Amazing Facts Related to Indian Railways
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Although it is commonly believed, India doesn’t have the largest railway network in the World. India comes fourth with approx. 65,000 km of rail road after US, Russia, and China.
- World’s longest railway platform in India : Gorakhpur
- Train that runs between India and Pakistan: Samjhauta Express
- Train running between India and Bangladesh: Maitree Express
- Fastest train in India: New Delhi-Bhopal Shatabdi Express with maximum speed of 150km/h
- India’s first train ran between : Bombay and Thane
- The train that has the longest run in terms of distance and time on Indian Railways network is : Vivek Express travels a distance of 4273 km
- Indian train that won the world Heritage Status from UNESCO: Darjeeling Himalayan Railways
- The Highest railway station in India : Ghum railway station (West Bengal).
- The Longest Railway bridge in India : Vallarpadam Bridge, 4.62km (kerala)
- The Longest Railway Tunnel in India (Asia’s second): Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel 11.2km (Jammu and Kashmir)
- Total zones in Indian railway: 17
- Slogan of Indian Railway : Lifeline of the Nation
- Shortest run by a train: Scheduled services between Nagpur and Ajni stations situated just 3 km from each other.
- Shortest station name: Ib, near Jharsuguda in Odisha and Od, near Anand in Gujarat
- Trains with most stops: The record for maximum number of stops by an Express/Mail train is held by Howrah – Amritsar Express 115 halts
- Two stations at same location: Srirampur and Belapur
- Most powerful locomotive: Electric locomotive WAG-9
- Busiest station in Railways : Vijayawada JN
- Oldest Working Locomotive: Fairy Queen
- Longest Tunnel: Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel 11.215 km
- First Underground Railway : Calcutta Metro
- Electric Trains : First Electric coach ran on the 3rd February 1925 between Bombay VT and Kurla stations.
- First Reservation through the computer System commenced in New Delhi in the year 1986.
- Total Number of Trains :Indian Railways runs as many as 19,000 trains every day. Some 12,000 trains are for passengers and 7,000 for freight.
- Number of classes of Accommodation: 10 (1AC, 2AC, 3AC, 3AE, EC, CC, FC, SL, 2S, II-UR)
- Total seating capacity of the Indian Railways: 5.06 million
- Zone with highest absolute earnings:Northern Railway (123.27 mn)
- Zone with highest earnings from Passenger Business per track kilometer: North Central Railway NCR (5.4 mn/km)
- Zone with highest earnings from highest earnings from Freight Loading and overall business per track kilometer: Eastern Coastal Railway ECOR (18.1 mn/km, 20.1 mn/km)
- State with highest per capita rail route km: Andhra Pradesh (0.1 metre/person)
- State with lowest per capita rail route km: Kerala (0.03 metre/person)
- Most number of parallel tracks/ Three gauges at one station: Seven parallel tracks between Bandra Terminus and Andheri – 10km
