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Important Facts About Indian Railway

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

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 travels a distance of 4273 km

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. Total zones in Indian railway-17

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 stationssituated 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 isBaramulla 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 junctionwith 7 routes

21.Most number of parallel tracks/ Three gauges at one station : Seven parallel tracks between Bandra Terminus and Andheri – 10km

22. Busiest station : VIJAYAWADA JN is the busiest railway station, with 247 unique trains.

23.Oldest Working Locomotive : Indian Railways still has the oldest preserved locomotive in working order, the Fairy Queen which was made way back in 1855. It is the oldest functioning steam engine in the world, which finds a place in the Guinness Book of World Records and got Heritage Award at the International Tourist Bureau, Berlin in March 2000

24.Labor Force : Indian Railways is the world’s eighth largest commercial or utility employer, by number of employees, with over 1.4 million employees. It is also the India’s largest employer.

25.Railway Network : Though it is commonly believed, India doesn’t have the largest railway network in the World. India comes fourth with approx. 65,000 km of railroad after US, Russia, and China.

26.Steam Locomotives :The manufacture of steam locomotives in the country was stopped in 1972.

27.Longest Tunnel : The country’s longest tunnel is Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel 11.215 km that was completed in December 2012 in Jammu and Kashmir. The tunnel is yet to become functional railway route. Karbude on Konkan Railways, which is 6.5 km in length previously held the title for the longest tunnel in India.

28.Underground Railway : First Underground Railway that was opened for public use was Calcutta Metro.

29.Electric Trains : First Electric coach ran on the 3rd February 1925 between Bombay VT and Kurla stations.

30.Computerized Reservations :First Reservation through the computer System commenced in New Delhi in the year 1986.

31. Palace on Wheels : Indians were not allowed to board the Palace on Wheels luxury train for quite a while when it was launched on Republic Day of 1982.

32. Passenger Load : The Indian Railways (IR) carries over 23 million passengers daily which is perhaps more than the entire population of Australia, New Zealand and Tasmania put together. Annually Indian Railways ferries 8.421 billion passengers.

33.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.

"In 2012-13 on an average, On any given day, 12617 trains were running on indian Railway tracks. The total number of passengers carried in 2012-13 was 8.421 billion (842.1 crore) 23.07 million (2.3 crore) Passengers were on the move on any given day "

34.Number of classes of Accommodation: 10 (1AC, 2AC, 3AC, 3AE, EC, CC, FC, SL, 2S, II-UR)

35.Total seating capacity of the Indian Railways: 5.06 million The total population of Finland or Singapore can be easily seated inside all of Indian Trains

36.Zone with highest absolute earnings: Northern Railway (123.27 mn)

37.Zone with highest earnings from Passenger Business per track kilometer: North Central Railway NCR (5.4 mn/km)

38.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)

39.State with highest per capita rail route km: Andhra Pradesh* (0.1 metre/person)