.Rail Tel Corporation of India Ltd-New Delhi
Info +
*Committee set up by Union Government to study the ways and means to raise revenue of Indian Railways
Ans : D.K. Mittal Committee
*Present Union Railway Minister
Ans : Suresh Prabhu
Marmaray
*The first standard guage rail connection between Europe & Asia
Ans : Marmaray Rail tunnel
*Marmaray rail tunnel is constructed under
Ans : Bosphorus Strait
Main production units of Indian Railway
1.Chittaranjan Locomotive works Chittaranjan (Produces electric engines)
2.Diesel Locomotive works-Varanasi
3.Integral Coach Factory-Perambur (Chennai)
4.Rail Coach Factory - Kapurthala
5.Rail Wheel Factory Yelehanka (Bengaluru)
6.Diesel Loco Modernisation Works -Patiala
