1.

Fastest train in India : New Delhi-Bhopal Shatabdi Express is the fastest train in
India. The all air-conditioned superfast train clocks a maximum speed of
150km/h on the Faridabad-Agra section. It also has the highest commercial speed
89.87 km/h- and covers the 704 km New Delhi Bhopal stretch in 7 hours 50
minutes.

2. Slowest train in India : Metupalayam Ooty Nilgiri Passenger which runs at a

speed of 10kmph, 15 times slower than fastest running train. Since this train
runs in hilly region there are speed limits to comply. The one that comes close is
Pratapnagar-Jambusar passenger, with a maximum speed of 12km/h and an
average speed of 11km/h. It takes 4 hrs for a journey of 44 km.

3. Longest run by a train : Vivek Express from Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari travels

a distance of 4273 km, making it the longest run in terms of total time and
distance in Indian Railways.

4. Shortest run by a train : Scheduled services between Nagpur and Ajni stations
situated just 3km from each other primarily meant for crew to travel from
Nagpur station to the workshop at Ajni.

5. Longest non-stop travel : Trivandrum H. Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express travels

the 528km stretch between Vadodara and Kota non-stop. In second place is the
Mumbai Rajdhani Express that travels nonstop between New Delhi and Kota.

6. Longest station name : Venkatanarasimharajuvaripeta on the ArakkonamRenigunta section near Chennai.

7. Shortest station name : Ib, near Jharsuguda in Odisha and Od, near Anand in
Gujarat.

8. Trains with most stops : The record for maximum number of stops by an
Express/Mail train is held by Howrah Amritsar Express 115 halts, followed by
Delhi Howrah Janata Express 109 halts and Jammu Tawi Sealdah Express 99
halts.

9. Least punctual train : Guwahati-Trivandrum Express is said to be the most

unreliable long-distance train in the country. The charted journey time is 65
hours and 5 minutes, but the average delay on a trip is about 10-12 hours.

10. Two stations at same location : Srirampur and Belapur are two different
stations in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra which are both at the same
location on the railway route but on opposite sides of the track.

11. Most powerful locomotive : Electric locomotive WAG-9 used for hauling heavy
freight rakes is the most powerful locomotive in Indian Railways fleet. The 6,350
horsepower beast is homed at Gomoh, Ajni, Lallaguda, Tughlakabad and Bhilai.
Modified version of WAG-9 named WAP 7 is IRs workhouse for high speed
passenger service. It is capable of hauling 24 coach trains at speeds ranging
between 140 and 160 km per hour. WAP-7 has similar horsepower as that of
WAG-9 but comes with modified gear ratios for faster> acceleration.

12. Last stations in North-South-East-West direction : Northernmost railway

station is Baramulla in Jammu and Kashmir. Westernmost is Naliya near Bhuj in
Gujarat. Southernmost railway station is Kanyakumari, while the last station on
the east of India is Ledo on branch line from Tinsukia.

13. Junction with most number of routes originating from it : Mathura junction
with 7 routes- Broad Gauge (BG) line to Agra Cantt, BG line to Bharatpur, BG line
to Alwar, BG line to Delhi, Metre Gauge (MG) line to Achnera, MG line to
Vrindavan and MG line to Hathras, Kasganj. Six route junction Bhatinda. Five
route junctions Lucknow, Guntakal, Katni, Varanasi, Kanpur Central, Villupuram,
Dabhoi, and Nagpur.

14. Most number of parallel tracks/ Three gauges at one station : Seven parallel
tracks between Bandra Terminus and Andheri 10km. Siliguri station on NFR
holds the distinction of having three different gauges present.

15. Busiest station : Lucknow, with 64 trains per day.

16. Longest Platform : Indian Railways owns the longest railway platform in the
world at Kharagpur (West Bengal) with a length of 2,733 ft (1072.5 m) in length.

17. Oldest Working Locomotive : Indian Railways still has the oldest preserved
locomotive in working order, the Fairy Queen which was made way back in 1855.
It is the oldest functioning steam engine in the world, which finds a place in the
Guinness Book of World Records and got Heritage Award at the International
Tourist Bureau, Berlin in March 2000.
18. First Railroad : The first railroad was constructed by two Indians (Jamsetjee
Jeejeebhoy and Jaganath Shunkerseth) and not the British.
19. Labor Force : Indian Railways is the worlds ninth largest commercial or utility
employer, by number of employees, with over 1.4 million employees. It is also
the Indias largest employer.
20. Railway Network : Though it is commonly believed, India doesnt have the
largest railway network in the World. India comes fourth with approx. 64,000 km
of railroad after US, Russia, and China. If the tracks were to be laid out from one
point to another around the equator, it would circle it one-and-a-half times.
21. Steam Locomotives : The manufacture of steam locomotives in the country
was stopped in 1972.
22. Distance Covered : The total distance covered by the 14,300 trains daily on
the Indian Railways daily equals three & half times the distance to moon.
23. Lavatory: Toilets on trains were first introduced in 1891 in 1st class and in
1907 in lower classes.
24. Air Cooling : Air Cooling was first introduced in 1st class coaches in 1874 in
Great Indian Peninsular Railway
25. Longest Tunnel : The countrys longest tunnel is Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel
11.215 km that was completed in December 2012 in Jammu and Kashmir. The
tunnel is yet to become functional railway route. Karbude on Konkan Railways,
which is 6.5 km in length previously held the title for the longest tunnel in India.
26. Underground Railway : First Underground Railway that was opened for public
use was Calcutta Metro.
27. Computerized Reservations : First Reservation through the computer System
commenced in New Delhi in the year 1986.

28. Electric Trains : First Electric coach ran on the 3rd February 1925 between
Bombay VT and Kurla stations
29. Palace on Wheels : Indians were not allowed to board the Palace on Wheels
luxury train for quite a while when it was launched on Republic Day of 1982.
30. Worst Rail Disaster : In the Bihar train disaster on June 6, 1981, a passenger
train carrying 800 or more passengers between Mansi and Saharsa, derailed and
plunged into the river Bagmati while it was crossing a bridge. After five days,

more than 200 bodies were recovered, with hundreds more missing that were
feared washed away by the river. Estimates of total deaths range from 500 to
800 or more. It was the worst Indian rail disaster.

31. Passenger Load : The Indian Railways (IR) carries over 25 million passengers
daily which is perhaps more than the entire population of Australia, New Zealand
and Tasmania put together. Annually Indian Railways ferries 7.2 billion
passengers (nearly 6x Indias current population).

32. Total Number of Trains : Indian Railways runs as many as 19,000 trains every
day. Some 12,000 trains are for passengers and 7,000 for freight.
33. Number of Stations : The whole network has 7,083 stations
34. Fares : Even after recent hike, fares on long distance journeys on the IR can
be considered cheapest in the world. For instance, 1,500 km journey on DelhiKolkata route by Kalka Mail costs around Rs 250. A similar journey would cost 10x
more on any budget train in Europe which boasts of strong rail transport.
35. Transit Trains : Mumbais local trains are amongst the worlds few to have 15
coaches. Shanghais local trains come close with 12 coaches.
36. Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus : CST in Mumbai caters to 33 million passengers
annually and is the only terminus in the world to be listed as a monument of
global heritage by UNESCO.

37. Oldest Operational Track : Ever since its origin in 1853, the rail service in
India never turned back making it one of the oldest track in the world.
38. Revenue : Indian Railways collected Rs.581 Crores in fines + charges on
ticketless travel in during the financial year 2011-12.
39. Rail Museum : The National Rail Museum in Delhi set up in 1977 is a one of
the unique museums in Asia. Sprawled over an area of 11 acres the museum has
collections like antique steam engines, locomotives, models, carriages,
photographs among other things. There are live exhibits as well as working and
non-working models. The added attraction is the toy train which runs across the
museum.

40. Longest Bridge : Vembanad Rail Bridge 4.62 km in length in the state of
Kerala connects connecting Edappally and Vallarpadam in Kochi. It is the longest
rail bridge in India and it is dedicated solely for freight.

41. Sea Bridge : Indias first sea bridge, the Pamban Bridge is a cantilever bridge
on the Palk Strait. It connects Rameshwaram on Pamban Island (Tamil Nadu) to
mainland India.
42. Rail-cum-Road Bridge : Saraighat Bridge (1,492 m) is the first rail-cum-road
bridge constructed over the Brahmaputra River in Guwahati, Assam. It was
opened to passenger traffic in June 1963.
43. Dapoorie Viaduct (1854) on the Mumbai-Thane route is the first railway
bridge in India.
44. Pre-Independence : About 42 Railway companies operated in the country
before Independence.
45. Highest Bridge : The worlds highest rail bridge being constructed over
Chenab river in Jammu & Kashmirs Reasi district (Chenab Bridge) will be ready
by December, 2015. Coming up at Kauri, it will be 359 meters (1,180 feet) above
the riverbed (five times the height of Qutub Minar and 35 metres taller than
Eiffel Tower). Also Anjikhad Railway Bridge to be completed in 2015 in Katra,
Jammu-Kashmir is going to be the 4th highest in the world at 186 meters (610
feet). Stretching across a length of 424 metres, the bridge on the Panval River in
Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra is currently the tallest bridge in India.

46. First Rail Tunnel : Parsik Tunnel (1865) near Thaane is Indias first rail tunnel.

47. World Record : Delhi station entered Guinness book of world records for
having the worlds largest route relay interlocking system.

48. Property : Indian Railways have approximately 10.65 lakh acre of land. About
90 per cent of this land is under Railways operational and allied usages. The
total vacant land, at present is about 1.13 lakh acre.

49. Dining Car : The MumbaiPune Deccan Queen has the oldest running dining
car in Indian Railways.