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Most Important GK Questions for Railway Examinations

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S E P T E M B E R 11 ,  2022

Name the First Train in India?

Answer: Red Hill Railway (1837)

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First Passenger Train in India?

Answer: Sahib, Sindh, and Sultan (16 April 1853). It had 14-carriage and started at 3:35 pm.

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How Many People did the First Passenger Train carry?

Answer: 400

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Distance covered by the first passenger train?

Answer: 34 Km (21 miles)

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The First Passenger Train in Eastern India ran from?

Answer: Howrah to Hoogly (15 August 1854)

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When was India’s first tramway (horse-drawn) opened in Calcutta?

Answer: 24 February 1873

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First Railway to introduce electric lighting as standard fixtures?

Answer: Jodhpur Railway (1902)

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India’s First fastest train?

Answer: The Shatabdi Express (New Delhi and Jhansi in 1988)

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When was the first Self-Printing Ticket Machine (SPTM) introduced?

Answer: 1990, New Delhi

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When was Air-conditioned, Three-tier coaches, and a Sleeper class introduced?

Answer: 1993

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