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Indian Railway Facts

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<u>Following are the some of the important Indian Railway Facts </u>

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<li>The total distance covered by the 14,300 trains on the Indian 
Railways everyday, equals three & half times the distance to moon </li>
<li>The first train on Indian soil ran between Bombay and Thane on the 16th of April 1853 </li>
<li>IR has about 63,028 route kms. of track </li>
<li>IR employs about 1.55 million people </li>
<li>It carries over 13 million passengers & 1.3 million tones of freight everyday </li>
<li>It runs about 14,300 trains daily </li>
<li>IR has about 7,000 railway stations </li>
<li>The longest platform in the world is at Kharagpur and is 2,733 ft. in length </li>
<li>Nehru Setu on Sone River is the longest Railway bridge </li>
<li>42 Railway companies operated in the country before independence </li>
<li>Electric Locomotives are manufactured at Chittaranjan Locomotive Works, Chittaranjan </li>
<li>Coaches are manufactured at ICF/Chennai, RCF/Kapurthala and BEML/Bangaluru </li>
<li>The national Rail Museum at New Delhi was set-up in 1977 </li>
<li>People Employed in Indian Railway are about 1.6 million </li>
<li>Stations across State Lines are Navapur (Maharashtra and Gujarat) and  Bhawani Mandi (Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan) </li>
<li>Classes of travel on Indian Railway: Ist AC, 2nd AC, 3rd AC, AC Chair Car IInd sleeper & IInd ordinary </li>
<li>Railway Station with all the Three Gauges is  Siliguri Railway Station </li>
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<td>First Passenger Train Ran On </td> <td>16th April 1853 (between Bombay to Thane) </td>
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<td>First Railway Bridge </td> <td>Dapoorie Viaduct on the Mumbai-Thane route </td>
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<td>First Rail Tunnel </td> <td> Parsik Tunnel </td>
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<td>First Ghats Covered by the Rail lines </td> <td> Thal and Bhore Ghats </td>
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<td>First Underground Railway </td> <td> Calcutta METRO </td>
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<td>First Computerized Reservation System started in </td> <td>New Delhi (1986) </td>
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<td>First Electric Train ran on </td> <td>3rd Feb' 1925 (between Bombay VT and Kurla) </td>
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<td>Toilets on Trains were introduced in </td> <td>1891 (1st Class) & 1907 (lower classes) </td>
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<td>Shortest Station Name </td> <td>Ib (Orissa) </td>
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<td>Longest Station Name </td> <td>Sri Venkatanarasimharajuvariapeta (Tamil Nadu) </td>
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<td>Busiest Railway Station </td> <td>Lucknow (64 trains everyday) </td>
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<td>Longest Run (Time) </td> <td>Vivek Express (3715 km in Approx 71 hrs) </td>
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<td>Shortest Run </td> <td>Route between Nagpur to Ajni (3km) </td>
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<td>Longest Run for Daily Train </td> <td>Kerala Express (3054 km in 42.5 hrs) </td>
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<td>Longest Non-Stop Run (Distance) </td> <td>Trivandrum Rajdhani (528 km in 6.5 hrs) </td>
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<td>Longest Railway Platform in the World </td> <td>Kharagpur (2,733 ft in length) </td>
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<td>Longest Railway Bridge </td> <td>Nehru Setu on Sone River (10044ft in length) </td>
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<td>Longest Tunnel </td> <td>Karbude On Konkan Railway between Monkey hill & Khandala (6.5 km) </td>
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<td>Oldest Preserved Locomotive </td> <td>Fairy Queen (1855), still in working order </td>
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<td>Indian Railway's Fastest Train </td> <td>Bhopal-Shatabdi (runs at a speed up to 140 Km/ph)  </td>
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<td>Train with Maximum Number of Halts </td> <td>Howrah-Amritsar Express (115 halts) </td></tr>
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Source :- http://www.facts-about-india.com/indian-railway-facts.php<br />
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World's Tallest Buildings (Top 10)

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 1. Burj Khalifa </h2>
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<li>Location : Dubai, UAE</li>
<li>Height : 828 m(2,717 ft)</li>
<li>Floors : 163</li>
<li>Built : 2010</li>
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2. Shanghai Tower</h2>
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<li>Location : Shanghai, China<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></li>
<li>Height : 632m(2073 ft)</li>
<li>Floors : 121</li>
<li>Built : 2014</li>
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3. Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel   </h2>
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<li>Location : Mecca, Saudi Arabia</li>
<li>Height : 601m(1,971 ft)</li>
<li>Floors : 120</li>
<li>Built : 2012</li>
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4. One World Trade Center</h2>
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<li>Location : New York City, USA</li>
<li>Height : 541.3 m(1,776 ft)</li>
<li>Floors : 104</li>
<li>Built : 2013</li>
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5. Taipei 101</h2>
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<li>Location : Taipei, Taiwan</li>
<li>Height : 509m(1,670ft)</li>
<li>Floors : 101</li>
<li>Built : 2004</li>
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6. Shanghai World Financial Center</h2>
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<li>Location : Shanghai, China</li>
<li>Height : 492m(1,614ft)</li>
<li>Floors : 101</li>
<li>Built : 2008</li>
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7. International Commerce Centre</h2>
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<li>Location : Hong Kong, Hong Kong</li>
<li>Height : 484m(1,588ft)</li>
<li>Floors : 118</li>
<li>Built : 2010</li>
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8. Petronas Towers</h2>
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<li>Location : Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia</li>
<li>Height : 452m(1,483ft)</li>
<li>Floors : 88</li>
<li>Built : 1998</li>
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9. Zifeng Tower</h2>
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<li>Location : Nanjing, China</li>
<li>Height : 450m(1,476ft)</li>
<li>Floors : 89</li>
<li>Built : 2010</li>
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10. Willis Tower (Formerly Sears Tower)</h2>
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<li>Location : Chicago, USA</li>
<li>Height : 442m(1,450ft)</li>
<li>Floors : 108</li>
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World's Tallest Buildings (Top 10)

1. Burj Khalifa Location : Dubai, UAE Height : 828 m(2,717 ft) Floors : 163 Built : 2010 2. Shanghai Tower Loc...

Man Had No Food Or Drink For 70 Years

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 "I feel no need for food and water," states Prahlad Jani, a seventy-six 
year old Indian ascetic who lives in a cave near the Ambaji temple in 
the state of Gujarat. Mr. Jani claims that he has not had food or fluids
 to drink for the last sixty-five years. At the age of seven years he 
left home in search of spiritual unfoldment. Jani states that at the age
 of eleven years he was blessed by a goddess. He claims that since that 
blessing he has gained his sustenance from nectar that filters down 
through a hole in his palate, and has not passed urine or stools since 
then. Mr. Jani explained, "I get the elixir of life from the hole in my 
palate, which enables me to go without food and water." Almost daily Mr.
 Jani enters a state of Samadhi characterized by extreme bliss and 
enormous light and strength. He says that he has never experienced 
medical problems. He says that he did not speak for a period of 
forty-five years.<br />
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In November 2003, after over a year of coaxing, Prahlad Jani was finally
 persuaded to participate in a scientific research study. A medical 
research team of twenty-one specialists, headed by Dr. Sudhir V. Shah, 
had Prahlad Jani under twenty-four hours of observation for ten days at 
the Sterling Hospital in Ahmedabad. The team's research expertise 
included cardiology, neurology, urology, gastroenterology, 
ophthalmology, renal function, pulmonary function, ENT analysis, 
psychiatry, general medicine, and other specialities. A series of 
investigations were done on Mr. Jani in each of these areas according to
 a pre-determined protocol, and additional tests were carried out as per
 suggestions of the team. At the conclusion of their intensive 
investigations the team's doctors were left with an unexplained mystery,
 unable to disprove Prahlad Jani claims.<br />
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Prahlad Jani was initially kept in ICU for the first twenty-four hours. 
For the next nine days he was kept in a specially prepared room with a 
sealed-off toilet and a glass door. The room was also equipped with 
video surveillance to continuously monitor Prahlad Jani. Additionally, 
staff persons were assigned to stay in the same room with Prahlad Jani 
round-the-clock to make sure that he did not eat, drink, or pass urine 
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To assure researchers of no possible intake of water, Prahlad Jani 
agreed he would not bathe during the medical investigation. Prahlad Jani
 was permitted a small measured quantity of water to use as a mouthwash.
 He then spat the water into a beaker to verify that none had been 
drunk. An ultrasound, which was made of Mr. Jani's bladder twice daily, 
indicated that there was urine accumulation, which subsequently 
decreased on its own without passing.<br />
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At the end of the ten days of observation, the team of doctors verified 
that Prahlad Jani had not taken food or drank fluids. (The average 
person cannot survive without water for more than four days.) The team 
concluded that Mr. Jani's health had not deteriorated during this study.
 Also, according to the hospital's deputy superintendent, Dr. Dinesh 
Desai, "A series of tests conducted on him show his body mechanism is 
that of a normal person." Prahlad Jani's survival without food or fluids
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Man Had No Food Or Drink For 70 Years

"I feel no need for food and water," states Prahlad Jani, a seventy-six year old Indian ascetic who lives in a cave near the ...