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 !!!!

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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......

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Till then Keep travelling !

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