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Indian Railways
Indian Railways

Indian Railways is the biggest public sector undertaking. It is often referred to as the lifeline of
the transportation system in our country.

Complete the following sentences with the help of the ‘Help Box’ :

1. The first electric passenger train ran between ______________ on 3rd February 1925.

2. The first underground railway in Bharat was opened in 1984 in _______________ .

3. The longest railway journey, which takes about _______________ , is from Dibrugarh in

Assam to Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu.

4. The longest tunnel of Indian Railways is Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel which is _____________

long.

5. The country's first train, Red Hill Railway, ran in Madras in _______________ .

6. ________________ is the longest railway bridge in Bharat.

7. Indian Railways is divided into _______________ railway zones.

8. The oldest running engine is _______________ .

9. The country's first passenger train rolled on its _______________ track from Bombay
(now Mumbai) to Thane on April 16, 1853.

10. Railway finance was separated in _______________ from the General governmental

finances.

HELP Box

Victoria Terminus and Kurla, Bogibeel Bridge, 34 km, 18, 11.21 km, Fairy Queen,
Kolkata, 74.35 hours, 1837, 1924

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