GK
INDIAS HERITAGE
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Question
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Mountain Railways of India
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Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
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Delhi railway station
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Indian Railways is the proud owner of four UNESCO accorded World Heritage Sites namely Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (1999), Nilgiri Mountain Railway (2005), Kalka Shimla Railway (2008) and Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Mumbai (2004).
Detailed explanation-2: -The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway consists of 88.48 kilometers of 2 feet (0.610 meters) gauge track that connects New Jalpaiguri with Darjeeling, passing through Ghoom at an altitude of 2, 258 meters. The innovative design includes six zigzag reverses and three loops with a ruling gradient of 1:31.
Detailed explanation-3: -It has now been nearly two centuries since the first train was launched in India in 1853 from the first railway station in India, named Bori Bunder in Mumbai. And today, approximately 30 million passengers travel across the country per day.