110+ GK Questions And Answers On Indian Railway (RRB Exam)

Last Updated: 29 January 2023

Indian Railway is one of the best public facilities offered by the Government of India. It manages the fourth largest railway network in the world by size, the U.S.A being the first.

Indian Railway has a route length of 68,103 Km (42,317 miles), a running track of 100,866 Km (62,675 miles), and a total track length of 126,611 Km (78,672 miles) as of 31^st March 2021.

Indian Railway’s reporting mark is IR and has a five-digit and four-digit numbering system. It runs 13,169 passenger trains daily, on both long-distance and suburban routes, covering 7,325 stations across India.

We have tried to cover most of the important questions on Indian Railways from history to the latest current updates. These GK questions and answers on Indian Railway will help you not only in exams but extra knowledge about our country’s Railway system.

Indian Railways At A Glance

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#	Header	Details
1	Headquarters	Raisina Road, New Delhi
2	Native Name	भारतीय रेल (Bhāratīya rel)
3	Type	Statutory Body
4	Industry	Rail Transport
5	Founded	8 May 1845
6	Area served	India
7	Minister of Railways	Ashwini Vaishnaw
8	Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways	1) Raosaheb Patil Danve 2) Darshana Jardosh
9	Railway Board CEO	Vinay Kumar Tripathi
10	Services	1) Passenger Railways Freight 2) Parcel Carrier 3) Catering & Tourism 4) Parking Lot Operations
11	Revenue	₹196,128 crores (US$25 billion) (2021-2022)
12	Net Income	₹34,599 crores (US$4.3 billion) (2021-2022)
13	Owner	Ministry of Railways, Government of India
14	Number of Employees	1,252,347 (31 March 2021)
15	Dates of Operation	16 January 1838 – Present
16	Track Gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
17	Electrification	44,802 kilometres (27,839 mi) as of 1st April 2022
18	Length	68,103 Km (42,317 mi) [Route] 100,866 Km (62,675 mi) [Running Track] 126,611 Km (78,672 mi) [Total Track] as of 31 March 2021
19	Website	indianrailways.gov.in

Facts About Indian Railways

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• Indian Railways manages the fourth largest national railway system in the world by size, with a total route length of 68,103 km as of 31 March 2022.

• 52,247 km or 83% of all the broad-gauge routes are electrified with 25 kV 50 Hz AC electric traction as of 1^st April 2022.

• The most Common Types of Trains/Normal Trains run at an average speed of 50.6 km/h, Suburban EMUs run at an average speed of 37.5 km/h while the Vande Bharat Express runs at a peak speed of 180 km/h.

• In the freight segment, Indian Railways runs 8,479 trains daily. The average speed of freight trains is around 42.2 km/h. The maximum speed of freight trains varies from 60–75 km/h depending on their axle load with ‘container special’ trains running at a peak speed of 100 km/h.

• In 2020, Indian Railways carried 808.6 crores (8.086 billion) passengers, and in 2022 Indian Railways transported 1418.1 million tonnes of freight.

• As of March 2020, Indian Railways’ rolling stock consisted of 2,93,077 Freight Wagons, 76,608 Passenger Coaches, and 12,729 Locomotives.

• The Government of India has committed to electrifying India’s entire rail network by 2023–24, and becoming a “Net Zero Carbon Emissions) Railway” by 2030.

GK Questions And Answers On Indian Railways

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Subsidiaries Of Indian Railways

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This is the list of Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) and other organizations in which Indian Railways has a stake and are related to rail transport in India

#	Name	Sector	Note
1	Bhartiya Rail Bijlee Company Limited	Electric Power Industry	Joint Venture Company with NTPC Limited (26% Ownership)
2	Braithwaite & Co.	1) Heavy Industry 2) Foundry	Administrative control was transferred from the Ministry of Heavy Industries in 2010
3	Centre for Railway Information Systems	Information Technology	Established in 1986
4	Container Corporation of India	Intermodal Freight Transport	Established in 1988
5	Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India	Rail Freight Transport	Established in 2006
6	Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation	1) Online Reservation 2) Catering 3) Tourism	Established in 1999 (67% Ownership as of 2022)
7	Indian Railway Finance Corporation	Financial Services	Established in 1986
8	Ircon International	Rail Infrastructure Construction	Established in 1976
9	Konkan Railway Corporation	1) Transport 2) Rail Infrastructure Construction	Established in 1990
10	Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation	Suburban Rail Operation & Development	Established in 1999 (51% Ownership)
11	National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited	1) High-Speed Rail Construction 2) Operation	Established in 2016
12	Pipavav Railway Corporation Limited	1) Construction 2) Operation & Maintenance of Rail line between Surendranagar & Pipavav port	Joint Venture Company with Gujarat Pipavav Port Limited (50% Ownership)
13	Rail India Technical and Economic Service	1) Infrastructure Construction 2) Finance Services	Established in 1974
14	Rail Vikas Nigam Limited	1) Rail Infrastructure Construction 2) Finance Services	Established in 2003
15	RailTel Corporation of India Limited	Telecommunications	Established in 2000

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11. First Electric signal lighting was introduced between?
Answer: Dadar and Currey Train Road in Bombay in the year 1920

12. The First Electric Passenger train in India ran between?
Answer: Victoria Terminus (VT) and Kurla, 3 February 1925 (on 1,500 V DC overhead traction)

13. India’s first automatic color-light signals became operational between?
Answer: Bombay VT to Byculla

14. When were Sleeping accommodations introduced in coaches?
Answer: 1st August 1955

15. When were fans and lights mandated to remain on for all compartments in all passenger classes?
Answer: 1951

16. First Fully Air-Conditioned (AC) Train was introduced between?
Answer: Howrah to Delhi (1956)

17. Which is the first railway track section that was electrified with 25 kV AC traction?
Answer: Raj Kharswan to Dangoaposi (1960)

18. which is the first Indian Metro?
Answer: Kolkata Metro
Explanation: Kolkata Metro was Inaugurated in 1984 by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. The route covered 12 stations- 6 elevated, and 6 underground.

19. India’s first Metro Train ran from?
Answer: Esplanade to Bhowanipur (now the Netaji Bhawan station) in Calcutta on 24 October 1984

20. When was computerized ticketing and reservations introduced and where?
Answer: In 1986, New Delhi

Upgraded Semi High Speed Rail Lines

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#	Route	Rolling stock	Top speed	Operating Speed	Length	Inaugurated
1	Mumbai–Goa	Tejas	160 km/h (99 mph)	160 km/h (99 mph)	552 km (343 mi)	22 May 2017
2	Mumbai–Delhi (Hazrat Nizamuddin)	Tejas-Rajdhani	160 km/h (99 mph)	130 km/h (81 mph)	1,377 km (856 mi)	12 Dec 2021
3	Mumbai–Delhi	Tejas-Rajdhani	160 km/h (99 mph)	130 km/h (81 mph)	1,387 km (862 mi)	19 Jul 2021
4	Lucknow–Delhi	Tejas	160 km/h (99 mph)	130 km/h (81 mph)	512 km (318 mi)	04 Oct 2019
5	Delhi–Patna	Tejas-Rajdhani	160 km/h (99 mph)	130 km/h (81 mph)	1,005 km (624 mi)	01 Sep 2021
6	Delhi– Agra – Jhansi	Gatimaan	160 km/h (99 mph)	160 km/h (99 mph)	403 km (250 mi)	05 Apr 2016
7	Chennai–Madurai	Tejas	160 km/h (99 mph)	110 km/h (68 mph)	493 km (306 mi)	01 Mar 2019
8	Ahmedabad–Mumbai	Tejas	160 km/h (99 mph)	130 km/h (81 mph)	490 km (300 mi)	19 Jan 2020
9	Agartala–Delhi	Tejas-Rajdhani	160 km/h (99 mph)	130 km/h (81 mph)	2,423 km (1,506 mi)	15 Feb 2021
10	Mysore-Chennai (Via Bangalore)	Vande Bharat (2nd Generation)	180 km/h (110 mph)	130 km/h (81 mph)	496 km (308 mi)	11 Nov 2022
11	Delhi–Varanasi	Vande Bharat (1st Generation)	180 km/h (110 mph)	130 km/h (81 mph)	762 km (473 mi)	17 Feb 2019
12	Delhi–Katra	Vande Bharat (1st Generation)	180 km/h (110 mph)	130 km/h (81 mph)	655 km (407 mi)	05 Oct 2019
13	Delhi-Una	Vande Bharat (2nd Generation)	180 km/h (110 mph)	130 km/h (81 mph)	410 km (250 mi)	13 Oct 2022
14	Ahmedabad–Mumbai	Vande Bharat (2nd Generation)	180 km/h (110 mph)	130 km/h (81 mph)	490 km (300 mi)	30 Sept 2022

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21.  Which is India’s First fastest train?
Answer: The Shatabdi Express (New Delhi and Jhansi in 1988)
Explanation: Railways Minister of that year was Madhavrao Scindia

Fastest Trains In India 1) The fastest operating train is the Gatimaan Express with a top operating speed of 160 km/h. 2) The WAP-5 hauled Gatimaan Express became the fastest commercially operated semi-high-speed train in India, in April 2016, with a maximum operational speed of 160 km/h. 3) The Bhopal Shatabdi Express (train number 12001/12002) is India’s second-fastest train between New Delhi and Agra, with an average speed of 90 km/h and a top speed of 150 km/h.

22. When was the first Self-Printing Ticket Machine (SPTM) introduced?
Answer: 1990, New Delhi

23. When were Air-conditioned, Three-tier coaches, and a Sleeper class introduced?
Answer: 1993

24. When did Indian Railways (IR) begin Online Train Reservations and Ticketing?
Answer:3 August  2002

25. When was the Tatkal system of ticketing Introduced?
Answer: 1997

26. India’s fastest train with a maximum speed of 180 km/h?
Answer: Vande Bharat Express/Train 18

27. Indian Railway announced that the entire rail network would be electrified by?
Answer: 2022

28. When was the Railway Budget separated from the general budget?
Answer: 1924
Explanation: Till 2016, the Railway Budget was presented every year, a few days before the Union budget. Modi Government on 21 September 2016 approved the merger of the Railway and General budgets for next year (2017), ending a 92 year old practice of a separate budget for the nation’s largest transporter.

29. When was the First Railway Budget presented? (British Raj)
Answer: 1925

30. When was the first Railway Budget for Independent India presented?
Answer: 1947

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31. When did Modi Government approve the merger of the Railway and General budgets ending a 92 year old practice?
Answer: 21 September 2016

32. Who is the longest-serving Railway Minister of India?
Answer: Jagjivan Ram

33. In which year did Indian Railways endure a 20-day strike, which damaged the nation’s economy?
Answer: 1974

34. Which is the longest Railway Tunnel in India?
Answer: Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel
Explanation: This Railway Tunnel is located in the Pir Panjal Range of the Himalayas in Jammu and Kashmir which is 11 km long.

35. Who is India’s First Female Train Driver (Locopilot)?
Answer: Surekha Yadav (1988)

36. Who is known as the father of Indian Railways?
Answer: Lord Dalhousie
Explanation: Lord Dalhousie brought the railway system and postal stamps to India and is often considered the founder or maker of modern India.

37. Which Indian state has no Railway Station?
Answer: Sikkim
Explanation: The nearest Railway Station for Sikkim is Siliguri and New Jalpaiguri in West Bengal.

38. Which is the Oldest running train in the history of Indian Railways?
Answer: Kalka Mail (started in 1866)

39. Which Railway Station in India is the World’s longest Railway Platform?
Answer: Gorakhpur Railway Platform
Explanation: The Platform is located in the city of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. Gorakhpur Railway Platform is 1366.33 meters (4482.7 ft) with a ramp and 1355.40 meters (4446.9 ft) without a ramp. Gorakhpur also serves as the headquarters of the North Eastern Railway.

40. The largest suburban railway network in India?
Answer: Kolkata Suburban Railway

Headquarters Of India Railway Zones

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#	Zone	Headquarters
1	Central Railway	Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus [Maharashtra]
2	East Central Railway	Hajipur [Bihar]
3	East Coast Railway	Bhubaneswar [Odisha]
4	Eastern Railway	Fairley Place [Kolkata]
5	Konkan Railway	CBD Belapur [Maharashtra]
6	Metro Railway, Kolkata	Metro Rail Bhavan [Kolkata]
7	North Central Railway	Prayagraj [Uttar Pradesh]
8	North Eastern Railway	Gorakhpur [Uttar Pradesh]
9	North Western Railway	Jaipur [Rajasthan]
10	Northeast Frontier Railway	Maligaon [Guwahati]
11	Northern Railway	New Delhi Railway Station [Delhi]
12	South Central Railway	Rail Nilayam [Hyderabad]
13	South Coast Railway [Yet to be operational]	Visakhapatnam [Andhra Pradesh]
14	South East Central Railway	Bilaspur Junction [Chhattisgarh]
15	South Eastern Railway	Garden Reach [West Bengal]
16	South Western Railway	Rail Soudha [Karnataka]
17	Southern Railway	Chennai [Tamil Nadu]
18	West Central Railway	Jabalpur [Madhya Pradesh]
19	Western Railway	Churchgate [Maharashtra]

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41. Which is the Busiest Railway Station in India?
Answer: Howrah Junction Railway Station

42. Which is the busiest Metro Station in India?
Answer: Rajiv Chowk Metro Station

43. Which is the largest metro in India?
Answer: Delhi Metro (285 stations as of April 2020)

44. Which is the longest train Route in India?
Answer: Dibrugarh – Kanyakumari Vivek Express
Explanation: Kanyakumari Vivek Express runs for 82 hours 45 minutes (3 and half-day). It has about 56 scheduled stops and starts from northern Assam and goes all the way to the southern tip of India to Kanyakumari (Tamil Nadu)

45. Which is India’s first AC Double Decker train?
Answer: Howrah – Dhanbad AC Double Decker Express

46. Which is India’s first Private Train?
Answer: Tejas Express

47. When was the first self-printing ticket machine (SPTM) introduced in New Delhi?
Answer: 1980

48. First Wi-Fi train in India?
Answer: Howrah – Delhi Rajadhani Express

49. First Wi-Fi Metro train in India?
Answer: Delhi Metro

50. First Railway Station in India to have a free high-speed Wi-Fi facility?
Answer: Mumbai Central station

Travel Classes Of Indian Railways

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#	Class	Class Prefix	Description
1	Saloon	~	1) Indian Railways has started to operate saloon coaches to give hotel ambiance on trains. 2) These coaches operate on a charter basis i.e. booking is required. 3) These have a master bedroom, one normal bedroom, one kitchen, and window trailing. 4) Four to six extra beds are given to accommodate more people. 5) First of the coach was attached to Jammu Mail.
2	AC First Tier (1A)	H	1) The most luxurious and expensive class of Indian Railways, with fares almost at par with airfares. 2) There are eight cabins (including two coupes) in a full AC first-tier coach and three cabins (including one coupe) in a half AC first-tier coach. 3) The coach has a dedicated attendant and bedding is included in the fare. 4) This air-conditioned coach, present only on popular routes, can carry 18 (full coach) or 10 passengers (half coach).
3	AC Two Tier (2A)	A	1) These air-conditioned coaches have sleeping berths across eight bays (full coach). 2) Berths are usually arranged in two tiers in bays of six: four across the width of the coach and two lengthwise across the corridor, with curtains along the corridor. 3) Bedding is included in the fare. 4) A coach can carry 48 (full coach) or 20 passengers (half coach).
4	AC Three Tier (3A)	B	1) Air-conditioned coaches with 64 sleeping berths. 2) Berths are similar to 2A, but with three tiers across the width and two lengthwise for eight bays eight. 3) They are slightly less well-appointed, usually with no reading lights or curtains. 4) Bedding is included in the fare.
5	AC Three Economy (3E)	G/M	1) Air-conditioned coaches with 81 sleeping berths on the Garib Rath Express. 2) Berths are usually arranged as in 3A, but with three tiers across the width and three lengthwise. 3) Appointments are similar to 3A, but bedding is not included. 4) These coaches are also present in some Duronto Express trains.
6	Sleeper Class (SL)	S	1) The sleeper class is the most common coach on IR, with ten or more SL coaches attached to a train rake. 2) They are sleeping coaches with three berths across the width and two lengthwise, without air-conditioning. 3) They carry 72 passengers per coach.
7	Second Class (2S)	D	1) It is similar to CC but without air-conditioning. 2) Double-deck second seaters are used on the Flying Ranee. 3) These coaches have three doors on either side.
8	General Class (II)	UR/GN/GS	1) The least-expensive accommodation, with a seat not guaranteed. 2) Tickets are valid on any train on a route if used within 24 hours of purchase.
9	Vistadome Class	EV	1) Indian Railways operates Vistadome glass roof coaches on some tourist routes. 2) These include Araku Valley, Konkan Railway, Kalka-Shimla Railway, Mangaluru-Hassan Line, Kashmir Valley, Kangra Valley, and Neral-Matheran Route. 3) These coaches’ fares are equivalent to AC Executive Chair Car. 4) IR also has plans to start Vistadome on Nilgiri Mountain Railway.
10	Anubhuti Class (EA)	K	1) Air-conditioned top-end class of Shatabdi Express. 2) These coaches were introduced in January 2018. 3) The first train to get these coaches was the Chennai Central–Mysuru Shatabdi Express.
11	Executive Chair Car (EC)	E	1) An air-conditioned coach with spacious seats and legroom. 2) With four seats in a row, it is used for intercity day travel and is available on the Tejas, Shatabdi Express, and Vande Bharat Express. 3) It is also known as First AC Chair Car.
12	AC Chair Car (CC)	C	1) An air-conditioned coach with five seats in a row, used for intercity day travel. 2) Air-conditioned double-deck coaches are used on the Double Decker Express, Shatabdi Express, Vande Bharat Express, and Intercity services.
13	AC Chair Car Economy (GC)	J	1) Similar to the AC Chair Car but have three rows of seats on either side of the aisle and three doors on either side of the coach. 2) Usually found in Yuva Express and Garib Rath Express.
14	First Class (FC)	F/FC	1) Similar to 1A, but without air conditioning. 2) No bedding is available in this class. 3) The berths are not as wide and spacious as in 1A. 4) Heritage trains still have this class.

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51. When will the first Bullet Train in India be launched?
Answer: It will be launched in 2023 by the National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL). The train will run from Mumbai to Ahmedabad, connecting various cities in between.

52. When was the first Railway Track laid for Passenger Trains?
Answer: 1847

53. Which is the largest Railway Junction in India?
Answer: ​​​​​​​Mathura junction (Uttar Pradesh)

54. Which station has a vast number of platforms?
Answer: Howrah Junction (23 Platforms)

55. What is the length of the railway track in India?
Answer:  About 126,366 km
Explanation: As of 31.03.2020 India has a route length of 67,956 Km and a running track of 99,235. Check the official website for current updates here.

56. Which is the first Railway Station in India?
Answer: ​​​​​​​Bori Bunder
Explanation: Bori Bunder is located in Mumbai, it was India’s first passenger train station that ran from Bori Bunder to Thane in 1853. It was built by the Great Indian Peninsular Railway and was rebuilt as Victoria Terminus later in 1888, presently known as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Victoria Terminus

57. India’s Oldest Working Locomotive that is still in use?
Answer: Fairy Queen
Explanation: Fairy Queen is the world’s oldest working locomotive that is still in use and was manufactured in 1855.

58. Which is the most visited railway museum in India?
Answer: National Rail Museum at New Delhi

59. Which is the Most Expensive Luxury Train in India?
Answer: The Maharaja’s Express
Explanation: It covers around 12 destinations. Some of the places are the bathing Ghats of Varanasi, the Taj Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri, the Khajuraho temples, Ranthambhore, etc.

60. Which is the Slowest Train in India?
Answer: Mettupalayam Ooty Nilgiri Passenger Train
Explanation: It is 16 times slower than the fastest-running train Gatimaan Express, running at a speed of 10 kph

Manufacturing Plants Of Indian Railways

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Locomotives

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No.	Factory	Location	Note
1	Chittaranjan Locomotive Works	Chittaranjan West Bengal	Manufactures Electric Locomotives
2	Banaras Locomotive Works	Varanasi Uttar Pradesh	Manufactures Electric Locomotives
3	Diesel Locomotive Factory	Marhowrah Bihar	A Joint Venture of Indian Railways & General Electric manufactures high-capacity diesel locomotives, used especially for Freight Transportation
4	Electric Locomotive Factory	Madhepura Bihar	A Joint Venture of Indian Railways & Alstom SA manufactures Electric Locomotives
5	Diesel-Loco Modernisation Works	Patiala Punjab	Upgrades and overhauls locomotives. They also manufacture electric locomotives

Rolling Stock

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No.	Factory	Location
1	Integral Coach Factory	Perambur, Tamil Nadu
2	Rail Coach Factory	Kapurthala, Punjab
3	Modern Coach Factory	Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh
4	Marathwada Rail Coach Factory	Latur, Maharashtra

Wheel & Axle

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No.	Factory	Location
1	Rail Wheel Factory	Bengaluru, Karnataka
2	Rail Wheel Plant	Chhapra, Bihar

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61. Which is the longest Station Name in India?
Answer: Venkatanarasimharajuvaripeta (Andra Pradesh)

62. Which is the shortest Station Name in India?
Answer: IB railway station (in Odisha)

63. Where is the Headquarters of the newly established railway zone ‘East Coast Railway’?
Answer: Bhubaneswar

64. Total Number of Railway Stations in India?
Answer: 7325 stations
Explanation: Click here to learn more on Wikipedia.

65. Which state has the shortest railway route?
Answer: Mizoram
Explanation: Mizoram has the shortest railway route of 2 km and a total track length of 6 km. The name of the railway station is the Bairabi railway station, which is connected to the Silchar railway station in Assam.

66. Which state has the longest train route?
Answer: Uttar Pradesh (9167 Km)

67. Which State has the highest number of stations identified for development under the Adarsh Station Scheme?
Answer: West Bengal (383 stations)

68. How many stations have been identified for development under the ‘Adarsh Station Scheme?
Answer: 1253 Stations

69. What is the assured money to be given to the nominee of the confirmed/RAC and wait-listed railway passenger whose death occurs in a railway accident as per the Optional Travel Insurance Scheme launched in 2016?
Answer: 10 Lakh

70. India’s longest Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel is located between?
Answer:  Quazigund and Banihal

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71. Where does the popular train ‘Deccan Queen’ runs?
Answer: Mumbai and Pune

72. Why are Fish plates used in railway tracks?
Answer: To join two rails in a track

73. When was the first Tejas Express inaugurated?
Answer: 24 May 2017
Explanation: This train runs between Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus to Karmali Goa. There are 4 Tejas Express in 2020.

74. In which year was the Pamban bridge commissioned connecting India’s mainland to Rameswaram island?
Answer: 1914
Explanation: It was opened on 24 February 1914. Pamban Bridge is India’s first sea bridge and was the longest sea bridge in India until the opening of the Bandra-Worli Sea Link in 2010.

75. Which zone administers the Matheran Hill Railway?
Answer: Central Railways

76. Which Railway Stations are designated as UNESCO World Heritage Sites?
Answer: The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, The Nilgiri Mountain Railway, and the Kalka–Shimla Railway are collectively designated as UNESCO World Heritage Sites under the name “Mountain Railways of India”.

77. Which train is India’s first train operated by private operators?
Answer: Lucknow – New Delhi Tejas Express (4 October 2019)

78. In which city is the Indian Railway Institute of Financial Management (IRIFM) being set up?
Answer: Secunderabad (Telangana)

79. Where is the Indian Railway Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (IRIMEE) located?
Answer: Jamalpur, Bihar

80. How many zones do the Indian Railways have?
Answer: 19 Zones

Rolling Stock

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#	Name	Manufacturer	Lines	Top/Operational Speed (Km/hr)	Service
1	Vande Bharat (EMU) [Electric]	ICF	1st Gen: 2 2nd Gen: 3	180/130	1stGen: 2019 2nd Gen: 2022
2	Tejas (WAP-7 WDP-3A) [Electric Diesel Electric]	RCF	4	160/130	2017
3	Gatimaan (WAP-5) [Electric]	RCF	1	160/160	2016
4	Tejas-Rajdhani (WAP-7 WAP-4WAP-4A) [Electric]	RCF	4	160/130	2021

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81. Which Railway Zone Headquarters in India is situated at the highest elevation from the mean sea level?
Answer: South Western Railway

82. Which is the first Railway Station in India to run fully on solar power?
Answer: Guwahati railway station

83. Which railway station has been renamed as ‘Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Nagar’ railway station?
Answer: Mughalsarai

84. Which place is the National Rail and Transportation University (NRTI) located?
Answer: Vadodara, Gujarat.

85. Which Train is the fully Unreserved Superfast train?
Answer: Antyodaya Express

86. Present Railway Minister of 2020?
Answer: Piyush Goyal (on service from 4 September 2017)

87. When was India’s first compressed natural gas (CNG)-powered train Inaugurated? 
Answer: 13 January 2015 (Rewari – Rohtak)

88. Who developed the UTS (Unreserved Ticketing System) mobile app?
Answer: Centre for Railway Information System (CRIS)

89. Which railway station is located at the highest altitude in India?
Answer: Ghum Railway Station of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway 

90. Indian Railway Track Gauge?
Answer: 1,676 mm; 1,000 mm; 762 mm; 610 mm

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91. Which year did Suresh Prabhu present the last railway budget of India?
Answer: 2016

92. Which year was the building of Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus) constructed?
Answer: 1888
Explanation: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was designed by Frederick William Stevens and is one of the busiest railway stations in India

93. Who was the Governor-General of India when Railways were first introduced in India?
Answer: Lord Dalhousie (1848-1856)

94. Which is the longest railway bridge in India and where?
Answer: Vembanad Rail Bridge, Kerala (4.62 Km)

95. Which is the first international train in India?
Answer: Maitree Express (Kolkata to Dhaka)

96. How many Coaches does the normal length of a passenger train have?
Answer: 24
Explanation: The passenger train is an average of 650 meters in length and has a coach length of around 25 meters.

97. Where is the Wheel and Axle Plant of the Indian Railways located?
Answer: Bangalore

98. Who designed the First Railway Timetable?
Answer: George Bradshaw

99. What rank does India hold in the world in terms of the length of the railroad network?
Answer: Fourth

100. Where is the headquarters of the Indian railway?
Answer: New Delhi

Speed Records Of Indian Trains

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No.	System	Year	Type	Speed
1	WP class	1947	Steam	100 km/h
2	WDM-4	1969	Diesel	120 km/h
3	WDM-4	1971	Diesel	130 km/h
4	WAM-2/3	1971	Electric	140 km/h
5	WAM-4B	1982	Electric	145 km/h
6	WAP-1	1988	Electric	160 km/h
7	WAP-4	1996	Electric	169 km/h
8	WAP-5	1997	Electric	184 km/h

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101. Which stations have all three gauges viz. broad, meter, and narrow?
Answer: Siliguri Junction

102. When was the First IPO (Initial Public Offering) of IRCTC launched?
Answer: It was open for subscriptions between 30 September and 4 October 2019. It was listed on the stock exchange on 14 October 2019 at ₹320
Explanation: The price band of IRCTC IPO was ₹315-320, it was subscribed 112 times.

103. Width of the 4 Gauges in India?
Answer:

1) Broad Gauge: 1676 mm (5 feet 6 inches)- Most used 2) Standard Gauge: 1435 mm ( 4 feet 8 inches)- Metros and Trams 3) Meter Gauge: 1000 mm (3 ft 3 inch)- Nilgiri Mountain Railway 4) Narrow Gauge: 762 mm (2 feet 6 inches) and 610 mm (2 feet)- Toy Trains

104. What is the full form of IRFC?
Answer: Indian Railway Finance Corporation

105. When was the First IPO (Initial Public Offering) of IRFC launched?
Answer: It was open for subscriptions between 18^th January and 20^th January 2021. It was listed on the stock exchange on 29^th January 2021 at ₹24.9. The price band of IRFC IPO was ₹25-26

106. Who is the present Railway Minister of India?
Answer: Ashwini Vaishnaw (Since 7 July 2021)

107. How many ministers are there from Ministers of State in the Ministry of Railways?
Answer: 2 Ministers

108. Name the two ministers who were elected as the Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways.
Answer: 1) Raosaheb Danve
2) Darshana Jardosh

109. Which is the fastest train In India in 2023?
Answer: Vande Bharat Express (top speed of 180 km/h)

Fastest Trains In India 1) The fastest operating train is the Gatimaan Express with a top operating speed of 160 km/h. 2) The WAP-5-hauled Gatimaan Express became the fastest commercially operated semi-high-speed train in India, in April 2016, with a maximum operational speed of 160 km/h. 3) The Bhopal Shatabdi Express (train number 12001/12002) is India’s second-fastest train between New Delhi and Agra, with an average speed of 90 km/h and a top speed of 150 km/h.

110. When was the CONCERT system of computerized reservations deployed in New Delhi, Mumbai, and Chennai?
Answer: September 1996

111. When was the coupon validating machine (CVM) introduced at Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus?
Answer: 1998

112. Who manufactures the Indian Railways rolling stock (bogies)?
Answer: ICF, MCF, and RCF.

1) ICF: Integral Coach Factory (Chennai, Tamil Nadu) 2) MCF: Modern Coach Factory (Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh) 3) RCF: Rail Coach Factory (Kapurthala, Punjab)

Full Forms Related To Indian Railways

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No.	Acronym	Full Form
1	CVM	Coupon Validating Machines
2	DEMU	Diesel Electrical Multiple Unit
3	DRM	Divisional Railway Managers
4	EMU	Electric Multiple Unit
5	ICF	Integral Coach Factory
6	IR	Indian Railways
7	IRAS	Indian Railway Accounts Service
8	IRCTC	Indian Railways Catering & Tourism Corporation
9	IRMS	Indian Railway Medical Service
10	IRPFS	Indian Railway Protection Force Service
11	IRPS	Indian Railway Personnel Service
12	IRSE	Indian Railway Service (Civil) Engineers
13	IRSEE	Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers
14	IRSME	Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers
15	IRSS	Indian Railway Stores Service
16	IRSSE	Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers
17	IRTS	Indian Railway Traffic Service
18	LHB	Linke Hofmann Busch
19	MEMU	Mainline Electrical Multiple Unit
20	NFR	Northeast Frontier Railways
21	RRC	Railway Recruitment Cells
22	SPTM	Self-Printing Ticket Machine

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