The Royapuram railway station in Chennai, was opened on June 28, 1856, is the oldest station structure in the Indian subcontinent.
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The Gatimaan Express is one of the fastest train in India and has the greatest operational speeds as of 2022, with certain sections reaching 160 km/h (99 mph), while the Vande Bharat Express is the fastest train in India and has the fastest top design speed of 180 km/h (110 mph).
1) Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminal, MumbaiOne of the most beautiful railway stations in India has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus is also known as Victoria Terminus. It was built in 1887 followed by the name Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Mumbai in 1996.
Howrah Junction Railway StationWith an average of 6 lakh daily passenger footfalls, Howrah Junction in Kolkata is the busiest railway station in India.
The Middleton Railway is the world's oldest continuously working railway, situated in the English city of Leeds. It was founded in 1758 and is now a heritage railway, run by volunteers from The Middleton Railway Trust Ltd. since 1960. Main station building on Moor Road.
Puffing Billy is the world's oldest surviving steam locomotive, constructed in 1813–1814 by colliery viewer William Hedley, enginewright Jonathan Forster and blacksmith Timothy Hackworth for Christopher Blackett, the owner of Wylam Colliery near Newcastle upon Tyne, in the United Kingdom.
It probably comes as no surprise that in a global 2019 survey of railroad efficiency, the top two places went to Japan and Hong Kong, with scores of 6.8 and 6.5 (out of seven) respectively.