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2018

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
For the proposed 510-km third and fourth rail line which of the following company has been assigned as general consultant?
A
Indian Railways
B
High Speed Rail Corporation of India Limited
C
Systra
D
RITES
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Indian nationwide rail network, the fourth longest in the world, is owned and operated by state-owned Indian Railways and includes an operating route length of more than 68, 525 km.

Detailed explanation-2: -In south the first line was opened on Ist July, 1856 by the Madras Railway Company. It ran between Vyasarpadi Jeeva Nilayam (Veyasarpandy) and Walajah Road (Arcot), a distance of 63 miles. In the North a length of 119 miles of line was laid from Allahabad to Kanpur on 3rd March 1859.

Detailed explanation-3: -Angamali-Erumeli-Pathanamthitta-Punaloor-Nedumangad-Thiruvananthapuram railway will provide 25 new railway stations in 5 southern districts of Kerala. Kerala. The government of Kerala informed Railway Board on 7/1/2021, of its willingness to share 50% of the cost of the Angamali-Erumeli, Sabari railway project.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Bandel station was recently brought under a modern electronic interlocking system. There are a total of 1, 002 interlocking routes on either side of the station which claims to be the world’s largest electronic interlocking system.

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