How many zones are there in Kerala railway?
The 5 main Kerala railway stations are Calicut, Ernakulam Junction, Trichur, Trivandrum Central, Trivandrum Kochuveli.
Which is the 18th railway zone?
South Coast Railway zone
The South Coast Railway zone is the 18th railway zone of the Indian railway which was introduced in the year 2019 by Piyush Goyal, the railway minister during the period. The zone has Guntur, Guntakal, Vijayawada, and Waltair divisions under it and is headquartered in Visakhapatnam.
Which is the largest railway division in Kerala?
With 104 stations in its territorial jurisdiction, it is the fourth largest out of six divisions in Southern Railway. It is the southernmost railway division of India and manages 625 km of route track and 108 railway stations in the states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
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Thiruvananthapuram railway division.
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Electrification | 25 kV AC 50 Hz |
| Length | 625 km |
Which is the 17th railway zone?
Metro Railway Kolkata
| S.NO. | RAILWAY ZONES | Headquarter |
|---|---|---|
| 14. | South Western Railway | Hubli |
| 15. | Western Railway | Mumbai |
| 16. | West Central Railway | Jabalpur |
| 17. | Metro Railway | Kolkata |
Which district in Kerala has no railway?
Wayanad is also the only district in Kerala other than Idukki that is not connected via railways, so the people here have been yearning for railway connectivity.
Which is the main station in Kerala?
Biggest railway station in kerala – Thiruvananthapuram Central Railway Station.
Which is 19th Railway Zone in India?
List Of Indian Railway Zones With Headquarters
| A | E | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | South East Central Railway | Bilaspur, Raipur, Nagpur SEC |
| 18 | South Western Railway | Hubballi, Bengaluru, Mysuru |
| 19 | Western Railway | Mumbai WR, Ratlam, Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Vadodara |
| 20 | West Central Railway | Jabalpur, Bhopal, Kota |
Which state has no railway line?
Sikkim is the only Northeastern state which is not connected to a rail network. NH10 is the only road that connects the state with the rest of the country. The new rail line will be from Sevoke in West Bengal to Rangpo in Sikkim, a distance of 45 km.
Which is the 2 biggest railway station in India?
Gorakhpur Junction railway station (station code:GKP) is located in the city of Gorakhpur in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It has the world’s second longest railway platform after Hubli Junction railway station.
Which is the 19th railway zone of India?
Which is the cleanest railway station in Kerala?
Kozhikode railway station in Kerala has been declared the “cleanest” in the country by railway commuters while the Hazrat Nizamuddin station in Delhi is at the lowest rung, said a survey by an app-based travel portal on Tuesday.
Which is biggest platform in Kerala?
It is also the second busiest railway station in Kerala in terms of trains handled per day. World’s third longest railway platform is situated at Kollam railway station.
Kollam Junction railway station.
| Kollam Junction | |
|---|---|
| Location | Kollam, Kollam District, Kerala India |
| Coordinates | 8.8860°N 76.5951°E |
| Elevation | 6.74 metres (22.1 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
Which is the largest railway zone in India?
Northern Railways
Northern Railways is one of nine old zones of Indian Railways and also the biggest in terms of network having 6807 kilometre route. It covers the states of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh and the Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi and Chandigarh.
Which is the newest railway zone in India?
South Coast Railway Zone (SCoR) has been announced as the newest railway zone of the Indian Railways and is headquartered at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The formal notification for operationalization of this Zone is yet to be issued.
Which is the smallest station in India?
It has the distinction of having the shortest name of all stations on the Indian Railways system.
Ib railway station.
| Ib | |
|---|---|
| Indian Railways station | |
| General information | |
| Location | Ib, Odisha India |
| Coordinates | 21°49′01″N 83°56′56″E |
Which is the fastest train in India?
Vande Bharat Express
As of 2021, the fastest train of India is Vande Bharat Express with a top speed of 180 km/h (110 mph) , while the fastest operating train is the Gatimaan Express with a top operating speed of 160 km/h (99 mph).
Which is cleanest railway station in India?
Jaipur Railway Station
In fact, Jaipur Railway Station has bagged the honor of the cleanest railway station in India as announced on October 2, 2019. The cleanliness survey revealed that Jaipur is followed by Jodhpur, Durgapur, Jammu Tawi, Gandhinagar, Suratgarh, Udaipur City and Ajmer.
Which is biggest junction in India?
Mathura junction is the largest railway junction in India, with as many as 7 routes emerging from this station. Mathura junction also has 10 platforms, with connectivity to all major cities of India.
Which is the smallest railway station in Kerala?
Palakkad Junction railway station
| Palakkad Junction | |
|---|---|
| Status | Functioning |
| Station code | PGT |
| Zone(s) | Southern Railway zone |
| Division(s) | Palakkad |
Which railway zone is best?
The cleanest railway zone 2019 award has been given to the North Western Railway Zone, under which the Jaipur railway station falls. The North-Western railway zone has maintained its rank of the cleanest railway zone in India from 2018. The survey has been carried out by the Quality Council of India.
Which is the oldest railway zone in India?
The Southern Railway
The Southern Railway (abbreviated SR), headquartered at Chennai, is one of the 18 zones of Indian Railways. It is the earliest of the 18 zones of the Indian Railways created in independent India.
Which is the largest railway junction in India?
Which station is very busy in India?
Howrah Junction Railway Station
Howrah Junction Railway Station
It is the busiest railway station in India in terms of train frequency. 210 Unique Trains per day with a frequency of 974 arrivals/departures per day.
Which is longest train in India?
Dibrugarh – Kanyakumari Vivek Express
Dibrugarh – Kanyakumari Vivek Express
It joins Dibrugarh in Assam, North-East India to Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu which is the southernmost tip of India. It covers a total of 4234 km from Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari.
Which is longest platform in India?
The world’s longest station platform is at Hubbali Junction in India at 1,400 metres (4,600 ft).