Important Facts About Indian Railways and Important National Park in India

Important Facts About Indian Railways and Important National Park in India

IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT INDIAN RAILWAYS

1. India's first train ran between  :  Bombay and Thane

2. The world's longest railway platform is in India at :  Gorakhpur

3. The train that has the longest run in terms of distance and time on Indian Railways network is : Vivek Express

4. Train that runs between India and Pakistan is : Samjhauta Express

5. Train running between India and Bangladesh is : Maitree Express

6. Indian train that won the world Heritage Status from UNESCO :Darjeeling Himalayan Railways

7. The Highest railway station in India : Ghum railway station (West Bengal).

8. The Longest Railway bridge in India : Vallarpadam Bridge, 4.62km (kerala)

9. The Longest Railway Tunnel in India (Asia's second): Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel 11.2km (Jammu and Kashmir)

10. Slogan of Indian Railway : Lifeline of the Nation

Important National Park in India

1. Kaziranga National Park - Golaghat/Nagaon (Assam)

2. Manas Tiger Sanctuary - Barpeta (Assam)

3. Keoladeo National Park - Bharatpur (Rajasthan)

4. Sundarbans Tiger Sanctuary - 24Paraganas (West Bengal)

5. Bandhavgarh National Park - Shandol (Madhya Pradesh)

6. Kanha National Park - Mandla (Madhya Pradesh)

7. Dudwa National Park - Lakhimpur Kheri (Uttar Pradesh)

8. Chandraprabha Sanctuary - Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)

9. Corbett National Park - Nainital (Uttarakhand)

10. Rajaji National Park - Dehradun, (Uttarakhand)

11. Dachigam National Park - Srinagar (Jammu & Kashmir)

12. Ranthambore Tiger Sanctuary - Sawai Madhopur (Rajasthan)

13. Ghatprabha Bird Sanctuary - Belgaum (Karnataka)

14. Bandipur National Park - Mysore (Karnataka)

15. Gir National Park - Junagarh (Gujarat)

16. Nal Saroyar Bird Sanctuary - Ahmedabad (Gujarat)

17. Hazaribagh National Park - Hazaribagh (Jharkhand)

18. Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary - Nellore (Andhra Pradesh)

19. Mudumalai Sanctuary - Nilgiris (Tamilnadu)

20. Periyar Sanctuary - Idduki (Kerala)

21. Simlipal Tiger Sanctuary - Mayurbhanj (Odisha)

22. Gahirmatha Turtle Sanctuary - Kendrapara (Odisha)

23. Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary - Bhagalpur (Bihar)

24. Silent Valley National Park - Palakkad, (Kerala)

25. Rani Jhansi Marine National Park - Andaman & Nicobar Island

26. Campbell National Park - Andaman & Nicobar Islands

27. Galathea National Park - Andaman & Nicobar Island

28. Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park - Andaman & Nicobar