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2022

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Railways planned to modernize how many small stations under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme?
A
1, 200
B
8, 00
C
1, 000
D
1, 500
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The railways is planning to modernise 1,000 small yet important stations under the new “Amrit Bharat Station Scheme". This is apart from the ambitious plan to revamp 200 big stations under a separate redevelopment programme.

Detailed explanation-2: -Recently, 15 railway stations under the Ambala Railway Division were selected to be developed under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme. The Union Ministry of Railways launched Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in December 2022 to modernize over 1,000 small stations over the coming years.

Detailed explanation-3: -Number of railway stations The whole network of Indian Railways across the country has 7,083 stations.

Detailed explanation-4: -It runs 13,169 passenger trains daily, on both long-distance and suburban routes, covering 7,325 stations across India. Mail or Express trains, the most common types of trains, run at an average speed of 50.6 km/h (31.4 mph). Suburban EMUs run at an average speed of 37.5 km/h (23.3 mph).

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