23 Amazing Facts About The Indian Railways You Never Knew

[45'22']

nai me chain kheench ke uttar jaati hu.
I was serious, I 've travelled in that train and I've posted some pics of it on this forum too.

No what I meant was Trains like Rajdhani or Duronto offen stop at some stations for food and water supply
The trains stop at those stations regularly but those are not stops that means you can't book tickets from there or to there

And aap chain kheench ke bhi uttar sakti hain......I know you certainly can

 

[Levina]

No what I meant was Trains like Rajdhani or Duronto offen stop at some stations for food and water supply
The trains stop at those stations regularly but those are not stops that means you can't book tickets from there or to there

Oh right!
I think I had some issue regarding this and so we were asked to book tickets from a diff station, though we were allowed to board from the station of our choice....or something to that effect.

And aap chain kheench ke bhi uttar sakti hain......I know you certainly can

I can...but I don't
lol

 

[Echo_419]

Wait what? I was being serious here.
Wherever India is better than us I agree with it upfront and don't try to ridicule minor mistakes.
Anyways since our current Railway Minister is very proactive in next 5 years we actually might end up outperforming Indian Railways.
Only race that Pak-India should do is development race and not arms race.

Ohhh,well catching up with our Railways will not be a difficult task if you are really determined since we are not much better & for the past decade every single Budget of our railways was Populist but now we have also got a good Railway minister & Does Pakistan has any project under construction comparable to this

Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[SAMEET]

@waz

The Nilgiri Mountain railwayView attachment 191227 View attachment 191228 View attachment 191229 View attachment 191230 View attachment 191231 View attachment 191232 View attachment 191234 View attachment 191235

I have walked on the track from coonoor station to wellington!

 

[anant_s]

No what I meant was Trains like Rajdhani or Duronto offen stop at some stations for food and water supply

Both Rajdhani and Duronto have Pantry cars that carry pre-packed meals that is loaded from IRCTC base kitchens from originating stations. these meals are for 2 and 3 AC tier passengers, for 1 AC passengers, meals are cooked on PC. Their stops are usually decided based on passenger load at a station. Durontos btw donot have any commercial stops between starting and terminating stations although they do stop fro staff change and cleaning, meaning you cannot book tickets from any of intermediate stations nor can you board the train.

NDLS Ahmedabad Rajdhani PC

Dinner and Soup served on First AC coach of Rajdhani Express
Evening Tea

Dinner & Soup

Breakfast

 

[waz]

@waz

The Nilgiri Mountain railwayView attachment 191227 View attachment 191228 View attachment 191229 View attachment 191230 View attachment 191231 View attachment 191232 View attachment 191234 View attachment 191235

Oh what lovely pictures. Just wonderful. Thank you so much for the pictures.

 

[Chronos]

Oh what lovely pictures. Just wonderful. Thank you so much for the pictures.

Kodaikanal, ooty hill stations in South India are wonderful

 

[lionheart1]

F*ck..!!! I made a worst c choice then...

You ask a loco pilot .. he will tell what kind of job it is ... its not easy .. it is the toughest job in railways. U pass train just 1inch from danger signal u will be kicked out of job

 

[Chronos]

Thanks for that. I'll look it up. What a beautiful country India is. Well, our whole subcontinent is.

Heartwarming comment, thank you.

Wait what? I was being serious here.
Wherever India is better than us I agree with it upfront and don't try to ridicule minor mistakes.
Anyways since our current Railway Minister is very proactive in next 5 years we actually might end up outperforming Indian Railways.
Only race that Pak-India should do is development race and not arms race.

Nice sentiments bro, Indian railways badly need overhaul because of the cash deficit.

It is amazing in the fact that India is home to 1.3 billion, a lot of them use the railways. It is a behemoth and I do not envy the railway department.

 

[third eye]

Oh what lovely pictures. Just wonderful. Thank you so much for the pictures.

The days spent in the Nilagiris were the best in my life.

 

[Levina]

@anant_s

I watched this video and thought of sharing it here. Its the Pamban bridge- Tamil nadu.
(its an FB link might take sometime to open)

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152803235807652

 

[Manindra]

The longest railway platefom in the world is Gorakhpur Railway Station some 150 kms from my native place. Does anyone have a pic to share?
My most amazing unforgettable rail journey was during my college days when I travelled with my friends from Lohardagga to Ranchi on the rooftop of a coal engine train. I witnessed a family waving at the train in the middle of nowhere and the train stopped to pick them. When we got down in Ranchi we were coated with black dust. I shared this fact with my parents after marriage but still got the same scolding that I deserved years ago.
I think there is a railway in every Indian's life.

You are also from Gorakhpur, I am from Gorakhpur & my native village is 40 KM from Gorakhpur City

 

[Razia Sultana]

The longest railway platefom in the world is Gorakhpur Railway Station some 150 kms from my native place. Does anyone have a pic to share?
My most amazing unforgettable rail journey was during my college days when I travelled with my friends from Lohardagga to Ranchi on the rooftop of a coal engine train. I witnessed a family waving at the train in the middle of nowhere and the train stopped to pick them. When we got down in Ranchi we were coated with black dust. I shared this fact with my parents after marriage but still got the same scolding that I deserved years ago.
I think there is a railway in every Indian's life.

You are also from Gorakhpur, I am from Gorakhpur & my native village is 40 KM from Gorakhpur City

Thanks for the pic. Could you post the pic of the longest plateform. I am not from Gorakhpur,my village is near Utraula.

 

[Manindra]

The longest railway platefom in the world is Gorakhpur Railway Station some 150 kms from my native place. Does anyone have a pic to share?
My most amazing unforgettable rail journey was during my college days when I travelled with my friends from Lohardagga to Ranchi on the rooftop of a coal engine train. I witnessed a family waving at the train in the middle of nowhere and the train stopped to pick them. When we got down in Ranchi we were coated with black dust. I shared this fact with my parents after marriage but still got the same scolding that I deserved years ago.
I think there is a railway in every Indian's life.

Thanks for the pic. Could you post the pic of the longest plateform. I am not from Gorakhpur,my village is near Utraula.

I didn't have sky view picture of GKP Railway platform but here is its detail

The Top 6 Longest Railway Platforms of India

 

[The Headache]

I'd say toofan exp. and Magadh express are worse than guwhati-tvc express.

Wait what? I was being serious here.
Wherever India is better than us I agree with it upfront and don't try to ridicule minor mistakes.
Anyways since our current Railway Minister is very proactive in next 5 years we actually might end up outperforming Indian Railways.
Only race that Pak-India should do is development race and not arms race.

20 years atleast (if we stop the development of railways which is practically impossible)