TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION
RAILWAYS
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Rajdhani Express
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Tejas Express
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Kalka Mall
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Sheshnaag
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Detailed explanation-1: -Kalka Mail (Officially as Netaji Express) is the oldest running train in India. This train connects Howrah in Kolkata, capital of the State of West Bengal to Kalka in the North-Western state of Haryana.
Detailed explanation-2: -From 1 April 1929 the ‘Grand Trunk’ express commenced operating as two through carriages running between Peshawar in the North Western Railway (British India) and Mangalore in the South Indian Railway.
Detailed explanation-3: -Railways renames Howrah-Kalka Mail as ‘Netaji Express’ ahead of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’s birth anniversary. Days before the nation celebrates the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, the Indian Railways on Tuesday renamed the Howrah-Kalka Mail as the ‘Netaji Express’.
Detailed explanation-4: -The first railway completed in India was a 21 mile-long line of track running between Bombay and Thane, which opened in 1853.