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Railway GK

 ADRM-Additional Divisional Railway Manager  IREC - Indian Railway Establishment Code.


 AGM - Additional General Manager  IRCTC- Indian Railways Catering and Tourism
 APPSC - Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission Corporation
 CCO - Chief Claims Officer  ICF - Integral Coach Factory
 CPRO - Chief Public Relations Officer  IRISET- Indian Railway Institute of Signal Engineering &
 CTE - Chief Track Engineer Telecommunication
 CBE - Chief Bridge Engineer  IRCON- Indian Railway Construction Organization
 CLW - Chittaranjan Locomotive Works  IRCTC- Indian Railways Catering and Tourism
 CPDE - Chief Planning & Development Engineer Corporation
 PCE - Principal Chief Engineer  RVNL – Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd
 CMPE - Chief Motive Power Engineer  IRWO- Indian Railway Welfare Organization
 CME - Chief Mechanical Engineer  ILO – International Labour Organization
 CWE - Chief Workshop Engineer  LAP - Leave at Average Pay
 CRSE - Chief Rolling Staff Engineer  LHAP – Leave at Half Average Pay
 CEE - Chief Electrical Engineer  MBF - Mutual Benefit Fund
 CESE - Chief Electrical Service Engineer  MSOP - Model schedule of power
 CSC - Chief Security Commissioner  RITES-Rail India Technical & Economic Services
 CCM - Chief Commercial Manager  RRB - Railway Recruitment Board
 CMD - Chief Medical Director  RCT - Railway Claims Tribunal
 CAO/C- Chief Administrative Officer/Construction  RRT -Railway Rates Tribunal
 CELE - Chief Electrical Loco Engineer  RCF - Rail Coach Factory
 CSTE - Chief Signal & Telecommunication Engineer  RWF - Rail Wheel Factory
 CCE -Chief Communication Engineer  RDSO – Research Design & Standards Organization
 COS - Controller of Stores  RDC - Railway Degree College
 CMM - Chief Materials Manager  RELHS – Railway Employees Liberalized Health Scheme
 CPO - Chief Personnel Officer  RVNL – Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd
 CPO/A - Chief Personnel Officer Administration  STC - Supervisor Training Center
 CPOIR- Chief Personnel Officer Industrial Relation  SBF - Staff Benefit Fund
 COM - Chief Operations Manager  SWSO- Senior Work Study Officer
 CPTM - Chief Passenger Traffic Manager  UNO – United Nations Organization
 CFTM - Chief Freight Traffic Manager  ZRTI – Zonal Railway Training Institute 
 COFMOW – Central Organization for Modernization  UNICEF - United Nations Children’s Educational Fund
of Workshop  WHO - World Health Organization
 CPM - Chief Projects Manager  Zones In Indian Railway – 16 zones.
 CRB - Chairman Railway Board  Head quarter of Eastern Railway – Fairlie Place, Kolkata.
 CRS - Commissioner Railway Safety  Head quarter of South Eastern Railway – Garden Reach,
 CRS - Carriage Repair Shop Kolkata
 CRIS - Centre of Railway Information Service  Workshops in Eastern Railway – 4 (Liluah Workshop,
 CGEGIS - Central Government Employees Group Kanchrapara Workshop, Jamalpur Workshop,
Insurance Scheme Mechanical Signal Workshop, Howrah)
 D & A Rule - Discipline and Appeals Rules  Where is the Railway Board situated – Rail Bhavan, New
 DRM - Divisional Railway Manager Delhi
 DLW - Diesel Locomotive Works  1st Semi High Speed train of India - Gatimaan Express
 EDPM- Electrical Data Processing Manager (Delhi – Agra) 160 kmph in 2016.
 FA&CAO- Financial Advisor and Chief Accounts Officer  1st Tejas 160 kmph – Mumbai – Goa 24th May’2017.
 GeM – Government e-Marketing  1st Private operated train – Tejas (Lucknow – Delhi) by
 HBA - House Building Advance IRCTC on 4th Oct’2019.
 HRMS – Human Resource Management System  1st Vande Bharat Express or Train 18 – on 2019 (Delhi –
 IREM - Indian Railway Establishment Manual Varanasi) top speed 180 kmph.
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Current Affairs & GK


 Chairman of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO): S. Somnath.
 India’s 15th President: BJP’s candidate Smt. Droupadi Murmu elected as President with 64% of votes; defeats opposition
candidate Yashwant Sinha (36%).
 Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February 2022.
 President of Russia (Vladimir Putin), President of Ukraine (Volodymyr Zelenskyy).
 VK Tripathi appointed Chairman and CEO of Railway Board.
 Rail Minster Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw since 7 July 2021.
 Who was become first woman chairman of Indian Banks'Association (IBA)? Usha Ananthasubrama nian
 Golden Globe award winner 2022:
i) Best Picture Drama - Power of the Dog, The.
ii) Best Director Motion Picture - Jane Campion
iii) Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama - Benedict Cumberbatch
 OSCAR award winner 2022:
i) Best Picture Drama - CODA
ii) Best Director – Power of The Dog - Jane Campion
iii) Best Actor - King Richard– Will Smith
iv) Best Actress – The Eyes of Tammy Faye - Jessica Chastain
 Which Union Minister has launched eHRMS for Central government employees to access all service details? Jitendra Singh
 Who was been appointed as the new General Manager (GM) of Board of Centrol for Cricket in India (BCCI)? Sourav Gangully
 Miss universe -  Harnaaz Sandhu of India
 Miss World -  Karolina Bielawska of Poland
 Miss India - Rubal Shekhawat
 India's First Madame Tussauds Wax Museum has officially opened for public in which city? New Delhi.
 Australian Open - Grand Slam Tennis Tournament (Jan 17-30, Melbourne, Australia) – winner Rafael Nadal defeated Daniil Medvedev.
 Winter Olympics – (Feb 4-20, Beijing, China). Winner Norway with 16 medals.
 Winter Paralympic Games (Mar 4-13, Beijing, China) winner China with 18 medals.
 Who is president of Sri Lanka? - Ranil Wickremesinghe
 Who will host Asia Cup 2022? – will be played in UAE due to the ongoing crisis in Sri Lanka
 When the brain Day is celebrated - on July 22 in a bid to raise public awareness about brain health.
 who is Sri Lanka Prime Minister - Dinesh Gunawardena since 22 July
 Sri Lanka's capital - Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, commonly known as Kotte is the official administrative capital of Sri Lanka.
 Hope mission for Mars - launched on 19 July 2020, and went into orbit around Mars on 9 February 2021. a United Arab
Emirates Space Agency uncrewed space exploration mission to Mars. The space probe will study daily and seasonal
weather cycles, weather events in the lower atmosphere such as dust storms, and how the weather varies in different
regions of the planet. It will also add to knowledge about Mars atmospheric hydrogen and oxygen loss and other possible
reasons behind the planet's drastic climate changes.
 44th chess Olympiad - will be held in Chennai, Tamil Nadu from 28 July to 10 August 2022. This will be the first Chess
Olympiad to take place in India.
 Asian Games 2022 - China will host the 2022 Asian Games in 2023, The Games will now be held in Hangzhou from
September 23 to October 8 2023,
 SBI chairman Dinesh Khara
 WhatsApp banking system - SBI
 Floating ATM counter in India - Dal Lake in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar
 khelo India fencing women's league - will begin on 25 July, 2022, at Talkatora Indoor Stadium in New Delhi.
 When Khel Diwas is celebrated - The National Sports Day in India is celebrated on August 29 to commemorate the birth
anniversary of hockey legend Dhyan Chand Singh.
 India's first 100% landlord model port - Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Navi Mumbai 
 Queen of Arabian Sea - Kochi
 Panji city near which river bank - Mandavi River
 When Goa declared as a separate state - 1987
 President of Federation of international hockey - Dr Narinder Dhruv Batra
 ODI World Cup for women (Mar 4 - Apr 3, New Zealand) – winner Australia beat England.
 French Open (known also as the Tournoi de Roland-Garros) (May 22 - Jun 5 Paris, France) winner Rafael Nadal (Spain)
 UEFA Champions League Final (usually referred to as the "Champions League") (May 28 Stade de France, Saint-Denis,
France) winner Real Madrid
 US Open Championship (first event in 1895) Jun 16-19, winner 2022 Matt Fitzpatrick.
 Wimbledon Jun 27 - Jul 10 London, England winner:
i) Mens single Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
ii) Women's Singles Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan).
iii) Mens Doubles Matthew Ebden / Max Purcell (Australia)
iv) Women's Doubles Barbora Krejčíková & Kateřina Siniaková (Czech Republic)
v) Mixed doubles Neal Skupski (UK) / Desirae Krawczyk (USA)
 Hockey Women's World Cup July 1-17, 2022 - Terrassa, Spain and Amstelveen, Netherlands, winner Netherlands (9th title).
 Neeraj Chopra silver medal in Javelin at World Championship July 24th 2022
 Anju Bobby George was the first Indian to win a medal — bronze — in the World Championships in the 2003 edition in
Paris.
 Men's Hockey World Cup Jan 13-29, 2023 - Bhubaneswar & Rourkela, India
 Commonwealth Games Birmingham, England, UK Jul 28 - Aug 8.
 ICC World Twenty20 Oct 16 - Nov 13 Australia
 FIFA World Cup (also commonly called the Football World Cup, Nov 21-Dec 18 at Qatar.
 Which Indian mountaineer has been honoured by Nepal governament for scaling Mt. Everest for a record six times?
 Which Indian mountaineer has been honoured by Nepal governament for scaling Mt. Everest for a record six times? Love
Raj Singh Dharmas haktu
 India first participated at the Olympic Games in 1900, with a lone athlete Norman Pritchard winning two medals – both
silver – in athletics and became the first Asian nation to win an Olympic medal.
 Tokyo Olympics 2020( Held at Tokyo, Japan on 2021), Indian Medal winner:
i) Neeraj Chopra – Gold, Javelin (Athletics)
ii) Mirabai Chanu – Silver, 49kg (Weightli lifting)
iii) Ravi Dahiya Silver, Men’s Freestyle 57kg (Wrestling)
iv) PV Sindhu – Bronze, Women’s Singles (Badminton)
v) Lovlina Borgohain – Bronze, Women’s Welterweight 69kg (Boxing)
vi) Bajrang Punia – Bronze, Men’s Freestyle 65kg (Wrestling
vii) Indian men’s hockey team – Bronze
 who has been appointed as the new Secretary -general of Lok Sabha? Snehlats Shrivastava
 Which Indian monument has officially been declared the most visited place of the world by World Book of Records(WBR)?
Golden Temple
 Who has taken over charge as new Director -General (DG)of National Investigation Agency(NIA)? Dinkar Gupta.
 National Security Advisor (NSA) to the Prime Minister of India, Ajit Doval
 Name of Prime Minister of India – Sri Narendra Modi
 Home Minister of India – Sri Amit Shah
 Finance Minister of India – Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman
 Defence Minister of India – Sri Rajnath Singh
 Chief Minister of West Bengal – Smt Mamata Banerjee
 Governor of West Bengal – Jagdeep Dhankhar
 Railway Minister of India – Sri Ashwini Vaishnaw
 GM of Eastern Railway – Sri Arun Arora
 DRM / HWH – Sri Manish Jain
 Sr. DPO / HWH – Suchairta Das
 No. of Legislative Assembly seat in West Bengal – 294 seats
 Seat won by TMC during 2021 election – 213 seats.
 Seat won by BJP during 2021 election – 77 seats.
 COVID19 – full form Corona Virus Disease 2019.
 Initially reported from – Wuhan, China during late 2019.
 Pfizer and BioNTech first in the world to launch COVID vaccine
 Indian 1st Indigenous vaccine – COVAXIN by Bharat Biotech.
 Union Territories – 7
 Olympic 2020 held at – Tokyo, Japan on 2021 (due to COVID).
 Who is the winner of EURO 2020 – Italy (held in 2021)
 Winner of Copa America 2020 – Argentina (held in 2021)
 RBI governor – Shaktikanta Das.
 Dosage of Covishield vaccine – 0.5 ml each time.
 Election Commissioner of India - Rajiv Kumar
 Who is the Chief Justice of India - Mr. Justice N.V. Ramana
 Chairman and members of SBF Committee – Chief Personnel Officer / Chief Medical Officer, Principle Chief Engineer &
Welfare officer to be nominated by the G.M. who will be the Secretary of the Committee
 Rajbhasa Region "A": States of Bihar, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh and the
Territories of Delhi and Andaman and Nicobar Islands;
 Rajbhasa Region "B": States of Gujarat, Maharashtra and Punjab and the Territory of Chandigarh;
 Rajbhasa Region "C": all other states and territories
 States in India – 29 states.

Ladyfinger peak is present in:


(A) China
(B) India
(C) Pakistan
(D) Morocco;
Correct Answer: C

Sharjah is located in:


(A) Qatar
(B) UAE
(C) kuwait
(D) Saudi Arabia;
Correct Answer: B

Anemometer is an instrument for the measure of:


(A) Velocity of wind
(B) Magnetic power
(C) Electricity
(D) All of above;
Correct Answer: A

Which is the largest Road Tunnel in the World?


(A) Rokko
(B) Apennine
(C) St.Gotthard
(D) Laerdal Tunnel;
Correct Answer: D

Martin Luther was a:


(A) Founder of protestant sect
(B) Father of English poetry
(C) Great Leader of france
(D) All of above;
Correct Answer: A

First Five years plan was for the years:


(A) 1947 - 1952
(B) 1955 - 60
(C) 1973 - 78
(D) 1988 - 93;
Correct Answer: B

Holy Prophet (PBUH) born in:


(A) 568 AD
(B) 569 AD
(C) 570 AD
(D) 571 AD;
Correct Answer: D

GDP stands for:


(A) Gross Daily Product
(B) Gross Domestic Product
(C) Gross Domestic Purchase
(D) Gross Daily Purchase;
Correct Answer: B

LPG:
(A) Lahore Programme for Gain
(B) Labour Privileged Group
(C) Liquified Petroleum Gas
Correct Answer: C

Who was the first President of Pakistan?


(A) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
(B) Liaqat Ali Khan
(C) Iskandar Mirza
(D) Ayub Khan;
(E) Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto;
Correct Answer: C

Chanakya is the writer of the framed treatise Arthashastra, Which is a book on______
(A) Statecraft
(B) Religion
(C) Warfare
Correct Answer: A

1. The new union territory of Ladakh has how many districts?


a) Two
b) Three
c) Four
d) One
Answer: a)
Explanation: The new Union Territory of Ladakh includes two districts Kargil and Leh. Kargil has been carved of Leh and Ladakh
district, while Leh includes the districts of Gilgit, Gilgit Wazarat, Chilhas, Tribal Territory and remaining areas of Leh and Ladakh.
2. The Hornbill festival is celebrated in
a) Arunachal Pradesh
b) Nagaland
c) Odisha
d) West Bengal
Answer: b)
Explanation: The Hornbill festival is celebrated in Nagaland to celebrate their rich cultural heritage.
3. What is the definition of sex ratio?
a) Number of deaths per 1,000 live births of children
b) Number of women per 1000 men
c) Number of women per 100000 men
d) Number of men per 1000 women
Answer: b)
Explanation: The sex ratio means the number of females per 1000 males. According to the 2011 census, India's sex ratio is 943
females per 1,000 males. The highest sex ratio in the whole India is in Kerala.
4. Which mission of NASA brought first human to moon?
a) Apollo program
b) Gemini Program
c) Mercury Program
d) None of the above
Answer: a)
Explanation: Apollo program is NASA mission which brought first human to moon.
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5. Rouf is the folk dance of which Indian State?
a) Gujarat
b) Jammu and Kashmir
c) Maharashtra
d) Tamil Nadu
Answer: b)
Explanation: Rouf is the folk dance of jammu & Kashmir
6. Who won the ICC world cup 2019?
a) India
b) England
c) New Zealand
d) Australia
Answer: b)
Explanation: England won the ICC world cup 2019.
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7. What is the type of Indian economy?
a) Socialist
b) Communist
c) Capitalist
d) Mixed
Answer: d)
Explanation: The planners of Indian Economy adopted the concept of mixed economy. A mixed economy consists of private and
public sectors.

8. Which of the following is a constitutional body?


a) National Development Council
b) NITI Aayog
c) Finance Commission
d) None of the above
Answer: c)
Explanation: Except Finance Commission; none of the body is a constitutional body because others all bodies are established after
an act of the Parliament.
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9. On which date World’s Children Day is celebrated?
a) 14th November
b) 16th November
c) 18th November
d) 20th November
Answer: d)
Explanation: The World Children’s Day is celebrated every year on November 20 with an aim to promote togetherness and
awareness among the children and boost children's welfare.
10. Which Ministry has launched the ‘Bharatiya Poshan Krishi Kosh’?
a) Ministry for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
b) Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
c) Ministry of Women and Child Development
d) Ministry of Rural Development
Answer: c)
Explanation: Union Minister of Women and Child Development, Smriti Zubin Irani, launched the Bharatiya Poshan Krishi Kosh (BPKK)
in New Delhi along with Bill Gates, co-chair of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. This Kosh is a repository of diverse crops of India
across 128 agro-climatic zones.
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11. Which of the following is not matched correctly?
a) First Five Year Plan: 1951-56
b) Third Five Year Plan: 1961-66
c) Seventh Five Year Plan:1980-85
d) Tenth Five Year Plan: 2002-07
Answer: c)
Explanation: Seventh Five Year Plan was launched during the period of 1985 to 1990.This plan was started by Rajiv Gandhi
government when Dr. Manmohan Singh was Deputy Chairman of planning commission.
12. Who wrote the book "How to pay for Money"?
a) Amartya Sen
b) Adam Smith
c) Karl Marx
d) Professor Keynes
Answer: d)
Explanation: Professor Keynes
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13. Which country is hosting the 11th BRICS Summit in 2019?
a) Brazil
b) China
c) South Africa
d) Russia
Answer: a)
Explanation: The 11th BRICS Summit 2019 is currently underway in Brazil. The BRICS summit 2019 theme is 'Economic Growth for an
Innovative Future'.
14. Which country will host 2023 Men's Hockey World Cup?
a) Spain
b) India
c) England
d) The Netherlands
Answer: b)
Explanation: India will host the Men's Hockey World Cup 2023. The tournament will be held from January 13 to January 29, 2023.
The announcement regarding this was made by the International Hockey Federation (FIH).
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15. How inflation affects the price of the commodities?
a) Price of the commodities decreases
b) Price of the commodities increases
c) No effect
d) First the price decreases later on increases
Answer: b)
Explanation: Price of goods increases.
16. Which states of India have the lowest and highest Infant Mortality Rate respectively?
a) Kerala, Bihar
b) Odisha, Jharkhand
c) Goa, Madhya Pradesh
d) Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh
Answer: c)
Explanation: The state with the lowest Infant Mortality Rate in India is Goa, where the Infant Mortality Rate is only 8 and Madhya
Pradesh has highest Infant Mortality Rate i.e.47/1000.
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17. Which of the following concept is just opposite to deflation?
a) Stagflation
b) Inflation
c) Recession
d) Disinflation
Answer: b)
Explanation: Inflation refers to the increase in the price of the goods while deflation means the decrease in the price of the goods.
18. Article 368 is related to............?
a) Constitutional amendment
b) Supreme Court's composition
c) Centre State Relations
d) None of the above
Answer: a)
Explanation: Article 368 in the Part XX of the Indian constitution deals with the powers of the parliament to amend the constitution
and its procedure.
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19. What is the base year for measuring inflation at wholesale Prices Index (WPI) in India?
a) 2004-05
b) 2001-02
c) 2011-12
d) 2014-15
Answer: c)
Explanation: The new base year for measuring inflation is 2011-12.
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20. In which of the following case, a special majority is used in the Parliament?
a) Removal of Vice President
b) For removing Speaker & Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha
c) Acquisition and Termination of Citizenship
d) For Removal of Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the Legislative Council
Answer: c)
Explanation: Acquisition and Termination of Citizenship

2022, RPF has deployed "Meri Saheli" teams at major railway stations with an objective to provide security to lady passengers
specially travelling alone and vulnerable to crime and covered approx 13000 nos of trains all over India for this purpose.
The Indian Railways’ ambitious plan to electrify its entire network by 2023-24 is almost complete. The national transport company
has successfully completed electrification of 81% of its track

Kolkata Metro with 2 operational lines and 31 stations is a urban mass rapid transit system serving the city of Kolkata and soon its
suburbs.
Kolkata Metro Routes (Operational)
Blue Line (Line-1) – Dakshineswar to New Garia (Kavi Subhash)
Length: 32.25 km
Type: At-Grade, Elevated & Underground
Depot: Noapara and New Garia
Number of Stations: 26
 Station Names: Dakshineswar, Baranagar, Noapara, Dum Dum, Belgachhia, Shyambazar, Shobabazar, Shobhabazar
Sutanuti, Girish Park, MG Road, Central, Chandni Chowk, Esplanade, Park Street, Maidan, Rabindra Sadan, Netaji Bhavan,
Jatin Das Park, Kalighat, Rabindra Sarobar, Mahanayak Uttam Kumar, Netaji, Masteda Surya Sen, Gitanjali, Kavi Nazrul,
Shahid Khudiram, Kavi Subhash (New Garia)

Green Line (Line-2) – Sector V to Phoolbagan – 9.1 km


Length: 9.1 km
Type: Elevated (5.3 km) & Underground (3.8 km)
Depot: Central Park in Bidhannagar (Salt Lake)
Number of Stations: 8
Station Names: Sealdah, Phoolbagan, Salt Lake Stadium, Bengal Chemical, City Centre, Central Park, Karunamoyee, Salt
Lake Sector V

Kolkata Metro Routes (Under Construction Lines)


Green Line (Line-2) – Howrah Maidan to Sealdah
Length: 7.24 km
Type: Underground
Number of Stations: 4
Station Names: Howrah Maidan, Howrah, New Mahakaran, Esplanade

Purple Line (Line-3) – Joka to Mominpur


Length: 10.246 km
Type: Elevated
Depot: Joka
Number of Stations: 8
Station Names: Joka, Thakurpukur, Sakherbazar, Behala Chowrasta, Behala Bazar, Taratala, Majerhat and Mominpur

Yellow Line (Line-4) – Noapara to NSCBI Airport


Length: 6.87 km
Type: At-grade, elevated & underground
Number of Stations: 4
Station Names: Noapara, Dum Dum Cantt., Jessore Road, Biman Bandar

Orange Line (Line-6) – New Garia (Kavi Subhash) to NSCBI Airport (Biman Bandar)
Length: 29.87 km
Type: At-grade, elevated & underground
Depot: New Town, New Garia
Number of Stations: 24
Station Names: Kavi Subhash, Satyajit Ray, Jyotirindra Nath Nandy, Kavi Sukanta, Hemanta Mukherjee, VIP Bazar, Ritwik
Ghatak, Barun Sengupta, Beliaghata, Gour Kishore Ghosh, NICCO Park, Saltlake Sector V, Technopolis, Nazrul Tirtha
(formerly Bidhan Nagar), Swapno Bhor (formerly Sub CBD-1), Biswa Bangla Convention Centre (formerly CBD-1), Kala
Kshetra, Mother’s Wax Museum (formerly New Town), Eco Park (formerly Convention Center), Siksha Tirtha (formerly Sub
CBD-2), City Centre II (formerly Titumir), Chinar Park (formerly Rabindra Tirtha), VIP Road/Teghoria (Haldiram), Biman
Bandar (Airport)

Indian Railways launched an integrated mobile application to cater to various passenger requirements over and above ticket
booking. The new app will include inquiry, on-board cleaning and ordering meal on a single platform. The app is called Rail
SAARTHI and was launched by Railway Minister. 

The Rail SAARTHI (synergised advanced application rail travel help and information) such as safety for women, complaint facility
and suggestion for improvement. One can also book air ticket through the app and give feedback.

Rail Tunnels:
Total 39 nos. rail tunnel in india.
Maharashtra has highest 13 nos.
Total 32 nos. are now functional.
Total 6 nos. are under construction:

SN Name Length Station Location State Zone Year Status


1 Patalpani 14,000 M Patalpani railway Balwada Madhya WR 2025 Planned under
Rail Tunnel (46,000 ft) station Pradesh construction
2 Tunnel T49 12,758 M Sumber Arpinchala Jammu and NR 2022 Under-
(41,857 ft) Kashmir Construction
3 Trivandrum 9,020 M Vizhinjam Balaramapuram Kerala SR 2022 Under-
Port Tunnel (29,590 ft) International Seaport Construction
4 Tamelong 2,052 M Vangaichungpao Tamelong Manipur NFR 2016 Under-
(T-8) (6,732 ft) Construction
5 Thizama 1,849 M Thizama Zubza Nagaland NFR 2018 Under-
BG(T-8) (6,066 ft) Construction
6 Zhobo 1,225 M Mesra Sidhwar Jharkhand ECR 2020 Under-
Tunnel (4,019 ft) Construction

Oldest Tunnels:
S Name Length Station Location State Zone Year Status
N
1 Saranda 1,521 M Goilkera Mahadevsal Jharkhan South Eastern 1900 25°00′00″N 85°30′45″E
(T-1 & T-2) (4,990 ft) d Railway

2 Darakhoh- 1,165 M Darakhoh Maramjhiri Madhya West Central 1900 Rail Tunnel
Maramjhiri (3,822 ft) Pradesh Railway
Tunnel

3 Budhni 1,089 M Budhni Barkheda West-Central 1900 Rail Tunnel


Tunnel (3,573 ft) Madhya Railway
Pradesh

Longest Tunnel: Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel, 11,215 M (36,795 ft), Banihal railway station, J&K, 2013
Name Length Station Location State Zone Year Status
1. Patalpani Rail 14,000 M Patalpani Balwada Madhya Western Railway 202 Planned under
Tunnel (46,000 ft) railway station Pradesh 5 construction
2. Tunnel T49 12,758 M Sumber Arpinchala Jammu and Northern 202 Under-Construction
(41,857 ft) Kashmir Railway 2
3. Pir Panjal Railway 11,215 M Banihal railway Hillar Jammu and Northern 201 33.5617942°N
Tunnel (36,795 ft) station Shahabad Kashmir Railway 3 75.1988626°E
4. Trivandrum Port 9,020 M Vizhinjam Balaramapura Kerala Southern 202 Under-Construction
Tunnel (29,590 ft) International m Railway 2
Seaport
5. Sangaldan Tunnel 8,000 M Sangaldan Kohil Jammu & Northern 202 Completed
(26,000 ft) Kashmir Railway 0
6. Rapuru (P-4) 6,642.25 M Vellikallu Cherlopalli Andhra South Central 201 14°8′15″N 79°28′34″E[4]
(21,792.2 ft Pradesh Railway 9
)
7. Karbude (T-35) 6,506 M Ukshi Bhoke Maharashtr Konkan Railway 199 17°6′9″N 73°24′59″E
(21,345 ft) a 7
8. Maliguda 4,422.25 M Jeypore Maliguda Odisha East Coast 196 20°19′15″N 83°28′05″E
Tunnel (M-1) (14,508.7 ft Railway 3
)
9. Nathuwadi (T-6) 4,389 M Vinhere Diwankhavati Maharashtr Konkan Railway 199 17°53′37″N 73°23′14″E
(14,400 ft) a 7
10 Tike (T-39) 4,077 M Ratnagiri Nivasar Maharashtr Konkan Railway 199 16°58′48″N 73°23′42″E
. (13,376 ft) a 7
11 Berdewadi (T-49) 4,000 M Adavali Vilavade Maharashtr Konkan Railway 199 16°53′43″N 73°36′22″E
. (13,000 ft) a 7
12 Savarde (T-17) 3,429 M Kamathe Sawarda Maharashtr Konkan Railway 199 17°27′35″N 73°31′19″E
. (11,250 ft) a 7
13 Barcem (T-73) 3,343 M Balli Canacona Goa Konkan Railway 199 15°3′49″N 74°1′54″E
. (10,968 ft) 7
14 Borail BG(T-10) 3,235 M Jatinga lampur Halflong Hill Assam Northeast 201
. (10,614 ft) Frontier Railway 5
15 Karwar (T-80) 2,950 M Karwar railway Harwada Karnataka Konkan Railway 199 Rail Tunnel
. (9,680 ft) station railway station 7
16 Honnavar (T-84) 2,830 M Harwada Ankola railway Karnataka Konkan Railway 199 Rail Tunnel
. (9,280 ft) railway station station 7
17 Chowk (T-3) 2,628 M Panvel Karjat Maharashtr Central Railway 200 18°55′5″N 73°17′10″E
. (8,622 ft) a 6
18 Parchuri (T-27) 2,552 M Sangameshwar Ukshi railway Maharashtr Konkan Railway 199 17°9′30″N 73°28′57″E
. (8,373 ft) station a 7
19 Khowai (T-2) 2,500 M Mungiabari Teliamura Tripura Northeast 200
. (8,200 ft) railway station Frontier Railway 8
20 Sangar (T-4) 2,454 M Sangar Manwal Jammu and Northern 200 Rail Tunnel
. (8,051 ft) Kashmir Railway 5
21 Monkey Hill (T- 2,304 M Karjat Khandala Maharashtr Central Railway 198 Rail Tunnel
. 25C) (7,559 ft) a 2
22 Mohape (T-27) 2,304 M Mohape Panvel Maharashtr Central 199 Rail Tunnel
. (7,559 ft) a Railway & Konka 7
n Railway
23 Aravali (T-21) 2,161 M Aravali Sangameshwar Maharashtr Konkan Railway 199
. (7,090 ft) a 7
24 Chiplun (T-16) 2,116 M Chiplun railway Kamathe Maharashtr Konkan Railway
. (6,942 ft) station railway station a
25 Tamelong(T-8) 2,052 M Vangaichungpa Tamelong Manipur Northeast 201 Under-Construction
. (6,732 ft) o Frontier Railway 6
26 Longtarai MG(T- 1,994 M Lower Halflong Ditokchherra Assam Northeast 190 Abandoned
. 13) (6,542 ft) Frontier Railway 3
27 Jahagirdarwadi 1,936 M Osmanabad Gad Deodari Maharashtr Central Railway 200 Rail Tunnel
. Nagbodhi(Ramlin (6,352 ft) a 7
g)
28 Thizama BG(T-8) 1,849 M Thizama Zubza Nagaland Northeast 201 Under-Construction
. (6,066 ft) Frontier Railway 8
29 Parsik Tunnel 1,681 M Thane Mumbra Maharashtr Central Railway 191 19°11′19.36″N 73°0′54.
. (5,515 ft) a 6 77″E
30 Bogada Tunnel 1,600 M Dorabhavi Diguvametta Andhra South Central 193 Rail Tunnel
. (5,200 ft) Pradesh Railway 6
31 Saranda(T-3) 1,600 M Goilkera Mahadevsal Jharkhand South Eastern 202 25°00′00″N 85°30′45″E
. (5,200 ft) Railway 0
32 Saranda(T-1 & T- 1,521 M Goilkera Mahadevsal Jharkhand South Eastern 190 25°00′00″N 85°30′45″E
. 2) (4,990 ft) Railway 0
33 Gurpa Tunnel 1,444 M Gurpa Gujhandi Jharkhand East-Central 191 Rail Tunnel
. (4,738 ft) Railway 6
34 Borra Tunnel 1,369 M Araku Borraguhalu Andhra East-Coastal 195 Rail Tunnel
. (4,491 ft) Pradesh Railway 7
35 Laxmipur Tunnel 1,296 M Laxmipur Singaram Odisha East-Coastal 195 Rail Tunnel
. (4,252 ft) Railway 7
36 Zhobo Tunnel 1,225 M Mesra Sidhwar Jharkhand East-Central 202 Under-Construction
. (4,019 ft) Railway 0
37 Darakhoh- 1,165 M Darakhoh Maramjhiri Madhya West Central 190 Rail Tunnel
. Maramjhiri (3,822 ft) Pradesh Railway 0
Tunnel
38 Budhni Tunnel 1,089 M Budhni Barkheda Madhya West-Central 190 Rail Tunnel
. (3,573 ft) Pradesh Railway 0
39 Bhanwar Tonk 1,024 M Kargi Road Bhanwar Tonk Chhattisgar South East- 190 Rail Tunnel
. Tunnel (3,360 ft) h Central Railway 7

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