INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION

RAILWAYS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Indian railways serve approximately how many passengers everyday?
A
72 million
B
54 million
C
23 million
D
10 million
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It has 115, 000 km of track length. It runs 12, 617 trains to carry over 23 million passengers daily – equivalent to moving the entire population of Australia – connecting more than 7, 172 stations. 3) Railways runs more than 7, 421 freight trains carrying 3 million tonnes (MT) of freight every day.

Detailed explanation-2: -Well depending upon the train you travel and th coach you travel. Normal general Class coaches are meant to occupy 250–300 passengers with chassis normal old of 10–20 tonnes calculation of 100 kg/person. But every chassis equals 1 4th of engine’s chassis.

There is 1 question to complete.