Important Facts About Indian Railways and Important National Park in India

IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT INDIAN RAILWAYS

1. India's first train ran between  :  Bombay and Thane

2. The world's longest railway platform is in India at :  Gorakhpur

3. The train that has the longest run in terms of distance and time on Indian Railways network is : Vivek Express

4. Train that runs between India and Pakistan is : Samjhauta Express

5. Train running between India and Bangladesh is : Maitree Express

6. Indian train that won the world Heritage Status from UNESCO : Darjeeling Himalayan Railways

7. The Highest railway station in India : Ghum railway station (West Bengal).

8. The Longest Railway bridge in India : Vallarpadam Bridge, 4.62km (kerala)

9. The Longest Railway Tunnel in India (Asia's second): Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel 11.2km (Jammu and Kashmir)

10. Slogan of Indian Railway : Lifeline of the Nation

Important National Park in India

1. Kaziranga National Park - Golaghat/Nagaon (Assam)

2. Manas Tiger Sanctuary - Barpeta (Assam)

3. Keoladeo National Park - Bharatpur (Rajasthan)

4. Sundarbans Tiger Sanctuary - 24Paraganas (West Bengal)

5. Bandhavgarh National Park - Shandol (Madhya Pradesh)

6. Kanha National Park - Mandla (Madhya Pradesh)

7. Dudwa National Park - Lakhimpur Kheri (Uttar Pradesh)

8. Chandraprabha Sanctuary - Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)

9. Corbett National Park - Nainital (Uttarakhand)

10. Rajaji National Park - Dehradun, (Uttarakhand)

11. Dachigam National Park - Srinagar (Jammu & Kashmir)

12. Ranthambore Tiger Sanctuary - Sawai Madhopur (Rajasthan)

13. Ghatprabha Bird Sanctuary - Belgaum (Karnataka)

14. Bandipur National Park - Mysore (Karnataka)

15. Gir National Park - Junagarh (Gujarat)

16. Nal Saroyar Bird Sanctuary - Ahmedabad (Gujarat)

17. Hazaribagh National Park - Hazaribagh (Jharkhand)

18. Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary - Nellore (Andhra Pradesh)

19. Mudumalai Sanctuary - Nilgiris (Tamilnadu)

20. Periyar Sanctuary - Idduki (Kerala)

21. Simlipal Tiger Sanctuary - Mayurbhanj (Odisha)

22. Gahirmatha Turtle Sanctuary - Kendrapara (Odisha)

23. Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary - Bhagalpur (Bihar)

24. Silent Valley National Park - Palakkad, (Kerala)

25. Rani Jhansi Marine National Park - Andaman & Nicobar Island

26. Campbell National Park - Andaman & Nicobar Islands

27. Galathea National Park - Andaman & Nicobar Island

28. Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park - Andaman & Nicobar