Railway GK Questions in English

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100 Railway GK questions

1. Where is the longest railway line? – Indian Railways
2. When did the first train run in India? – 1853
3. Who established Indian Railways? – Lord Dalhousie
4. Where is the headquarters of Indian Railways? – New Delhi
5. Which railway has the highest altitude in India? – Trans-Himalayan Railway
6. What is the logo of Indian Railways? – Chitrakala Kosh
7. When did the railway service start in India? – April 16, 1853
8. What was the name of the first engine of Indian Railways? – Falkland
9. Where is the longest railway track in India? – Jodhpur-Bikaner
10. Which is the longest train in Indian Railways? – Himsagar Express
11. Which is the longest railway platform? – Gorakhpur
12. Which is the longest railway tunnel in India? – Pir Panjal Tunnel
13. Where was the first electric railway in India? – Mumbai to Pune
14. Which is the longest passenger train in India? – Dibrugarh-Kanyakumari Express
15. Where is the longest railway station? – Gorakhpur
16. Where is the longest railway tunnel? – Pir Panjal Tunnel, Jammu & Kashmir
17. Which is the longest rail motor coach in India? – Bhopal-Shantiniketan Express
18. What is the length of the longest rail motor coach? – 24.7 meters
19. Which railway station has the longest platform? – Gorakhpur
20. Which is the longest railway route in India? – Kanyakumari to Dibrugarh
21. In which state is the longest railway line in India? – Uttar Pradesh
22. In which state is the longest railway tunnel? – Jammu & Kashmir
23. From where does the longest passenger train in India start? – Dibrugarh
24. Which is the longest-running passenger train in India? – Himsagar Express
25. How long does the longest passenger train take to complete its journey? – 72 hours
26. How many coaches does the longest rail motor coach have? – 24 coaches
27. How many passengers can the longest rail motor coach accommodate? – 128 passengers
28. From which state does the longest passenger train pass? – Kerala
29. What is the weight of the longest rail motor coach? – 100 tons
30. Which city has the longest railway platform? – Gorakhpur
31. What is the longest railway station in India? – Gorakhpur
32. How long is the longest passenger train route? – 4,273 km
33. What is the length of the longest railway tunnel in India? – 11.215 km
34. How many doors does the longest passenger train have? – 24 doors
35. How many coaches does the longest passenger train have? – 22 coaches
36. What is the average speed of the longest-passenger train? – 45 km/h
37. Through how many states does the longest passenger train travel? – 12 states
38. How many states does the longest railway line cover? – 9 states
39. How many states does the longest railway route touch? – 17 states
40. Which is the fastest train in India? – Vande Bharat Express
41. Which is the first bullet train project in India? – Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail
42. Which is the oldest railway station in India? – Howrah Junction
43. Which is the busiest railway station in India? – Howrah Junction
44. Which is the cleanest railway station in India? – Jaipur Junction
45. Which is the most luxurious train in India? – Palace on Wheels
46. Which train covers the shortest distance in India? – Nagpur-Itwari Passenger
47. Which train has the highest number of coaches? – Sheshnag Train (251 coaches)
48. Where is the highest railway bridge in India? – Chenab Bridge, Jammu & Kashmir
49. Which train has the maximum number of stops? – Howrah-Amritsar Express
50. Which state has the largest railway network? – Uttar Pradesh
51. Where is India’s first railway museum? – Delhi
52. Which is the longest Rajdhani Express route? – Dibrugarh to New Delhi
53. What is the slowest train in India? – Metupalayam Ooty Passenger
54. Which train runs on the longest sea bridge in India? – Pamban Express
55. When was the first metro train introduced in India? – 1984
56. Which city had the first metro train in India? – Kolkata
57. Which metro rail is the longest in India? – Delhi Metro
58. Which state has the least railway coverage? – Meghalaya
59. Which is the first railway station in India? – Boree Bunder (Mumbai)
60. How many zones do Indian Railways have? – 18 zones
61. Where is the first railway university in India? – Vadodara
62. Which railway station is the highest in India? – Ghum, West Bengal
63. Which railway station has no train stopping? – Ib, Odisha
64. Where is the world’s highest railway bridge? – Chenab Bridge, India
65. Where is India’s largest railway workshop? – Jamalpur, Bihar
66. Which is the largest railway yard in India? – Mughalsarai (Deen Dayal Upadhyay) Yard
67. What is the total length of Indian Railways? – Over 68,000 km
68. Which state has no railway station? – Meghalaya
69. Where is the oldest working steam locomotive in India? – Fairy Queen
70. Where is India’s first private railway station? – Habibganj, Bhopal
71. Which is the longest freight train in India? – Vasuki Freight Train
72. When was the Railway Budget merged with the General Budget? – 2017
73. What is the mascot of Indian Railways? – Bholu the Guard Elephant
74. Where did the first double-decker train service start? – Mumbai to Ahmedabad
75. Which is the first private train in India? – Tejas Express
76. Which railway station has the most platforms? – Howrah Junction (23 platforms)
77. What is the highest railway line under construction in India? – Bilaspur-Manali-Leh Railway
78. Which is the shortest railway route in India? – Nagpur to Itwari (3 km)
79. Which state has the maximum number of railway stations? – Uttar Pradesh
80. Which is the first railway station to get an ISO certification? – Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
81. When was the Konkan Railway inaugurated? – 1998
82. Which railway zone is the largest in India? – Northern Railway
83. Which city has the first underground metro rail? – Kolkata
84. How many divisions are there in Indian Railways? – 70 divisions
85. Which is the longest goods train in India? – Sheshnag
86. Which is the most punctual train in India? – Vande Bharat Express
87. Where is India’s first railway factory? – Chittaranjan Locomotive Works
88. What is the rank of Indian Railways in the world? – 4th
89. Where is India’s first automatic coach washing plant? – New Delhi
90. Which railway station is common in three states? – Navapur (Maharashtra-Gujarat)
91. What is the fastest Rajdhani Express? – Mumbai Rajdhani Express
92. Which is the first green corridor of Indian Railways? – Rameswaram-Manamadurai
93. What is the longest train without an engine? – Oxygen Express
94. Which is the first solar-powered train? – Haryana Solar DEMU
95. What is the largest railway underpass in India? – Gujarat’s Tikiapara
96. Which railway zone has the most electrified tracks? – Central Railway
97. Which train runs on the longest electrified route? – Bangalore-New Delhi
98. Which is the largest suburban railway network in India? – Mumbai Suburban Railway
99. Which train has the most luxurious coaches? – Maharajas’ Express
100. Which is the oldest running train in India? – Punjab Mail (Since 1912)

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FAQ

1. What is the longest railway route in India?
   • The longest railway route is Kanyakumari to Dibrugarh covering 4,273 km.
2. Which is the fastest train in India?
   • The Vande Bharat Express is India’s fastest train.
3. Which railway station has the longest platform?
   • Gorakhpur railway station has the world’s longest platform.