Recount #004 *amazing facts : part 3*

A very Namaste to all. :) :) :)

I am back with the last part of amazing facts about the Indian railways. I hope the amazing part is actually sounding  or reading **to be precise** ;p amazing for all !!!!

 Do comment people......It will be appreciated ! Thanks a lot !!!!!

So.....continuing :-

Fact 11 :-

To start with, I present Longest Railway Platform of what ? 'India'. Nah ! The world . Yes,...... 
Kharagpur is the city situated in eastern side of India in the parameters of state West Bengal. And this same city has the*longest* railway station in the world !!!!
As a student, I always heard the city name only to mention the famous engineering college - Indian Institute of Technology branch - kharagpur. Frankly speaking, this train fact caught my interest equally leaving me surprised and yes amazed ;p !!!

Fact 12:-

Longest railway Bridge :- Well, this title was a bit tricky as I found many competeting bridges.One
mentioned in Indian Railway official website is the Nehru setu built upon Sone river(Bihar), a stretch of  3.064 m (10,052 feet).
It was built in 1900. But, it has been taken over by many rail-cum-road and only rail mode bridges. So, the most recently built and the actually longest railway bridge is Vembanad Rail Bridge spanning 4,620 m (15,160 feet) over Vembanad Lake in Kochi, Kerala. 

Fact 13 :- 

Karbude tunnel

Every couple's choice of rail route.....one with the longest tunnel and also, *not to forget* every thief's choice too. Lol !
Officially, Karbude tunnel of the Konkan railways covering 6.5km of the rail-track is the longest tunnel.  It connects Mumbai and Mangalore cities.
Recently in 2013 a  tunnel named as Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel was constructed on Jammu Tawi -Udhampur - Srinagar-Baramulla- Railway link (These are the prominent cities of Jammu & Kashmir). It covers a distance 11.215 km (7 mile) and shortens the connecting distance by 17km. It shows the brillian work of engineers as it is really tough to build such architectures over Himalayan ranges. Commendable !


          Pir Panja Railway Tunnel.

Fact 14 :-

Indian railways fastest train award goes to - Bhopal Shatabdi (official name - New Delhi - Habibganj Shatabdi Express).
It connects Delhi (capital) to the centrally located state, Madhya Pradesh city, Bhopal. More interesting things about this train are :-

• Firstly, it travels at a speed of 84km/hr (52mph).
• Secondly, it was the first among the shatabdi trains to be launched.
• Thirdly, last but not the least, I have travelled in it. ;p

 Its a brilliant journey. The only point which made me uncomfortable was being seated for 8 hrs. Sighhhh ! 

Fact 15 :-

inside view

Oldest Preserved Locomotive is is **The Fairy Queen** launched in 1855 and is still in working condition ! It is among the royal trains of the country. It was built in West Bengal region with the parts exported from England by the then ruling East India Company.  It has been restored in fully functioning mode in 1997. Its a steam train which travels from New Delhi Cantonment station to city Alwar (Rajasthan).
 Only 60 passengers can be accommodated in two coaches. It works only on 2nd and 4th saturdays in months October to March and is part of a two day tour. It is among the hot list of travel lovers.

                            

Only this much for today......

Thank you all for liking my posts which encourages me more to write and post ASAP.

Do comment. If any queries or doubt feel free to ask and express. 

Till then Keep travelling !

Rise and shine

Recount #003 *amazing facts : part 2*

Hola people. I am back with the part 2 of fascinating facts about Indian Railways.

Today i am putting up some information about the stations......the USB s of Railways.

Fact 05 :
Shortest Station Name .
If someone asks - whats important in knowing the shortest station name; answer would be 'Nothing'. But, its never bad to know something. What say ! Well, the shortest station name is the station called Ib in Orissa.


Fact 06 :

After the  shortest, how can one not name the longest station name. It is - 
Sri Venkatanarasimharajuvariapeta in Tamil Nadu. Phew, 32 alphabet long. You know, the good as well as the confusing thing of having a long name is.....that you can have many nick names. ;p






Fact 07 : 
The busiest railway station of India is Lucknow station (Uttar Pradesh). For the most obvious reasons of being the post populated state, a junction and amazing textile industry including clothing of chicken embroidery;  Lucknow is the busiest station. 

          truly majestic, isn't it !   

Fact 08 :

One more longest fact ....this time its the route.

The longest route covered is by the train Vivek Express which runs from Dibrugarh(Assam) to Kanyakumari(Tamil Nadu) coveing a huge distance of total 4286km(2663.2 miles). in three days 10 hours and 15mins. I am thinking about the people in the last 15minutes !!! 

Fact 09:

Shortest run. its really a shortest one... a three km. ride from station Nagpur(designated as orange city of India) to Ajni. Ajni basically comes in the district of Nagpur but serves as an extended city station among 5 small sub-cities of Nagpur.

Fact 10:

Longest run for a Daily Train is by Kerala Express which travels 3054km. in 42.5hrs. Though, its not

a surprise as there are many trains which travels huge distances to connect the cities and towns of 7th largest country of the world. As I have been to Kerala, travelling in train would actually be an amazing option for travel lovers. You can imagine the scenic beauty just from the pic captured from the Kerala Express.. That's, why Kerala is called as God's own country. Truly WOW !

Just this much for today.Will be back with more fun facts.Hope you all enjoyed.Leave a comment or two.Till then, keep travelling !

Recount #002 *amazing facts : part I*

Hello people! Thank you all for encouraging and appreciating the blog !

Today, I am posting up some interesting facts about the Indian railways.

Fact 01 : The first official passenger train was inaugurated on
16th April 1853. India railways celebrated its 160 years on the same date(obviously ;p) in 2013. The locomotive covered 21 miles from Bombay( now called Mumbai) to Thane. And, the bridge shown in the photograph known as the Dapoorie Viaduct was the first railway bridge to be constructed for the same route .

Fact 02 :     

One of the interesting travel memories specially for children and for the couples too(;p), include the time when the train moves through a tunnel. I am sure, all of you would have had some or the other tunnel story ! What I have mostly observed is that as the train reaches the starting of the tunnel, the excitement gets processed into a long howling woooohhhh!!! sound. **Its good to have fun, right !**

The first railway tunnel to be made was Parsik Tunnel situated near Thane. Parsik is the old persian form of Parsi( a zoroastrian community).

Fact 03: 

The first underground railway to be constructed is Kolkata Metro Railways. From generation of the idea and necessity (1949) to laying of foundation brick by the then prime minister, Smt. Indira Gandhi(1972) to extending networks till 2010. The Kolkata Metro Railways have a come a long way and aids to daily commuters immensely. One can actually call them as the valves joining the kolkata in the same way they do in connecting heart chambers.  

Fact 04:

One of the application of advancements in technology took place in 1986 when the first computerized reservation was installed in Delhi(capital of India). According to me, it is

actually among the greatest application in the era of computers. It has actually helped immensely in managing the  huge population with high rates of daily commuting. Brilliant ! Bravo ! 

Though, the pic shows a cancellation ticket still ....the electronic ticket.

Fact 05:

Another interesting fact is the starting of electric trains. Most trains don' t employ

electricity. The western Mumbai railway route employs around 1500V DC; Kolkata Metro - 750V DC and Delhi Metro - 25kV AC.

Still, the first electric train launched on 3rd february, 1925 which ran from Bombay VT and kurla.

I hope you all enjoyed reading few of the many facts..........I will bring up more the next time.........:) :) :)

And, one more thing....

Last but not the least - Loh Path Gamini - a Hindi word in which- loh stands for : iron; Path- track and Gamini- travelling machine.

:D.

Keep travelling
Rise and shine !!!!!!

Recount #001

Hello people......

Today, I am starting with my new blog........and its about TRAINS...........

Yesssss... Its simply not just a mode of transportation BUT, plays an essential and emotional role in uniting and binding the rich culture of India.                                                         

  

       

India is among the top 4 countries with highest railway length. Truly, majestic.... isn't it !

Being among the fast developing nations , the Government is pre-occupied with other national level priorities so The Indian Railways has a slow rate of reforms but YES changes are happening and will definitely grow up and maintain.
Vivid and variety people......compartments always full......tea/coffee in kullad (cups made from clay)....people sharing food.....the serene view from the window......gossips.......and many more things....adventures and memories !!!!!
WHICH I AM SURELY GONNA SHARE.......

Till then....keep travelling......in this amazing world !!!!

Love all...rise and shine