TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION
RAILWAYS
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houses and market
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hill stations and the foothills
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transportation and hospitals
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none of above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The first railway on Indian sub-continent ran over a stretch of 21 miles from Bombay to Thane. The idea of a railway to connect Bombay with Thane, Kalyan and with the Thal and Bhore Ghats inclines first occurred to Mr. George Clark, the Chief Engineer of the Bombay Government, during a visit to Bhandup in 1843.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Mountain railways of India are the railway lines that were built in the mountainous regions of India. The term mainly includes the narrow-gauge and metre-gauge railways in these regions but may also include some broad-gauge railways. Mountain Railways of India. UNESCO World Heritage Site. Location.
Detailed explanation-3: -Policy Circulars on Railway Heritage Preservations. 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-4: -Darjeeling Himalayan Railway. Nilgiri Mountain Railway. Kalka–Shimla Railway. Matheran Hill Railway. Kangra Valley Railway. Bilimora – Waghai Narrow Gauge Railway Services.