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Where is the longest railway platform in India
A
Jhansi
B
Khargapur
C
Mumbai
D
Kolkata
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Kharagpur Junction railway station is a railway station in Kharagpur of Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is also the fourth longest railway station by platform length after Hubli Junction railway station, Gorakhpur Junction railway station and Kollam Junction railway station.

Detailed explanation-2: -It has a vast network connecting every city of the country which makes it world’s. Kharagpur is a railway station in Kharagpur subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal. Kharagpur Junction has the third longest railway platform in India with a length of 1, 072.5 metre.

Detailed explanation-3: -4. Kharagpur Railway Platform. Kharagpur Junction railway station has the world’s fourth longest railway platform with a length of 1, 072.5 metres. It is located in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Detailed explanation-4: -The world’s longest station platform is at Hubbali Junction in India at 1, 507 metres (4, 944 ft). The Appalachian Trail station in the United States, at the other extreme, has a platform which is only long enough for a single bench.

Detailed explanation-5: -Gorakhpur Junction railway station (station code:GKP) is located in the city of Gorakhpur in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It has the world’s second longest railway platform after Hubli Junction railway station. in Karnataka.

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