{"id":2535,"date":"2016-05-28T16:00:59","date_gmt":"2016-05-28T16:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiadestinationsblog.wordpress.com\/?p=2535"},"modified":"2019-08-05T16:13:39","modified_gmt":"2019-08-05T16:13:39","slug":"indian-railway-fastest-longest-biggest-tallest-assets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travelindiadestinations.com\/indian-railway-fastest-longest-biggest-tallest-assets\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Railway Assets: A Complete Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"

India – the land of diversity. A land of a billion people who belong to different religions and castes, follow different cultures and traditions, speak different languages and dialects, eat different types of cuisines and delicacies, but yet bonded together as one strong democratic nation that continues to march forward in the 21st<\/sup> century. My earlier posts were about how to travel conveniently by train in India<\/a>, followed by top 5 heritage and luxury trains in India<\/a> and last week I wrote on the mountain trains in India<\/a>. This time, I am bringing forward some the assets of the railways that make the entire rail journey experience easy and convenient for local and international travelers.<\/p>\n

Indian Railways is not just about trains, but much more. Every element of the railways come together to offer the experience we want. Every train trip is a combination of memories of being at the railway station, walking the platform with the baggage, waiting for the train to arrive, watching the train crossing over the bridges and passing through the tunnels and rocky terrain and much more. All these small things collaborate together to offer a memorable train experience. Let\u2019s take a final ride into the diverse world of the Indian Railways and look at how Indian Railways is building bigger bridges, better stations, faster trains, and longer journeys that somehow improve the train journey experience.<\/p>\n

Howrah Junction – Busiest Railway Station<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Howrah

Howrah Station Terminal<\/p><\/div>\n

Railway stations play an important role for the railways because people board and alight the train at these stations. Serving the city of Kolkata on the east coast of India, Howrah Junction is certainly one of the oldest and largest railway complexes in the country and handling and maintaining this gigantic sized railway station is no joke.<\/p>\n

\"Howrah

Howrah Railway Junction<\/p><\/div>\n

Located on the west bank of the Hooghly River, Howrah Junction has the highest train handling capacity in the country. Every day, 974 trains arrive and depart from here dropping and picking up millions of passengers. This means every 90 seconds either a train arrives or departs from this insanely busy junction. It is also the largest railway station in the country with 23 platforms and 26 tracks laid side by side.<\/p>\n

Gorakhpur Junction \u2013 Longest Railway Station<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you ever felt lonely and need to stroll, visit Gorakhpur Junction station. This railway station located in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh serves as the headquarters of the North Eastern Railway and holds the record of being the longest railway station in India and in the world. Yes, you heard me right it\u2019s the longest railway station in the world.<\/p>\n

\"Gorakhpur

Gorakhpur Junction<\/p><\/div>\n

At 1.35 kilometres it\u2019s almost a mile long (0.84 miles to be precise). One of the reasons for choosing Gorakhpur to have such a long railway station is because it handles more than 189 trains every day, it attracts more people who come here to book their tickets and therefore, the station requires a bigger ticket booking office and it also handles a lot of freight trains that are exceptionally long.<\/p>\n

Vivek Express \u2013 Longest Train Route<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Vivek

Vivek Express Train (Vivek Express mentioned in bold Bengali script)<\/p><\/div>\n

Vivek Express (train number 15905\/15906) that takes off from Dibrugarh in the state of Assam snakes all the way down to the southern tip of India in Kanyakumari. The train covers a total of 4273 kilometres (2655 miles). The train has 56 halts and it takes around 80 hours 15 minutes (3.5 days) and passes through eight Indian states. Earlier, this title was held by the Himsagar Express that takes off right from the northern state of Jammu and dive south to Kanyakumari.<\/p>\n

\"Vivek

Vivek Express Route<\/p><\/div>\n

The Himsagar Express still covers more states than the Vivek Express and has more halts than the Vivek Express. The Himsagar Express covers a distance of 3,709 kilometres (2304 miles), crosses through 12 Indian states and halts at 67 stations. The entire trip in Himsagar Express takes 70 hours 50 minutes.<\/p>\n

Vembanad Rail Bridge \u2013 Longest Rail Bridge<\/strong><\/p>\n

Indian Railways focus a lot on freight along with the passengers and to make things convenient by connecting Edappally to Vallarpadam in Kochi, Indian Railways in collaboration with Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd came up with the beam bridge that stretches 4.6 kilometres (2.87 miles). The bridge took three years to complete and the construction was completed in 2010.<\/p>\n

\"Vembanad

Vembanad Rail Bridge<\/p><\/div>\n

The bridge comprises of 231 girders each weighing 220 tons and was constructed by AFCONS Infrastructure Ltd. However, this bridge is solely used for freight trains. In terms of the passenger train rail bridges, the top place is taken by the Ganga Rail-Road Bridge in the state of Bihar that connects the north and the south region of the state. The bridge is 4.5 kilometres (2.79 miles) long.<\/p>\n

Gatimaan Express \u2013 Fastest Train in India<\/strong><\/p>\n

As per the global speed standards, Gatimaan Express is way too behind but taking into consideration the Indian Railway infrastructure Gatimaan Express is quite an achievement. The train is touted as the fastest train in India because it runs at 160 kmph (99.4 mph) and is a semi-fast point-to-point train that runs from Hazrat Nizamuddin Station to Agra Cantonment Station and beats the Shatabdi Express and Rajdhani Express by just 10 minutes.<\/p>\n

\"Gatimaan

Gatimaan Express Takes Off<\/p><\/div>\n

The reason behind limiting the speed is that Indian trains are jammed packed with too many people, plus the baggage and the extra load that the locomotive has to pull with 12 coaches connected to it. Indian Railways also have to manage the other slow trains that run on the same track. Any error in terms of speed could lead to derailment or bump into another train which can lead to catastrophic results. Gatimaan Express was launched in 2016 and covers the entire journey of 188 kilometres (117 miles) in 100 minutes.<\/p>\n

Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel \u2013 Longest Rail Tunnel<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you love the excitement of your train heading into a tunnel Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel can offer you the maximum excitement experience. It is the fourth longest rail tunnel in Asia and longest in India. The tunnel is 11.215 kilometres long, that\u2019s 6.97 miles. The tunnel also has a 3-meter wide road throughout the tunnel which is used by maintenance and repair service employees.<\/p>\n

\"Pir

Pir Panjal Rail Tunnel<\/p><\/div>\n

The tunnel is a part of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail link project, an Indian government\u2019s initiative to connect Jammu and Kashmir with the rest of the country, especially during heavy snowfall season. The tunnel has provision for ventilation, fire fighting, and safety monitoring. The construction by Hindustan Construction Company began in November 2005 and the tunnel was opened up in June 2013. The entire cost of the tunnel is Rs. 10 billion (US$201.8 million). This tunnel is considered to be the most challenging engineering projects ever in the history of Indian Railways as the tunnel is located in a mountain range that has eight geological strata and is very close to seismic fault line underneath that led to more complications for the engineers while digging the tunnel.<\/p>\n

Chenab River Railway Bridge \u2013 Highest Railway Bridge<\/strong><\/p>\n

The state of Jammu and Kashmir often gets isolated and cut-off from the rest of the country during the snow season. To tackle this, Indian Railways has undertaken a mega-project of constructing a new railway line that penetrates deep into the heartland of the state allowing people to travel conveniently. The Pir Panjal Tunnel is one such attempt, but the next project in line is the Chenab River Railway Bridge. This road and rail arch bridge made of steel and concrete is under construction at the moment, but when ready in 2017, it will be the highest railway bridge in India and also one of the highest in the world.<\/p>\n

\"Chenab

Chenab River Rail Bridge<\/p><\/div>\n

The Chenab River Bridge was originally scheduled to be completed in 2009, but the work was stalled due to safety concerns. The work restarted a year later in 2010 and the bridge project is on the verge of completion. The bridge rises 359 meters (1,178 feet) above the Chenab river bed. The proposed arch is a two-ribbed arch, fabricated from large steel trusses.<\/p>\n

WAG-9 \u2013 The Most Powerful Freight Locomotive<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"WAG9

WAG9 Engine<\/p><\/div>\n

For a country like India where so much freight is transported on a daily basis, Indian Railways need a freight locomotive that can take on the challenges head-on. Entirely made in India at the Chittaranjan Locomotive Works, the WAG-9 is the \u2018whale\u2019 of the Indian Railways. There are two models in WAG-9 locomotive; WAG-9i and WAG-9H. The \u2018I\u2019 stands for IGBT traction control and \u2018H\u2019 stands for Heavy.<\/p>\n

\"WAG9

WAG-9 at Vasai Road Station<\/p><\/div>\n

WAG-9 locomotives are the heaviest locomotives that are in regular freight service in India designed to answer the ever-growing need in the rail freight transportation sector. These locomotives have a maximum speed of 100 kmph (62 mph) and the power output is 6500 horsepower (4,847 kW). Although these locomotives are identical to WAP-7 that usually haul some of the fastest trains in India like Rajdhani Express and Durontos, however, they have a different gear ratio which makes them ideal for freight operations.<\/p>\n

Indian Railways are working hard to keep up with the ever-growing requirement and need of the population that demands new initiatives and projects without slowing down or halting the current projects. The railways have recently announced that they will invest Rs. 9.3 lakh crore (US$150 billion) in the next five years. India will also join hands with Japan to strengthen cooperation in the rail sector to modernize and provide technological upgradation to achieve the zero-accident mission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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