Indian Railways / भारतीय रेलवे
Transportation is an important part of Indian Geography, and Indian Railways generates many static GK questions. The source contains information on railway zones and headquarters, historical trains, metro systems, gauges and important railway records. The figures and status statements below reproduce the book's context and should be read as source-based static GK.
Transportation Indian Geography का important part है और Indian Railways से अनेक static GK questions पूछे जाते हैं। स्रोत railway zones, headquarters, historical trains, metro systems, gauges तथा important records की information देता है। नीचे दिए गए figures और status statements book के context पर आधारित हैं।
Size of Indian Railway System / भारतीय रेलवे का आकार
The source describes the Indian Railway system as the second largest in Asia and fourth largest in the world.
स्रोत Indian Railway system को Asia का second largest और world का fourth largest railway system बताता है।
Railway Zones and Headquarters / रेलवे जोन एवं मुख्यालय
- Central → Mumbai (CST)
- Eastern → Kolkata
- Northern → New Delhi
- North-Eastern → Gorakhpur
- North-East Frontier → Maligaon-Guwahati
- Southern → Chennai
- South Central → Secunderabad
- South-Eastern → Kolkata
- Western → Mumbai Churchgate
- East Coast → Bhubaneshwar
- East Central → Hajipur
- North Central → Prayagraj
- North-Western → Jaipur
- South-Western → Hubli
- West Central → Jabalpur
- South-East Central → Bilaspur
- Kolkata Metro → Kolkata
- South Coast Railway → Visakhapatnam
First Train in India / भारत की पहली ट्रेन
The source states that India's first train ran between Bombay and Thane on 16 April 1853, covering approximately 34 km.
स्रोत के अनुसार India की first train 16 April 1853 को Bombay और Thane के बीच चली और लगभग 34 km की distance cover की।
Second Train / दूसरी ट्रेन
The source states that the second train ran between Howrah and Hooghly in 1854.
स्रोत के अनुसार second train 1854 में Howrah और Hooghly के बीच चली।
First Electric Train Statement in the Source / स्रोत में पहली इलेक्ट्रिक ट्रेन
The book states that the first electric train in India was Deccan Queen, introduced in 1929 between Bombay and Poona. This point is reproduced here exactly as source-based study material.
Book में India की first electric train के रूप में Deccan Queen का उल्लेख है, जिसे 1929 में Bombay और Poona के बीच introduced बताया गया है। यह point यहाँ source-based study material के रूप में रखा गया है।
Vivek Express / विवेक एक्सप्रेस
The source identifies Vivek Express from Dibrugarh in Assam to Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu as the longest train route, covering 4273 km.
स्रोत Vivek Express, Dibrugarh से Kanyakumari route को longest train route बताता है जिसकी distance 4273 km दी गई है।
Metro Rail Development / मेट्रो रेल विकास
The source states that the first Metro train was introduced in Kolkata on 24 October 1984 and lists Dumdum and Belgachhia as the two connected stations.
स्रोत के अनुसार first Metro train Kolkata में 24 October 1984 को introduced हुई और connected stations Dumdum तथा Belgachhia बताए गए हैं।
Delhi Metro is stated to have started on 25 December 2002 between Shahdra and Tees Hazari.
Delhi Metro की शुरुआत source में 25 December 2002 को Shahdra और Tees Hazari के बीच बताई गई है।
Rapid Metro is stated to have started in Gurgaon, Haryana on 14 November 2013. Nagpur Metro is described by the source as having opened on 8 March 2019.
Konkan Railway / कोंकण रेलवे
The source states that Konkan Railway was started in 1990 between Goa, Maharashtra and Karnataka.
स्रोत Konkan Railway की शुरुआत 1990 में Goa, Maharashtra और Karnataka के बीच बताता है।
Vande Bharat Express / वंदे भारत एक्सप्रेस
The source describes Vande Bharat Express, also known as Train 18, as an Indian semi-high-speed electric train made by the Integral Coach Factory, Chennai under the Make in India programme.
स्रोत Vande Bharat Express, जिसे Train 18 भी कहा गया है, को Integral Coach Factory, Chennai द्वारा Make in India programme के तहत निर्मित semi-high-speed electric train बताता है।
Delhi-Meerut RRTS / दिल्ली-मेरठ RRTS
The source describes the Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System as an 82.15 km under-construction semi-high-speed rail corridor connecting Delhi, Ghaziabad and Meerut.
Book के context में Delhi-Meerut RRTS को 82.15 km under-construction semi-high-speed corridor बताया गया है जो Delhi, Ghaziabad और Meerut को connect करता है।
Tejas Express / तेजस एक्सप्रेस
The source states that Lucknow-New Delhi Tejas Express was the first Indian train operated by private operator IRCTC, a subsidiary of Indian Railway.
स्रोत Lucknow-New Delhi Tejas Express को private operator IRCTC द्वारा operated first Indian train बताता है।
Railway Gauges / रेलवे गेज
The source describes three gauges:
- Broad Gauge: Distance between rails → 1.676 m
- Metre Gauge: Source prints the rail distance as 1.00 mm.
- Narrow Gauge: Distance between rails → 0.762 m or 0.610 m
Competitive exams में Broad Gauge, Metre Gauge तथा Narrow Gauge से direct factual questions पूछे जा सकते हैं।
High-Yield Railway Revision / रेलवे परीक्षा पुनरावृत्ति
- First train in source → Bombay-Thane → 16 April 1853 → 34 km
- Eastern Railway HQ → Kolkata
- Northern Railway HQ → New Delhi
- North-Eastern Railway HQ → Gorakhpur
- East Central Railway HQ → Hajipur
- North Central Railway HQ → Prayagraj
- South-Western Railway HQ → Hubli
- West Central Railway HQ → Jabalpur
- South-East Central HQ → Bilaspur
- Vivek Express → Dibrugarh-Kanyakumari
- Vande Bharat → Train 18