Railways ;--
India's largest public sector undertaking.
Indian railway started at the time of Dalhousie.
The father of railway- George Stevenson.
1st train service in India was from Victoria terminus(today's CST), Bombay to Thane on 1853, April 16 covering a distance of 34 km in 75 minutes with 400 passengers.
1st train service in South India started on 1856 July 1, from Veyasarpani to Valaja road(Chennai).
1860- train service started in Kerala.
Darjeeling Himalayan railway started on 1881. (Called Toy train).
India's 1st electric train ran b/w Bombay & Kurla in 1925.
India's 1st bullet train route (Mumbai- Ahmedabad) aided by Japan.
As on 2010, world statistics on railway lines show, 1st - America 2,24,792 km, 2nd- Russia 87,157 km, 3rd India 63,974 km.
Bholu - an elephant cub is the symbol of Indian railways.
Ghum station at Darjeeling(W. Bengal) is the highest altitude railway station in India.
Vivek Express- longest train travel in India is from Dibrugadh(Assom) to Kanyakumari covering 4286 km. It's the world's 8th long distance train.
Himasagar express was running from Kanyakumari to Jammutavi (3751 km) was the 2nd long distance train.
Utter Pradesh- Biggest railway network in India(2011).
1st WiFi train- Rajdhani express.
Northern Railway headquarters is at Bhuwaneshwar.
Eastern Railway headquarters at Kolkata.
Konkan Railway headquarters at Belapur house, Navi Mumbai.
Madras is the capital of South Railways.
Broad gauge rail in to in distance- 1.67 m.
The Std width of ballast for metre gauge track in India- 2.30m.
National Expressway established at Gujarat(Ahmedabad to Gujarat).
World's longest railway tunnel- Gothard base tunnel.
India's longest railway bridge- Vebanad bridge(Edapilly-Vallarpadam).
World's biggest railway station- Grand Central Terminal, New York.
Rail coach factory in India at Kapurthala.
Airways ;--
India got 352 airports as on the year 2010.
1st airport in India- Tata airlines started by JRD Tata in 1932. He is known as the father of Indian air transportation.
Most no.of airports in the world is in USA (15,079 nos).
2nd Brazil- 4072 nos, 3rd Mexico- 1819 nos.
In 1953, Indian Aviation industry nationalized. Main airports in India are Indira Gandhi international airport(New Delhi)- has the longest runway.
Cchatrapathi Sivaji International Airport(Mumbai).
Imperial Airways Britain is the 1st air transport company to do service to India from Cairo to Delhi(1927).
Airmail started in India in 1911.
Garuda- Indonesian airlines service. World's largest sea plane (AG 600) manufactured by China.
The fuel used in jetplanes- Paraffin.
Aeroplanes use Aviation spirit as fuel.
The highest altitude airport in India- Shok Bakula Rimpo Airport, Leh(J&K).
Waterways ;--
India has a total of 111 National waterways.
National Waterway 1 connects Allahabad & Haldia.
The waterway of Kerala extending from north to south - West Coast Canal.
Roadways ;--
PWD was started at the time of Lord Dalhousie.
Salem- Kanyakumari road stride is NH 47.
Longest NH in India- NH44 (Salem- Kanyakumari 3745km) old NH 7.
The north-south corridor connects Srinagar & Kanyakumari.
Utter Pradesh state has the longest NH stride.
Maharashtra- state with longest collective road stride.
NH 19 is Delhi-Kolkata.
Dhola-Sadia bridge- India's longest bridge at Assom.
National highways are maintained by central government.
Central Road Research Institute at New Delhi.
The high speed way 'golden quadrilateral' connects 4 major cities of India- Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai & Kolkata.
India's longest express highway is Agra-Lucknow.
No.of NHs passing Kerala- 9no.s
1st NH of Kerala- NH 544 (old NH 47).
Shortest NH stride of Kerala- NH-966 B (old NH 47A), Kundannur-Wellington island.
NH-223 is not connected to any other NHs in India.
1st express highway in India- Pune express highway.
NATPAC- Govt agency in charge of research ,planning, coaching in the field of transportation, road safety, highway engineering.
India's largest public sector undertaking.
Indian railway started at the time of Dalhousie.
The father of railway- George Stevenson.
1st train service in India was from Victoria terminus(today's CST), Bombay to Thane on 1853, April 16 covering a distance of 34 km in 75 minutes with 400 passengers.
1st train service in South India started on 1856 July 1, from Veyasarpani to Valaja road(Chennai).
1860- train service started in Kerala.
Darjeeling Himalayan railway started on 1881. (Called Toy train).
India's 1st electric train ran b/w Bombay & Kurla in 1925.
India's 1st bullet train route (Mumbai- Ahmedabad) aided by Japan.
As on 2010, world statistics on railway lines show, 1st - America 2,24,792 km, 2nd- Russia 87,157 km, 3rd India 63,974 km.
Bholu - an elephant cub is the symbol of Indian railways.
Ghum station at Darjeeling(W. Bengal) is the highest altitude railway station in India.
Vivek Express- longest train travel in India is from Dibrugadh(Assom) to Kanyakumari covering 4286 km. It's the world's 8th long distance train.
Himasagar express was running from Kanyakumari to Jammutavi (3751 km) was the 2nd long distance train.
Utter Pradesh- Biggest railway network in India(2011).
1st WiFi train- Rajdhani express.
Northern Railway headquarters is at Bhuwaneshwar.
Eastern Railway headquarters at Kolkata.
Konkan Railway headquarters at Belapur house, Navi Mumbai.
Madras is the capital of South Railways.
Broad gauge rail in to in distance- 1.67 m.
The Std width of ballast for metre gauge track in India- 2.30m.
National Expressway established at Gujarat(Ahmedabad to Gujarat).
World's longest railway tunnel- Gothard base tunnel.
India's longest railway bridge- Vebanad bridge(Edapilly-Vallarpadam).
World's biggest railway station- Grand Central Terminal, New York.
Rail coach factory in India at Kapurthala.
Airways ;--
India got 352 airports as on the year 2010.
1st airport in India- Tata airlines started by JRD Tata in 1932. He is known as the father of Indian air transportation.
Most no.of airports in the world is in USA (15,079 nos).
2nd Brazil- 4072 nos, 3rd Mexico- 1819 nos.
In 1953, Indian Aviation industry nationalized. Main airports in India are Indira Gandhi international airport(New Delhi)- has the longest runway.
Cchatrapathi Sivaji International Airport(Mumbai).
Imperial Airways Britain is the 1st air transport company to do service to India from Cairo to Delhi(1927).
Airmail started in India in 1911.
Garuda- Indonesian airlines service. World's largest sea plane (AG 600) manufactured by China.
The fuel used in jetplanes- Paraffin.
Aeroplanes use Aviation spirit as fuel.
The highest altitude airport in India- Shok Bakula Rimpo Airport, Leh(J&K).
Waterways ;--
India has a total of 111 National waterways.
National Waterway 1 connects Allahabad & Haldia.
The waterway of Kerala extending from north to south - West Coast Canal.
Roadways ;--
PWD was started at the time of Lord Dalhousie.
Salem- Kanyakumari road stride is NH 47.
Longest NH in India- NH44 (Salem- Kanyakumari 3745km) old NH 7.
The north-south corridor connects Srinagar & Kanyakumari.
Utter Pradesh state has the longest NH stride.
Maharashtra- state with longest collective road stride.
NH 19 is Delhi-Kolkata.
Dhola-Sadia bridge- India's longest bridge at Assom.
National highways are maintained by central government.
Central Road Research Institute at New Delhi.
The high speed way 'golden quadrilateral' connects 4 major cities of India- Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai & Kolkata.
India's longest express highway is Agra-Lucknow.
No.of NHs passing Kerala- 9no.s
1st NH of Kerala- NH 544 (old NH 47).
Shortest NH stride of Kerala- NH-966 B (old NH 47A), Kundannur-Wellington island.
NH-223 is not connected to any other NHs in India.
1st express highway in India- Pune express highway.
NATPAC- Govt agency in charge of research ,planning, coaching in the field of transportation, road safety, highway engineering.
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