INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1902, the Jodhpur Railway was the first to introduce electric lighting as standard fixtures. India’s first metro ran in Calcutta on 24 October 1984. In 1986, computerized ticketing and reservations were introduced in New Delhi The Shatabdi Express was introduced between New Delhi and Jhansi in 1988.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Earlier named the Jodhpur Railway the first section opened as a metre gauge line in 1882, later becoming the Jodhpur–Bikaner Railway (JBR) in 1889. In 1908 the JBR operated 828 miles (1, 333 km) in the territories of Sind (under British control) and the States of Jodhpur and Bikaner.

Detailed explanation-4: -BHOPAL: West Central Railway (WCR) has become the first zone in the country that has completely electrified its route. With this, the zone is estimated to save Rs 100 crore annually. There are three divisions in WCR-Bhopal, Jabalpur and Kota.

Detailed explanation-5: -Railway electrification in India began with the first electric train, between Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus and Kurla on the Harbour Line, on 3 February 1925 on the Great Indian Peninsula Railway (GIPR) at 1500 V DC.