Chenab Railway Bridge Flashcards
Who is the current minister of Ministry of Railways?
Ashwini Vaishnaw
Who is the current CEO and Chairperson of Indian Railways?
Vinay Kumar Tripathi
approved by Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC)
Who is the father of Indian Railways?
Lord Dalhousie
Where is this bridge located?
Reasi District , J&K
This project is between which two places?
Udampur to Baramulla
Length of the above mentioned given bridge?
1315km long
What is the other name of the project?
Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link Project
What is the length of the bridge?
272km
What is the height of the bridge?
359 m
Which world’s highest bridge?
Chenab Bridge , India
When was Indian Railways formed?
6 May 1836
When did India’s first passenger train ran?
16 April 1853
between Mumbai and Thane
When did India’s first railway bridge formed?
1854
over the Thane creek when the Mumbai-Thane line was extended to Kalyan
When was Indian railways nationalised?
1951
Which is the world’s oldest steam engine running currently?
Fairy Queen
between New Delhi and Alwar in Rajasthan
How many sites have been declared by UNESCO in Indian Railways?
4
Darjeeling-Himalayan Railway, Nilgiri Mountain, Mumbai CST, and Kalka-Shimla Railways
Which is the Asia’s largest rail network?
Indian Railways
Which is world’s largest rail network under single administration?
United States
Indian railways is second largest
Which committe seperated Railway finances from Govt. finances?
Acworth Committee
But they were seperated in 1924
Who was the first woman to become Railway Minister?
Mamta Banerjee in 2000
Which is the world’s longest platform?
Gorakhpur Railway Station
Which train has the longest train route?
The Vivek Express
betwene Dibrugarh and Kanyakumari, covers 4,286 km in around 82 hours and 30 minutes
hWhat is the name of the policy which is recently launced by Ministry of Railways?
StartUps for Railways
Which is the largest government undertaking in the country?
Indian Railways
In how many zones is the IR divided?
16 zones
