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The Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR), colloquially called the "Toy Train" by locals, is a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) metre gauge railway in Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu, India, built by the British in 1908. [1] The railway is operated by the Southern Railway [2] and is the only rack railway in India. The railway relies on its fleet of steam ...
The National Rail Museum in Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, displays exhibits on the history of rail transport in India. The museum was inaugurated on 1 February 1977. [ 1 ] The museum spans over an area of over 4.4 hectares (11 acres) and the indoor gallery comprises an octagonal building which houses six display galleries and a large open area is ...
The Konkan Railway (abbreviated KR) is one of the 19 railway zones in India with its headquarters at CBD Belapur in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The first passenger train ran on Konkan railway tracks on 20 March 1993, between Udupi and Mangalore .
The Northeast Frontier Railway (abbreviated NFR) is one of the 19 railway zones of the Indian Railways. It is headquartered in Maligaon , Guwahati in the state of Assam , and responsible for operation and expansion of rail network all across Northeastern states and some districts of eastern Bihar and northern West Bengal .
New Bongaigaon Junction is a railway junction station of Barauni–Guwahati line and New Bongaigaon–Jogihopa–Kamakhya line of Northeast Frontier Railway. It is the one and only railway station in India which is located over the Tunia River. It is the largest railway station with Carriage & Wagon Workshop in Rangiya railway division.
[4] [5] The bridge spans the Chenab River at a height of 359 m (1,178 ft) above the river, making it the world's highest rail bridge and the world's highest arch bridge. [6] [7] The bridge was fully completed and was inaugurated in August 2022. [3] It is built between the Sangaldan Railway Station and the Reasi Railway Station.
The railway was built entirely with private capital and has remained financially viable throughout its life. New energy-efficient trains built by Stadler Rail were introduced in 2023. The Pilatus Railway was named a Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2001. [4] [5]
The Lappa Valley Steam Railway was established by Eric Booth in the 1970s. The trackbed was cleared of the thick undergrowth that had grown since the closure of the railway in 1963, and 15 in ( 381 mm ) gauge track was laid for 1 mile (1.6 km) between Benny Halt and East Wheal Rose.