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INTRODUCTION
❖ The Earth rotates at about 1,670 kilometers per hour at the equator (460 meters per second).
❖ The Earth's speed of revolution is around 1,07,000 km/hr (30 kilometers per second).
❖ The sun and the solar system appear to be moving at 200 kilometers per second.
World Rank, Network size wise

1.U.S.A
2.China
3.Russia
4.India (68,525 km)

State Rank, Length wise

1.U.P
2.Rajasthan
3.Maharastra
 Gauge Special features
1 Broad (A) Width---1.67m
(B) Location-Every Plain Region In The Country Like Howrah,
Sealdah, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, etc.
(C )Max. Type Of Indian Gauge.
2 Meter (A) Width---1m
(B) Location--North-East Region and Others.
(C)At Present--- Totally Meter Gauges are Converted Into Broad
Gauges.
3 Narrow (A) Width---0.762m
(B) Location-Mountain & Hilly Areas / Specially Foothill Areas
(C)Himalayan Railway, Nilgiri Railway, Kalka-Shimla Railway Are
Famous For Narrow Gauge.
4 Standard (A) Width-1.43m
(B) Location-Every Plain Areas In Metro Cities.
(C)Tramway , Metroway Are Famous For Standard Gauge.
 Names Location
1 Electric Locomotive Chittaranjan (Paschim Bardhaman ,WB)
2 Diesel Locomotive Varanasi (UP)
3 TELCO [Tata Engineering & Jamshedpur , Jharkhand [Only steam
Locomotive Works] Locomotive]
4 Diesel Components Works Patiala (Punjab)
5 Integral Coach Factory Perambur (Chennai, Tamil Nadu) Linke-Hofmann-
ICF coach Busch
6 Rail Coach factory Kapurthala (Punjab) (LHB) coach

7 Wheel Plant & Axle Bengaluru (Karnataka)

8 Rail Slipper Bhilai (Chhattisgarh)
9 Bharat Earth Movers Limited Bengaluru (Karnataka)

10 Rail Research Unit Lucknow

11 National Rail Museum Chanakya puri (New Delhi)

 RAILWAY ZONES HEADQUARTERS
Central Mumbai CSMT

Northern (Largest) Delhi

North- Eastern Gorakhpur

North-East frontier Guwahati

North Central Prayagraj

North Western Jaipur
Southern (Oldest,1951) Chennai Central
South Eastern Garden Reach, Kolkata

South Western Hubbali

South Central Secunderabad
South East Central Bilaspur
Western Mumbai (Church gate)

West Central Jabalpur

Eastern Fairley Place, Kolkata
East Coast Bhubaneshwar
East Central Hajipur
South Coast Railway Vishakhapatnam
(Youngest,2019)
Metro Railway (Smallest) Park Street, Kolkata
1 The Railway Konkan Railway

2 Operator Konkan Railway

Corporation

3 Set up 26th Jan, 1998

4 Length 756km

5 Connection Roha (Mumbai)-

Mangalore
(Karnataka)
6 Headquarter Belapur in Navi
Mumbai
 Metro Started in
1 Kolkata Metro [Indian Oldest] 24th Oct,1984
[Bhawanipore to
Esplanade]
2 Delhi (Largest) 2002
3 Bengaluru / Namma 2011
4 Gurgaon 2013
5 Mumbai 2014
6 Jaipur 2015
7 Chennai 2015
8 Kochi 2017
9 Lucknow 2017
10 Hydrabad 2017
11 Noida 2019
12 Ahmedabad 2019
13 Nagpur 8th Mar,2019
14.Pune Metro ---------------------------------March,2022
1 Name Mumbai Monorail

2 Operation 1st Feb,2014

3 Connection Wadala (M.H) to Jacob

(M.H)

4 Headquarter Mumbai
1 Thar Express (2006) Jodhpur (Rajasthan)–
Munabao (Rajasthan)---
Karachi (Pakistan).

2 Samjhauta Express Delhi – Attari (Punjab)--

(1976) Lahore (Pakistan).

3 Maitree Express (2006) Kolkata-Dhaka.

4 Maitree Express-II Kolkata-Khulna.

(2017)

5 Bandhan Express Kolkata-Khulna.

(2017)
6 1st Rajdhani Howrah--Delhi
Express(1969)
7 1st Satabdi Jhansi (UP)--New Delhi
Express(1988) [For
Jawaharlal Nehru]

8 Longest Railway & Dibrugarh (Assam)-

Express “Vivek Express Kanyakumari [4234km]
”Connects (2017)

9 Gatiman Express(2016) Nizamuddin (New Delhi)-

Jhansi (UP)
10 Tejas Express(2017) Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
/CST (Mumbai)---Karmali
(Goa)

11 Vande Bharat Express Delhi-Varanasi (UP)

(2019)[High speed
express][180km/hr]
 COROMANDEL EXPRESS

➢ Connection----Shalimar Railway Station (W.B)

& Chennai Central Railway Station (T.N).

➢ Coromandel Exp.No----- 12841/12842.

➢ Train Was Introduced In ----1977.

➢ This Train Is Currently Hauled By---- CLW.

➢ Maximum Permissible Speed ----130 Km/H.

➢ Total Distance ----1659 Kms.

➢ Accident ------On 2 June 2023, An Accident In

Bahanaga Bazar Railway Station (Balasore,O.D).

➢ More Than 288 People Were Dead, And More

Than 1000 Passengers Injured.
 Diamond Quadrilateral
(RAILWAY)

Six corridors on Diamond Quadrilateral connecting

metropolitan cities and growth centers of the country
(Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai & Kolkata) have been
identified for feasibility studies for high speed rail
connectivity .

•Delhi-Mumbai,
•Mumbai-Chennai,
•Chennai-Kolkata,
•Kolkata-Delhi and both diagonals.
•Delhi-Chennai and
•Mumbai-Kolkata routes.
 Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways

Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

1 World’s 1st 1825; UK (Stockton and
( Railway Darlington)

2 World’s Longest Trans Siberian Railway; Russia

Railway

3 World’s Highest Tanggula (Tibet, China)

Railway

4 World’s Longest Danyang (Yangtze River, China)

Railway Bridge

5 World’s Longest Gotthard (Switzerland)

Railway Tunnel
7 Longest Railway Shree Siddharoodha
Platform Swamiji (Hubli ,
Karnataka,1505m)
/Gorakhpur (UP,1366m)
8 Largest / Busiest Largest-Howrah station (W.B).
Busiest-Chhatrapati Shivaji
Railway Station Terminus (Mumbai)

9 Highest Station Ghum (Darjeeling)

10 Longest Railway The Bogibeel

Bridge / Rail cum Bridge,(Brahmaputra
Road Bridge (Assam)
11 Highest Railway Chenab (J&K)
Bridge
12 Longest Railway Pirpanjal (J&K)
Tunnel
13 NO. of Railway ❖ Estimated Station-7000+
stations & Railway
❖ Division-70
Division in India
14 Heritage Railway (a) Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (1999)
& Station by (b) Nilgiri Railway (2005)
UNESCO (c) Kalka –Shimla Railway (2008)
(d) Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Station
(2004)

15 Most Expensive (a)Palace On Wheels (New Delhi –

Express Jaipur-Udaipur-Agra-New Delhi [1982].
(b) Maharaja Express (Goa-Hampi
(Karnataka)-Mysore (Karnataka)-
Thiruvanantapuram (Kerala) [2012]

16 Indian 1st Tube East-West Metro (Under The Hoogly

Under Water River)
Railway

17 Max Railway in UP

18 No Railway in Sikkim
19 Longest Railway Yard Mughal Sarai / Pandit Deendayal
Upadhaya (UP)

20 Mascot of Indian Bholu / The Train Manager Guard

Railway Elephant ; 2002

21 NO. of stars in Indian 18 stars

Railway Logo

22 Proposed Bullet Train Sabarmati Station (Ahmedabad)

connects to Mumbai; 2024/26
 Important NH Connections

1 NH1 [actual-GT Delhi-Amritsar

ROAD]
2 NH2 / NH19 (New Delhi-Mathura-Agra-Kanpur-Allahabad-Varanasi-
name) Kolkata
[actual-GT ROAD]
3 NH3 Agra-Gwalior (MP)-Indore (MP)-Nasik-Mumbai

4 NH4 Thane (Mumbai)-Hubli (Karnataka) – Bengaluru -

Chennai
5 NH6 [Bombay Kolkata -Raipur (Chhattisgarh)-Nagpur
Highway] (Maharashtra)- Mumbai -Hazira(Gujarat)
[ 3rd Longest NH]
14 NH31A Sevok (Darjeeling) to Gangtok (Sikkim)
S.No. NH-No. Route
From Jharkhand border-
Barakar–Asansol–Raniganj–
1 2 (New name-NH-19) Durgapur–Panagarh–Palsit–
Dankuni near
Calcutta/Kolkata
From Jharkhand Border–
Kharagpur–Debra–
2 6 (Touchess with –NH-16) Panskura–Kolaghat–
Bagnan–Dankuni near
Kolkata
Dalkhola–Kanki–Panjipara–
Islampur–Bagdogra–Sevok–
Mainaguri–Gairkata–
3 31
Falakata–Cooch Behar–
Tufanganj up to Assam
Border
 Sevok-Namthang up to
4 31A(Sevok-Gangtok)
Sikkim Border
Galgalia-Naxalbari-
Bagdogra-Chalsa-
5 31C Nagrakata- Gairkata-
Alipurdura up to Assam
Border.
From Jharkhand Border-
Goorinathdham -
6 32 Puruliya- Kantadih-Urma-
Balarampur up to
Jharkhand Border
Dalkhola–Karandighi–
Raiganj–Pandua–Ingraj
34(New name-NH-12 from Bazar–Morgram–
7
Bakkhali to Dalkhola) Baharampur–Palashi–
Krishnanagar–Barasat–
Kolkata
Barasat-Gaighata-
Bangaon-Petrapole on
8 35(Kolkata-Bongaon)
India–Bangladesh
border.
 Junction with NH-6 near
9 41 Panskura-Tamluk-
Mahishadal-Haldia Port.

10 55 Siliguri-Kurseong-Darjeeling

From Orissa Border-Dantan-

Belda-Kharagpur-Midnapore-
11 60 Bankura-Mejia-Raniganj and
terminating at its junction
with NH 2

Bankura-Chhatna-Hura-
12 60A
Landhurka-Puruliya

13 80 Farrakka up to Bihar Border

From Bihar Border-

14 81 Harishchandrapur-
Kumangarj-Malda
 Setu-Kolkata-Diamond
15 117 Harbour-Kulpi-Namkhana-
Bakkhali
Nandakumar - Contai -
16 116B
Digha - Chandaneswar
17 NH 2B Bardhaman to Bolpur
 Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways

Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

➢ The North–South–East–West Corridor (NS-EW) is the
largest ongoing highway project in India.

➢ It is the second phase of the National Highways

Development Project (NHDP), and consists of building
7300 kilometers of four/six lane highways .

➢ The NS–EW project is managed by the National

Highways Authority of India under the Ministry of Road
Transport and Highways.

❖ Junction point (East & West Corridor And North &

South Corridor)----Jhansi(U.P) North–South Corridor
This is a 4,000 km NH 44 (Srinagar-Udhampur-pot Jammu–Jalandhar–Delhi–
Agra–Gwalior–Jhansi–Sagar–Narsinghpur-Lakhnadon–Nagpur-Hyderabad-
❖ Connection(North & South)—Srinagar to Chikkaballapur-Bengaluru-Salem–Madurai-Kanyakumari), branch road NH
Kanyakumari 544 (Salem–Coimbatore–Palakkad-Kochi)
❖ Connection(East & West)—Porbandar to Silchar
East-West Corridor
This is a 3,300 Km NH 27 (Porbandar–Rajkot-Samakhiali–Radhanpur–Kota–
Jhansi–Kanpur-Lucknow–Ayodhya-Gorakhpur-Muzaffarpur–Darbhanga-
Supaul-Purnia– Dalkhola-Kishanganj, Islampur–Sonapur- Ghoshpukur-
Jalpaiguri Alipurduar- Bongaigaon - Nalbari Bijni–Guwahati–Nagaon–
Dabaka–Silchar).
1 Oldest Roadways GT Road

2 Max Roads in Maharashtra

3 Max Road Density in Kerala

4 Indian Longest Roadway Tunnel Nashri / Patnitop / Chenani-Nashri / Syama Prasad (J&K)

5 Indian longest Roadway tunnel will be (2024) Zojila (J&K + Ladakh)

6 Indian highest Motorable Roadway Umling La (Ladakh)

7 Indian 2nd highest Motorable Roadway Khardung La (Ladakh)

8 Longest Roadway Bridge Bhupen Hazarika Seru (Dhola-

Saidiya/Dhola/Lohit/Brahmaputra River, Assam)

9 Rohtang / Atal Tunnel (2nd longest Tunnel in India) Leh-Manali(HP), (Longest Tunnel Above 10000 feet in the world and
Indias second longest Road tunnel)
 Port Location
1 Kandla Port ( Natural Port)-- Tax free port Gujarat

2 Nhava Sheva / Jawaharlal Nehru Port,( Maharashtra

Artificial Port)-- High Technical port

3 Mazgaon port / Mumbai port,( Natural Maharashtra

port)---, Indian Largest port & Tax free
port
4 Marmagao port / Vasco da Gama port, Goa (The port beside Zuari
(Natural port)-- river)
5 New Mangalore port, (Artificial port) Karnataka

5 Cochin port, (Natural port) Kerala

1 Indian Longest National Waterway NW1 [Hoogly River in Haldia (WB) to Allahabad (UP)]

2 World’s Longest Canal Beijing Hangzhou Grand Canal (China)

3 Indian Longest Canal Indira Gandhi (Rajasthan)

4 Busiest Water way in the world N. Atlantic Ocean Waterway

5 Indian Busiest Waterway NW1

6 Cheapest Transport Water ways

7 Headquarter of IWAI [Inland waterway Authority of India] Noida (UP), Kolkata (WB)

8.Panama Canal Connects------------------------------- Atlantic & Pacific Ocean

9. Suez canal connects--------------------------------------------- Red Sea & Mediterranean Sea