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Posted: Feb 16 2013 (20:57)
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Last Response: Feb 16 2013 (22:16)
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Last Response: Feb 16 2013 (22:16)
Why does "Indore" have just 3 platforms???? It's funny a small town like Gorakhpur has 10 platforms.Ha ha ha ha that's real comedy,Indore's population is 3 times more than Gorakhpur but still it has 3 platforms.
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Again, here we are mixing the railways and population. The railway network in India is more or less the same as British rulers had developed long back. There are places which are chosen to create rail junction because of there location on the map, their geography, etc.
That is why some small town also get prominence on the railway map. Indore has been a very big city for a long time. It has excellent road connectivity with major Indian cities. But it has been not on the so-called metro or main routes of Indian railways.
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That is why some small town also get prominence on the railway map. Indore has been a very big city for a long time. It has excellent road connectivity with major Indian cities. But it has been not on the so-called metro or main routes of Indian railways.
So,...
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Very well explained. absolutely to the point . Railway set-up of British era has its own geographical parameters.
not worry.
india's electric capital "singrauli" and soon it will be 'A' grade station has only 1 platform.
i had a one ques. why you compared it with gkp.
when bpl itself has 5 platforms.
india's electric capital "singrauli" and soon it will be 'A' grade station has only 1 platform.
i had a one ques. why you compared it with gkp.
when bpl itself has 5 platforms.