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How Many Railway Stations Does India Really Have?
India’s railway network is a vast tapestry of more than 7,300 stations, from silent rural halts to grand city junctions. A powerful symbol of connectivity, reach, and scale.
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India’s railway network is a vast tapestry of more than 7,300 stations, from silent rural halts to grand city junctions. A powerful symbol of connectivity, reach, and scale.
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Agra Metro is India’s smallest metro system, just 5.2 km long, running inside the heritage zone near the Taj Mahal. A tiny metro with a big purpose.
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The slowest train in India is the Nilgiri Mountain Railway’s uphill Mettupalayam–Ooty service, traveling at just 10–12 km/h through misty hills on a UNESCO heritage track.
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Begunkodor Railway Station in West Bengal was closed for 42 years after staff reported ghost sightings, making it India’s most famous “haunted” railway station.
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Banspani in Odisha is India’s smallest railway station, a tiny platform hidden in a mining belt that quietly powers India’s iron-ore economy. | SpotGenie Fact.
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At 2,258 meters above sea level, Ghum Railway Station is India’s highest railway station, a century-old mountain marvel still running steam trains through the clouds.
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Discover the Rail Wheel Factory (RWF), Yelahanka, Bengaluru, one of India’s largest railway wheel manufacturing units producing over 200,000 wheels annually. Explore its history, production scale, and Make-in-India impact.
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The Kalka–Shimla Toy Train, a 96 km route with 102 tunnels and 864 bridges, climbs over 1,400 meters, earning it a UNESCO heritage tag and the title of India’s most spectacular hill railway journey.
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Discover the legacy of the Deccan Queen Express, India’s oldest running superfast train since 1930, connecting Mumbai and Pune for nearly a century.
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Discover the story of India’s oldest continuously running train, the Netaji Express, first launched in 1866 as the East India Railway Mail. A living symbol of India’s railway heritage.
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Discover India’s longest train journey, the Dibrugarh–Kanyakumari Vivek Express. Covering 4,154 km across eight states in 75 hours, this marvel of Indian Railways showcases unity in motion.
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With 393 km of track and 285+ stations, Delhi Metro is India’s longest and busiest metro network, a symbol of modern, green, and connected India.
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