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Indian Railways is the largest rail network in Asia and the world’s second largest.

The First train on Indian soil ran between Bombay and Thane on the 16th of April 1853.

The New Delhi Railway Station has secured a place in the Guinness Book of Records for having the world’s largest Route Relay Interlocking System.

Indian Railways transports almost 2.5 crore passengers daily.

Indian Railways is one of the world’s largest employers with over 1.4 million people.

Bhopal Shatabdi Express is the fastest train in India,operates between New Delhi and Bhopal Junction.

Dibrugarh Kanyakumari Vivek Express the longest train route in the Indian Subcontinent.

Venkatanarasimharajuvaripeta railway station has the longest name among all stations on the Indian Railway system.

Mughalsarai Junction railway station contains the largest railway marshaling yard in Asia.

The Rajdhani Express trains get the highest priority on the Indian railway network.

Gorakhpur Junction railway station has the world’s longest railway platform with length of 1,366.33 m.

The Slowest train in India is the Metupalayam Ooty Nilgiri passenger train.

Kolkata Metro zone of Indian Railways will run 1,500 ft underwater metro in India under the Hooghly River between Mahakaran and Howrah station.

The Fairy Queen between New Delhi and Alwar in Rajasthan is the oldest functioning steam engine in the world.

Trivandrum HNizamuddin Rajdhani Express covers a distance of 528 km without a single stop.

Nilgiri Mountain Railway a single track and only rack and pinion rail system operates in India.

Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus is considered to be the most beautiful train station in India.

The Maharaja Express is the most expensive luxury train in India.

Howrah is the busiest railway station in the nation train frequency of 974.

Ghum Railway station of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway is the highest railway station in India.

Chenab Bridge will be world’s tallest railway bridge under construction in Jammu and Kashmir.

Vembanad Rail Bridge of Kerala is the longest rail bridge in India with the total length of 4.62 km.

Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel is India’s longest railway tunnel with length of 11.215 km in middle Himalayas.

Ib Railway station of Odisha has the shortest name of all stations on the Indian Railways system.