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He will travel by train which arrives at midnight, but Arun's parents decide he's old enough to travel alone. Arriving several hours early at the Ambala railway station, Arun passes the time by reading books, throwing biscuits at stray dogs, pacing up and down the platform and watching the activities at platform 8 of the station.
Indian Railways is a statutory body under the ownership of the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India that operates India's national railway system. As of 2023, it manages the fourth largest national railway system by size with a track length of 132,310 km (82,210 mi), running track length of 106,493 km (66,172 mi) and route length of ...
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus. / 18.9398; 72.8355. Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (officially Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus since 2017, formerly Victoria Terminus (VT), Bombay station code: CSMT ( mainline) [4] / ST ( suburban )), is a historic railway terminus and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
From the 1890s, basic passenger amenities like toilets, gas lamps and electric lighting were introduced in various railway stations of India. However, there was no uniform criteria set for providing passenger amenities or organizing railway stations based on commercial importance.
Darjeeling Himalayan Railway. / 26.68000°N 88.46000°E / 26.68000; 88.46000. The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, also known as the DHR or the Toy Train, is a 610 mm ( 2 ft) gauge railway that runs between New Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling in the Indian state of West Bengal. [1] Built between 1879 and 1881, it is about 88 km (55 mi) long.
The VR Class Sm3 Pendolino high-speed train at the Central Railway Station of Tampere, Finland. High-speed rail are special inter-city trains that operate at much higher speeds than conventional railways, the limit being regarded at 200 to 350 kilometres per hour (120 to 220 mph). High-speed trains are used mostly for long-haul service and most ...
Inter-city rail services are operated primarily by Indian Railways though efforts have been made to introduce privately operated trains as recently as 2022. The national rail network comprised total route length of 68,584 km (42,616 mi), with more than 132,310 km (82,210 mi) of track and 8,000+ stations and is the fourth-largest in the world ...
LNER Thompson B1 4-6-0 in January 1958. Norwich railway station (formerly Norwich Thorpe) is the northern terminus of the Great Eastern Main Line in the East of England, serving the cathedral city of Norwich, Norfolk. It is 114 miles 77 chains (185.0 km) down the main line (measured via Ipswich) from London Liverpool Street, the western terminus.