INDIAN RAILWAYS 160th BIRTHDAY TODAY. HERE IS SOME AMAZING FACT OF IR. 1. Fastest train in India: New Delhi-Bhopal Shatabdi Express (150km/h). 2. Slowest train in India: Metupalayam Ooty Nilgiri Passenger(10km/h). 3. Longest run by a train: Vivek Express from Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari travels a distance of 4273 km. 4. Shortest run by a train: Scheduled services between Nagpur and Ajni stations situated just 3km from each other. 5. Longest non-stop travel: Trivandrum – H. Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express travels the 528km stretch between Vadodara and Kota non-stop. 6. Longest station name: Venkatanarasimharajuvaripeta on the Arakkonam-Renigunta section near Chennai. 7. Shortest station name: Ib, near Jharsuguda in Odisha and Od, near Anand in Gujarat. 8. Trains with most stop : Express/Mail train Howrah – Amritsar Express 115 halts. 9. Least punctual train: Guwahati-Trivandrum Express is said to be the most unreliable long-distance train in the country. The charted journey time is 65 hours and 5 minutes.
Posted on: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 09:25:39 +0000
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