All you need to know about Indian Railways:<\/b><\/p>\n
> Indian railway system<\/b> is the second largest in Asia and the fourth largest in the world.
\n> It is the biggest departmental public undertaking<\/b> in the country.
\n> The first train<\/b> ran in India between Bombay and Thane for a stretch of 34 km on April 16, 1853.
\nThe Indian railways celebrated its 150th anniversary<\/b> on April 16, 2003.
\n> The second train ran between Howrah and Hooghly in 1854.
\n> The headquaters of railway is in New Delhi (Rail Bhavan)<\/b>.
\n> The father of Indian Railways: Lord Dalhousie<\/b>.<\/p>\n
> The first electric train in India was ‘Deccan Queen’.<\/b> It was introduced in 1929 between Bombay and Poona.
\n> Indian Railways ahs the second biggest largest Electrified system<\/b> in the world after Russia.
\n> The fastest train in India is the Bhopal-New Delhi Shatabdi Express<\/b> whose maximum speed is 140km\/hr.
\n> The total covered is approximately 115,000km<\/b>.
\n> The total number of railway stations<\/b> in India is 7500.
\n> The longest Railway Platform<\/b> in India is at Gorakhpur (U.P).
\n> Mumbai<\/b> is the destination for a maximum number of trains in India to head for.
\n> The longest train route is of ‘Vivek Express’ <\/b>from Dibrugarh in Assam to Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu.
\n> The first metro rail<\/b> was introduced in Kolkatta(West Bengal) on Oct 24, 1984.
\n> The Indian Railways operate in four different gauges:<\/p>\n
Railway guage Distance between Rails
\n1. Broad Gauge 1.67 m
\n2. Meter Gauge 1.00 m
\n3. Narrow Gauge 0.762 m
\n4. Light Gauge 0.610 m<\/p>\n
> The Broad gauge account for nearly 90% route followed by meter gauge (7.9%) and remaining by narrow
\nand light gauge.
\n> Indian railways are divided into 17 zones<\/b>, headed by a General Manager who is responsible to the
\nRailway Board, for all matters.<\/p>\n
\n<\/b>> KONKAN RAILWAYS<\/b>
\nIt is the project to shorten the distance between Maharasthra, Goa and Karnataka. The total
\nroute length is 738 km between Roha station (Maharashtra) and Mangalore (Karnataka).<\/p>\n
>Railway Manufacturing Units:<\/b>
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\n<\/b>Chittaranjan Locomotive Work:<\/b> Located in Chittaranjan(W.B) and manufactures electric engines.
\nDiesel locomotive Work:<\/b> Located in Varanasi(UP) and manufactures diesel engines.
\nIntegral Coach Factory:<\/b> Located in Perambur(TN) and manufactures rail coaches.
\nWheel and Axle plant:<\/b> Located at Yelahanka(Karnataka) and manufactures wheels and axles.
\nDiesel Component Works:<\/b> Located in Patiala (Punjab) nad manufactures components of diesel engines.
\nRail Coach Factory:<\/b> Located at Kapurthala(Punjab) and manufactures rail coaches.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
All you need to know about Indian Railways: > Indian railway system is the second largest in Asia and the fourth largest in the world. > It is the biggest departmental public undertaking in the country. > The first train ran in India between Bombay and Thane for a stretch of 34 km on April …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2264,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"two_page_speed":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[229],"class_list":["post-274","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gendral-civil-engineering","tag-railways"],"yoast_head":"\n