First ever double-decker Shatabdi on Goa-Mumbai route: Suresh Prabhu

In Current Affairs
October 24, 2015

The AC double-decker train will soon run between Mumbai and Goa. This train will be named Shatabdi and this is the first Shatabdi double-decker train in India.

Also responding to a demand made by Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar for a Rajdhani train from Goa to New Delhi a special train would be started along the Konkan Railway route in Goa by the Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation in order to cater to the state’s tourist traffic.

Interesting Facts about Indian Railways…

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.
Number of Stations : The whole network has 7,083 stations.
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.
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.
Sea Bridge : India’s 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.
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.
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.