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2017

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which Railway Station becomes India’s “First” Energy Efficient Railway Station?
A
Mysore Railway Station
B
Chennai Central Railway Station
C
Kacheguda railway station
D
Old Delhi Railway Station
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Kacheguda railway station in Hyderabad has become India’s first Energy-Efficient ‘A1 Category’ Railway Station. It is operated by the South Central Railway (SCR) zone of Indian Railways. The station achieved the feat by replacing 1, 312 conventional lights with Light-Emitting Diode (LED).

Detailed explanation-2: -Since the original structures of Bombay and Thane stations no longer exist, Royapuram station remains the oldest railway station in the entire subcontinent.

Detailed explanation-3: -Gujarat’s Kevadiya railway station is India’s first railway station with a green building certification.

Detailed explanation-4: -Constructed in 1916, by the Nizam of Hyderabad Asaf Jah VII, this Station was the Headquarters of the then Nizam’s Guaranteed State Railway. It is believed that name Kachiguda Railway Station was given because of the Kachhi Community which has a good population residing close to the station.

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