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Though the Indian Railways enjoys a near monopoly in India, a few private railways do exist, left over from the days of the Raj, usually small sections on private estates, etc. There are also some railway lines owned and operated by companies for their own purposes, by plantations, sugar mills, collieries, mines, dams, harbours and ports, etc. The Mumbai Port Trust runs a BG railway of its own, as does the Madras Port Trust. The Calcutta Port Commission Railway of Calcutta Port Trust is a BG railway. The Visakhapatnam Port Trust has BG and NG, 2 ft 6 in (762 mm), railways.
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Though the Indian Railways enjoys a near monopoly in India, a few private railways do exist, left over from the days of the Raj, usually small sections on private estates, etc. There are also some railway lines owned and operated by companies for their own purposes, by plantations, sugar mills, collieries, mines, dams, harbours and ports, etc. The Mumbai Port Trust runs a BG railway of its own, as does the Madras Port Trust. The Calcutta Port Commission Railway of Calcutta Port Trust is a BG railway. The Visakhapatnam Port Trust has BG and NG, 2 ft 6 in (762 mm), railways.
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Fairy Queen is the oldest operating locomotive in the world today, though it is operated only for specials between Delhi and Alwar. John Bull, a locomotive older than Fairy Queen, operated in 1981 commemorating its 150th anniversary.
Gorakhpur Junction railway station also has the distinction of being the world's longest railway platform at 4,483 ft (1,366 m).
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Fairy Queen is the oldest operating locomotive in the world today, though it is operated only for specials between Delhi and Alwar. John Bull, a locomotive older than Fairy Queen, operated in 1981 commemorating its 150th anniversary.
Gorakhpur Junction railway station also has the distinction of being the world's longest railway platform at 4,483 ft (1,366 m).
The Ghum station...
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Jan 26 2017 (21:25) TVC/Thiruvananthapuram Central (Trivandrum) (5 PFs)
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Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station is the largest and busiest railway station in Kerala and an important rail hub in Southern Railway. Thiruvananthapuram is the first major city in south India with longest train routes in India, the Kanyakumari-Thiruvananthapuram-Dibrugarh Vivek Express and the Kanyakumari-Thiruvananthapuram-Jammu Tawi Himsagar Express route.
Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station is the largest and busiest railway station in Kerala and an important rail hub in Southern Railway. Thiruvananthapuram is the first major city in south India with longest train routes in India, the Kanyakumari-Thiruvananthapuram-Dibrugarh Vivek Express and the Kanyakumari-Thiruvananthapuram-Jammu Tawi Himsagar Express route.
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The New Delhi Railway Station is the third busiest and one of the largest in India and holds the record for the largest route interlocking system in the world similar to the Kanpur Central Railway Station.
The New Delhi Railway Station is the third busiest and one of the largest in India and holds the record for the largest route interlocking system in the world similar to the Kanpur Central Railway Station.
5 Public Posts - Thu Jan 26, 2017