Interesting Facts about Indian Trains
1. Indian Railways is popular for being the largest rail network in Asia and the second-largest in the world.
2. The first train ran between Bombay and Thane in the year 1853, on 16th April.
3. New Delhi Railway Station’s name is registered in the Guinness Book of Records for having the largest interlocking route system.
4. Indian Railways estimated that approx. 2.5 crore passengers are being transported from one place to another on a daily basis.
5. Indian Railways has the largest employers with an approx. the number of over 1.4 million people.
6. The longest route in Indian subcontinents is named as Dibrugarh Kanyakumari Vivek Express.
7. The longest railway station name in India Railway System is Venkatanarasimharajuvaripeta.
8. The largest marshaling yard in entire Asia is in the Mughalsarai Junction railway station.
9. The Rajdhani Express trains of India have the highest reputation and priority that is given to them.
10. The world’s longest railway platform with a length of 1,366.33 m is Gorakhpur Junction railway station.
11. The slowest train in India is a passenger train that runs in between Mettupalayam Ooty Nilgiri.
12. Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus is considered as the most attractive station in India.
13. With the frequency of 974 trains, Howrah is known as the busiest railway station in the nation.
14. Darjeeling Himalayan railway is Ghum railway station which is the highest station in India.
15. The train route of Konkan is the most beautiful train route of Indian Railways.
16. The most difficult railway line project of Indian Railways is the Kashmir railway.
17. The Rail Museum in Delhi is the largest in Asia.
18. The world has the oldest steam engine functioning train that runs in between Delhi to Alwar and widely popular as The Fairy Queen.
19. The Maharaja Express is the most expensive luxury train in India.
20. The world’s tallest railway bridge under construction in Jammu and Kashmir i.e. Chenab Bridge.
21. Kerala’s Vembanad Rail Bridge is the longest rail bridge in India with a total length of 4.62 km.
22. World Heritage sites 4 Indian Railways sites and 5 Mountain Railways.
23. Odisha has the shortest name of all stations in Indian Railway and it is an IB railway station.
24. Indian Railways runs 11,000 trains in a day successfully.
25. The Rail Museum in Delhi is the largest in Asia.
26. Amritsar-Howrah Express has approx. 115 stops and it’s a record on an Express train that has a maximum number of stops.
27. Samjhauta Express was the first international border train in India.
28. The Diamond crossing in Nagpur is the blessed place from where trains of every direction pass, East, West, North, and South.
29. Indian Railways has a mascot - Bholu, the Guard Elephant.
30. Ahmedabad Mumbai Central Double Decker Express is India’s first double Decker train.
2. The first train ran between Bombay and Thane in the year 1853, on 16th April.
3. New Delhi Railway Station’s name is registered in the Guinness Book of Records for having the largest interlocking route system.
4. Indian Railways estimated that approx. 2.5 crore passengers are being transported from one place to another on a daily basis.
5. Indian Railways has the largest employers with an approx. the number of over 1.4 million people.
6. The longest route in Indian subcontinents is named as Dibrugarh Kanyakumari Vivek Express.
7. The longest railway station name in India Railway System is Venkatanarasimharajuvaripeta.
8. The largest marshaling yard in entire Asia is in the Mughalsarai Junction railway station.
9. The Rajdhani Express trains of India have the highest reputation and priority that is given to them.
10. The world’s longest railway platform with a length of 1,366.33 m is Gorakhpur Junction railway station.
11. The slowest train in India is a passenger train that runs in between Mettupalayam Ooty Nilgiri.
12. Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus is considered as the most attractive station in India.
13. With the frequency of 974 trains, Howrah is known as the busiest railway station in the nation.
14. Darjeeling Himalayan railway is Ghum railway station which is the highest station in India.
15. The train route of Konkan is the most beautiful train route of Indian Railways.
16. The most difficult railway line project of Indian Railways is the Kashmir railway.
17. The Rail Museum in Delhi is the largest in Asia.
18. The world has the oldest steam engine functioning train that runs in between Delhi to Alwar and widely popular as The Fairy Queen.
19. The Maharaja Express is the most expensive luxury train in India.
20. The world’s tallest railway bridge under construction in Jammu and Kashmir i.e. Chenab Bridge.
21. Kerala’s Vembanad Rail Bridge is the longest rail bridge in India with a total length of 4.62 km.
22. World Heritage sites 4 Indian Railways sites and 5 Mountain Railways.
23. Odisha has the shortest name of all stations in Indian Railway and it is an IB railway station.
24. Indian Railways runs 11,000 trains in a day successfully.
25. The Rail Museum in Delhi is the largest in Asia.
26. Amritsar-Howrah Express has approx. 115 stops and it’s a record on an Express train that has a maximum number of stops.
27. Samjhauta Express was the first international border train in India.
28. The Diamond crossing in Nagpur is the blessed place from where trains of every direction pass, East, West, North, and South.
29. Indian Railways has a mascot - Bholu, the Guard Elephant.
30. Ahmedabad Mumbai Central Double Decker Express is India’s first double Decker train.
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