Indian Railways FAQs for RRB ASM/Goods Guards

RRB exam is getting closer, so today I am sharing important FAQs about Indian Railways :-

1. India has the Second Largest Railway network in Asia after China and 4^th Largest in the world.

2. Indian Railway Started in 1853 (April) : From Mumbai to Thane

3. Longest Railway Station Platform of the World : Gorakhpur (UP)

4. Longest Railway Bridge Above Water in India : Vikramshila Setu (River Ganges)

5. Longest Railway Zone in India : Northern Railway

6. Longest (Maximum) Distance Travelling Train : Vivek Express (from Dibrgarh, Assam to Kanyakumari, Tamilnadu)

7. World’s Longest Railway Route : Trans Siberian Railway (From Leningrad to Vladivostok)

8. World’s Fastest Train : Japan’s Maglev Bullet train

9. India’s Fastest Train : New Delhi – Bhopal Shatabdi Express

10. First Metro Train of the World : London

11. first Metro Train in India: Kolkata

12. First Electric Train of India : Deccan Queen (between Bombay and Pune)

13. Konkan Railway extends from Roha, (Maharashtra) to Madgaon (Goa)

14.  Konkan Railway passes from Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka and Kerala

15. In India 8 Cities have Metro Trains till January 2016

16. Indian Railway Board was established in 1905

17. Indian Railway was Nationalized in 1950

18. Total Number of Railway Zones in India : 17 (list enclosed)

Railway Zone	Headquarters
North Eastern
Northeast Frontier
South Eastern
South Central	Secunderabad
South Western
North Western
West Central
North Central
South East Central
East Coast	Bhubneswar
East Central
Kolkata Metro

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