Fact 🧞♂️ India’s First Expressway With Zero Toll Booths | SpotGenie Fact India’s Dwarka Expressway in the Delhi–Gurugram corridor is set to become the country’s first expressway* designed with zero toll booths, using Free Flow Tolling (automated electronic tolling via overhead gantries) to eliminate physical plazas and delays. | SpotGenie Fact
Fact 🧞♂️ India’s First Wildlife-Safe Road | SpotGenie Fact India’s first wildlife-safe highway stretch has been introduced on NH-45 (Bhopal–Jabalpur) in Madhya Pradesh, featuring table-top red markings, underpasses, fencing, and speed-calming design to protect tigers, deer, and other animals crossing the road.
Fact 🧞♂️ Which City in India Is Most Accident-Prone? Latest Road Accident Data According to official road accident data, Delhi recorded the highest number of road accidents and fatalities among major Indian cities (2023), followed by Bengaluru and Chennai, making it India’s most accident-prone metropolis.
Fact 🧞♂️ India’s Railway Station That Changed Names the Most Mumbai’s iconic railway terminus holds a rare record in Indian Railways history. From Bori Bunder to Victoria Terminus to CST and finally CSMT, it has officially changed names more times than any other major station in India.
Fact 🧞♂️ India’s Railway Station With the Longest Name Sri Venkatanarasimharajuvaripeta holds the record for the longest railway station name in India. | SpotGenie Fact
Fact 🧞♂️ India’s Railway Station With the Shortest Name Ib Railway Station in Odisha holds the distinction of having one of the shortest station names in Indian Railways.
Fact 🧞♂️ Indian Railway Stations Once Named After British Governors Several Indian railway stations were originally named after British governors during the colonial era. While most have since been renamed, a few still retain their original names, offering rare glimpses into India’s railway history.
Fact 🧞♂️ India’s NH With a River on One Side and Sea on the Other India has a rare National Highway stretch where water flanks both sides. On NH 66 in Kerala, the Arabian Sea lies on one side while rivers and backwaters flow on the other, making it one of the most scenic highways in the country.
Fact 🧞♂️ India’s First Highway With Emergency Call Boxes The Mumbai–Pune Expressway became India’s first highway to introduce emergency call boxes, transforming road safety by enabling instant help during breakdowns and accidents long before mobile connectivity was reliable.
Fact 🧞♂️ India’s Highest Motorable Bridge - Chicham Bridge (Himachal Pradesh) Chicham Bridge in Himachal Pradesh is India’s highest motorable bridge, standing at over 13,500 feet above sea level. Spanning a deep gorge in Spiti Valley, it connects remote villages and showcases India’s most extreme road engineering.
Fact 🧞♂️ India’s First Railway Station Built Inside a Rock Tunnel – The Upcoming Keylong Railway Station Discover Keylong Railway Station, India’s first-ever station to be constructed inside a 27 km rock tunnel on the Bilaspur–Manali–Leh Railway Line. Learn about its altitude, strategic importance, benefits, and engineering significance.
Fact 🧞♂️ The Railway Station in India With No Road Access – Dudhsagar Railway Station Dudhsagar Railway Station in Goa is the only station in India with no road access. Surrounded by dense forest and the iconic waterfalls, it can be reached only by train or trekking, making it one of India’s most unique and remote railway stations.
Fact 🧞♂️ SpotGenie Fact: India’s Most Crowded Railway Station Howrah Junction in Kolkata is officially the most crowded railway station in India, handling over 10 lakh passengers and more than 1,000 trains daily across 23 platforms. Here’s why it remains India’s busiest rail hub and one of the largest stations in the world.
Fact 🧞♂️ India’s First ‘Silent’ Railway Station - Chennai Central Chennai’s iconic Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station became India’s first “silent” station in 2023 by stopping all public announcements, an airport-style initiative to reduce noise pollution and create a calmer passenger experience. | SpotGenie Fact
Fact 🧞♂️ 🧞♂️ SpotGenie Fact: India’s Most Beautiful Railway Station - Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT), Mumbai Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) is widely regarded as India’s most beautiful railway station, a UNESCO World Heritage Site blending Victorian Gothic architecture with Indian craftsmanship. A true icon of railway history, art, and engineering.
Fact 🧞♂️ SpotGenie Fact - The Airports in India Operated Jointly by AAI & The Indian Navy India has a few rare airports where civilian flights operate under AAI, but the runways, airfield control, or major airside infrastructure belong to the Indian Navy. These “civil–military shared-use airports” offer a fascinating look into India's aviation cooperation model. Here are the key ones.
Fact 🧞♂️ The First Concrete Road in India - Built in Chennai in 1914 | SpotGenie Facts India’s first concrete road was built in Chennai (then Madras) in 1914, marking the beginning of modern, durable road construction in the country. This pioneering project influenced major routes like Delhi–Agra, Mumbai–Pune, and Mysore–Bangalore in the decades that followed.
Fact 🧞♂️ SpotGenie Fact | India’s Longest River Ropeway: Guwahati–North Guwahati Ropeway The Guwahati–North Guwahati Ropeway over the Brahmaputra River is India’s longest river ropeway, stretching about 1.82 km. Opened in 2020, it offers one of the most scenic aerial river crossings in the country.
Fact 🧞♂️ The Highest Airstrip in India – Daulat Beg Oldie (DBO) Daulat Beg Oldie (DBO) in Ladakh is India’s highest airstrip, sitting at an extreme 16,614 feet (5,065 m). One of the loftiest military airfields on Earth, it serves a vital strategic link across the cold desert terrain near the Karakoram Pass.
Fact 🧞♂️ India’s First Airport: Juhu Aerodrome, Mumbai (1928) The first airport in India was Juhu Aerodrome, Mumbai, established in 1928. It served as the earliest hub of Indian civil aviation, including JRD Tata’s iconic 1932 flight that launched India’s airmail service.
Fact 🧞♂️ How Many Railway Zones Are There in India (2025)? As of 2025, Indian Railways has 19 operational zones, each managing a specific regional rail network. The newest addition is the South Coast Railway (SCoR) headquartered in Visakhapatnam. These zones help manage one of the world’s largest railway systems efficiently.
Fact 🧞♂️ 🚢 India’s Port with Longest Railway Connectivity Inside Port Area, Visakhapatnam Port Visakhapatnam Port runs approximately 185-186 km of railway tracks inside the port area, making it India’s port with the longest internal rail-connectivity, a massive logistical advantage for cargo movement.
Fact 🧞♂️ SpotGenie Fact: India’s Longest Walking Bridge – The T Nagar Skywalk, Chennai The longest walking bridge in India is Chennai’s T Nagar Skywalk, a 570-metre elevated pedestrian corridor linking Mambalam Railway Station to the T Nagar Bus Terminus. Built to handle massive footfall safely, it's one of India’s most ambitious walkability projects.
Fact 🧞♂️ SpotGenie Fact, India’s First Rubber-Tyred Metro System (Proposed & Under Construction) India doesn’t yet have an operational rubber-tyred metro, but Nashik’s MetroNeo is set to be the first. This innovative system will use rubber-tyred, bi-articulated electric coaches running on dedicated, guided lanes across the city.
Fact 🧞♂️ How Many Airports Are There in India in 2025? As of 2025, India has 160 operational airports, including 145 standard airports, 13 heliports, and 2 water aerodromes, a reflection of its rapidly expanding aviation infrastructure.
