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2021

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which railway zone has become India’s first electrified railway zone in the country?
A
South Central Zone
B
Northern Zone
C
West Central Zone
D
East Central Zone
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -West Central Railway becomes first fully electrified Indian Railways zone | The Financial Express.

Detailed explanation-2: -West Central Railway has become the first zone on Indian Railways whose entire route is lectrified. Electrification has been done for 3012 kms.

Detailed explanation-3: -Railway electrification in India began with the first electric train (1500 V DC), between Bombay Victoria Terminus and Kurla on the Great Indian Peninsula Railway’s (GIPR) Harbour Line, on 3 February 1925.

Detailed explanation-4: -In a major leap towards achieving 100 per cent electrification, North Central Railway (NCR) is now 100 per cent electrified, informed the Ministry of Railways. The North Central Railway attained this feat by electrifying 76 Route kilometers (RKM) of Ishanagar-Udaipura section of Jhansi Division.

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