GK
HIMACHAL PRADESH
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Question
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Which is the only broad gauge railway line in Himachal Pradesh?
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Pathankot - Jogindernagar
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Una - Nangal
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Kalka - Shimla
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None of these
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -2, 100 crore with 100% Government of India share. The rail line is 83.74 km long, with 62 km stretch in Himachal and the rest in Punjab.
Detailed explanation-2: -Himachal Pradesh has two narrow-gauge rail tracks. The Kalka-Shimla railway track (about 96 km) and the Pathankot-Jogindernagar track (about 113 km). Both tracks are commercially unviable but are operated only because of their heritage value. The state has around 15 main railway stations.
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