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TNPSC - Important Notes of Indian Railway

1. First underground railway started in which year ?
Answer: 1984

2. Indian railway declared which year as "The year of rail Users " ?
Answer: 1995

3. The Satabdi express train was introduced in which year ?
Answer: 1988

4. Name the largest tunnel in India ?
Answer: Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel (It is 11.215 km long was completed in 2012 in Jammu and Kashmir).

5. Where the first underground railway was opened for public use?
Answer: Calcutta Metro

6. In which year the first Electronic coach ran ?
Answer: 3rd February 1986

7.The first electronic coach was ran between which stations in India ?
Answer: Betwee Bombay VT and Kurla station

8.In which year the first computer reservation system was introduced ?
Answer: 1986 in New Delhi

9.Where is the "research,Design and Standard Organization" is located ?
answer:Lucknow (Utter Pradesh)

10.At present how many divisions are there in the Indian Railway ?
Answer:A total of 69 Divisions

11.What is the slogan of Indian railway ?
Answer : Lifeline of the nation

12. What is the fastest train in India ?
Answer: New Delhi - Bhopal Satabdi Express ( Maximum seed 150 Km/hr)

13. What is the slowest train in India ?
Answer: Metupalayam Ooty Nilgiri Passenger( Maximum speed 10 km/hr)

14. In which station the most number of parallel tracks/three gauges surrounded by?
answer: Bandra Terminus and Andheri ( 7 parallel tracks covers 10 km)

15. Name the busiest station in India ?
Answer: Vijayawada Junction ( with 247 unique trains )

16. Which country has the largest railway network ?
Answer: 1st-USA , 2nd-Russia and 3rd- China

17. What is the shortest station in India ?
Answer: Lb near Jharshuguda in Odisha and Od near Anand in Gujarat

18. Trains with most stops is _______  ?
Answer: Howrah-Amritsar Express (115 Halts)

19. Name the oldest functioning steam engine in the world ?
Answer: Fairy Queen

20.What is the India's rank according to the Largest Railway Network in the world ?
Answer: 4th

21. Two stations at same location is _______ ?
Answer:  Srirampur and Belapur are two different stations in Ahmedabad district of Maharashtra which are both at the same location on the railway route but on the opposite sides of the track.

22. What is the most powerful locomotive in India ?
Answer: Electronic Locomotive WAG - 9

23. Last station in the North  of India? 
Answer: Baramulla in Jammu & Kashmir

24. Last station in the South of India? 
Answer: Kanyakumari

25. Last station in the East of India?
Answer: Ledo on branch line from Tinsukia

26. Last station in the West?
Answer: Naliya near Bhuj in Gujarat

27. Which railway zone is the largest in India ?
Answer: Eastern zone

28. A platform surrounded by rail lines from all the four sides is called _________ ?
Answer: Island Platform

29. Indian Railway was nationalized in which year ?
Answer: 1950

30.  Where the "Railway staff College " is located ?
Answer:Vadodara

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