There are different
types of things in India. The country is packed with variety in all areas. Whether
you talk about seasons, festivals, states, clothing, travelling means or any
other thing; you can find extensiveness in this country.Talking about the most
popular traveling mean of India, railways, these are absolutely overwhelming.
You can find diversity
in every inch of trains and their related facilities. Whether you are a
well-off family or a low budgeted family; you can easily travel by trains.
There are trains with low tickets and also trains with luxurious trains. It is
all about what you choose to travel by. Have a look below on some of the
distinct things about Indian Railways.
Slow
and fast trains
You can find different
slow and fast trains in India. Have you ever pondered about the slowest and
fastest trains that run in this country? Well, the New Delhi-Bhopal Shatabdi
Express is the fastest train in the realm of Indian railways. The superfast train
runs at an average speed of 91 kmph and touches a maximum speed of one hundred
fifty kmph on one hundred ninety five kilometresDelhi-Agra stretch. On the
other hand, the Nilgiri Express has a normal speed of ten kmph,and hence,is theslowest
train in India.
Non-stop
and with halts
The
Trivandrum-NizamuddinRajdhani Express is a train that covers the 528km stretch
between Vadodara and Kota. It does so non-stop and hence reserves the spot at
the top in the list of non-stop long distance trains. On the other side, Howrah-Amritsar Express has
the maximum number of halts at one hundred fifteen. Look at the diversity in
the timings, halts and so on!
Punctuality
factor
Punctuality is really
important in traveling. There many trains in the country that is absolutely punctual.
But have you ever heard about the trainsthat get delayed from their exact
time? Well, it is always better to know about
the trains and their nature. There are some trains that usually get late and
always reach after their due time. Guwahati-Trivandrum
Express is one such train that is considered to be the most unreliable
long-distance Indian train. There is a general delay of ten to twelve hours per
trip on scheduled traveling time of sixty five hours and 5 minutes.
Tunnels
Many of you might be
fond of tunnels, are you? There are many trains in India that go through
different tunnels. It might interest you that the lengthiestrail tunnel in
India is named PirPanjal tunnel at a length of 11.215 km. the train was finished
in the December 2012 in J&K. it gives a thrilling experience and the
travellers get an awe inspiring time in the tunnel.
The
names
The record for the
longest station name is Venkatanarasimharajuvaripeta on Arakkonam-Renigunta
section located near Chennai. The smallest station names are IB that is
situated near Jharsuguda in Odisha and OD that is around Anand in Gujarat.
Thus, while you find
different types of trains, stations and names; there is different type of Train
Food too for the ease and experience of everybody.
