Important Facts About Indian Railway



Here we are providing Important Facts About Indian Railway with a quick learning approach,  this will help you to learning in a funny manner.So lets start preparation just a single view..!!


Since,it's start nearly 170 years ago by the Britishtrains have been an integral part of Indian lives but I'm sure not very many know all these amazing facts.

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11. Slogan of Indian Railway : Lifeline of the Nation 


12. Fastest train in India : New Delhi-Bhopal Shatabdi Express is the fastest train in India. maximum speed of 150km/h 


13. Slowest train in India : Metupalayam Ooty Nilgiri Passenger which runs at a speed of 10kmph, 15 times slower than fastest running train. Since this train runs in     hilly region there are speed limits to comply

14. Shortest run by a train : Scheduled services between Nagpur and Ajni stations situated just 3km from each other.



15. Shortest station name : Ib, near Jharsuguda in Odisha and Od, near Anand in Gujarat


16. Trains with most stops : The record for maximum number of stops by an Express/Mail train is held by Howrah – Amritsar Express 115 halts

17.Two stations at same location : Srirampur and Belapur are two different stations in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra which are both at the same location on the railway route but on opposite sides of the track. 



18. Most powerful locomotive : Electric locomotive WAG-9 used for hauling heavy freight rakes is the most powerful locomotive in Indian Railway’s fleet



19. Last stations in North-South-East-West direction : Northernmost railway station is Baramulla in Jammu and Kashmir. Westernmost is Naliya near Bhuj in Gujarat. Southernmost railway station is Kanyakumari, while the last station on the east of India is Ledo on branch line from Tinsukia.



20. Junction with most number of routes  originating from it :Mathura junction with 7 routes.




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