India Facts 25

ഇന്ത്യൻ റെയിൽവേ, മെട്രോ എന്നിവയുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട ചോദ്യങ്ങളാണ് ഇന്നത്തെ പാഠത്തിൽ

• Biggest public sector agency in India

                  Indian Railways

• Initial name of Indian railway

                  The great Indian Peninsular Railway

• Public sector agency in India where most number of employees working

                  Indian Railways

• Indian railway act passed in

                  1890

• Muscot of Indian railway

                  Bholu elephant

• HQ of Indian railway

                  Baroda house, New Delhi

• Father of Indian railway

                  Lord Delhousi

• First railway service in India started on

                  1853 April 16 (From Mumbai to Thane)

• Distance of India's first railway route

                  34 KM

• Width of broad gauge railway

                  1.67 m

• First woman station master

                  Rinku Sinha Roy

• First woman loco pilot

                  Surekha Bonsle

• Indian railway nationalized in

                  1951

• Speedest train in India

                  Gathiman express (Agra-Delhi)

• First train in India to start Wi-fi

                  Rajadhani Express

• First metro service in India started on

                  1984 October 24 (Kolkata)

• Second metro in India started at

                  New Delhi

• First Metro service in South India started at

                  Bengaluru (in 2011)

• Banglore metro known as

                  Namma Metro

• First Metro rail built in India

                  Moviya
                                                                                    (To be Continued...)