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1/8 Image credit: Facebook First journey of Indian Railways The Indian Railways took on its first journey on April 16, 1853 from Mumbai to Thane and this was a day of celebration for which a public holiday on this day was declared. The first train ran though steam engine.
2/8 Image credit: Facebook Indian Railways is one of world’s largest employers According to the Economist magazine, Indian Railways employs over 1.4 million people> Since, it has one of Asia’s largest network, therefore more people it would need to maintain the system for which is employs it opens maximum number of jobs.
3/8 Image credit: Facebook New Delhi Railway Station has been included by Guinness Book of Records New Delhi Railway Station has found a place in the Guinness Book of Records for having the world’s largest Route Relay Interlocking System.
4/8 Image credit: Facebook Chenab railway bridge is one of world’s highest The Chenab railway bridge, located in Reasi district, Jammu & Kashmir, it is one of the highest rail bridges in the world. It measures five times higher than Qutab Minar and way taller than the Eiffel tower too.
5/8 Image credit: Facebook Slowest and fastest trains of Indian Railways The slowest train in India is the Metupalayam Ooty Nilgiri passenger train. It runs at a speed of 10 kmph. The fastest train on the Indian Railways network is New Delhi-Bhopal Shatabdi. It touches a maximum speed of 150 kmph on the Faridabad-Agra section.
6/8 Image credit: Facebook Toilets of Indian Railway trains You will be surprised to know that it was more than 50 years after the formation of Indian Railways that trains finally had toilets, thanks to a passenger named Okhil Chandra Sen who wrote an angry letter to a railway office in 1909 complaining about their absence.
7/8 Image credit: Facebook Mascot of Indian Railways Indian Railways has a super cute mascot, Bholu, the guard elephant whose picture you see on every station and every ticket or any accessory relevant to Indian Railways.
8/8 Image credit: Facebook Indian Railways sites as World Heritage sites UNESCO has declared few of Indian Railway sites as World Heritage sites which include: Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, Mumbai CST Building, Nilgiri Mountain Railways and Kalka-Shimla Railways.