INDIAN RAILWAYS 160th BIRTHDAY TODAY. HERE IS SOME AMAZING FACT OF IR.
1. Fastest train in India: New Delhi-Bhopal Shatabdi Express (150km/h).
2. Slowest train in India:
Metupalayam Ooty Nilgiri
Passenger(10km/h).
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more... Longest run by a train: Vivek Express from Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari travels a distance of 4273 km.
4. Shortest run by a train:
Scheduled services between Nagpur and Ajni stations situated just 3km from each other.
5. Longest non-stop travel:
Trivandrum – H. Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express travels the 528km stretch between Vadodara and Kota non-stop.
6. Longest station name:
Venkatanarasimharajuvaripeta on the Arakkonam-Renigunta section near Chennai.
7. Shortest station name: Ib, near Jharsuguda in Odisha and Od, near Anand in Gujarat.
8. Trains with most stop :
Express/Mail train Howrah – Amritsar Express 115 halts.
9. Least punctual train:
Guwahati-Trivandrum Express
is said to be the most
unreliable long-distance train in the country. The charted journey time is 65 hours and 5 minutes.