Transport & Communication
Geography · परिवहन और संचार · 19 facts
First train in India: 16 April 1853, Bombay (Bori Bunder) to Thane (34 km)
4th largest railway network in the world (after USA, China, Russia)
Total 18 railway zones; headquarters of Railway Board: New Delhi
Longest railway platform: Gorakhpur (UP) — 1,366.33 m
Longest route train: Vivek Express (Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari, ~4,189 km)
Highest railway station: Ghum (Darjeeling, WB) on narrow gauge
Indian Railways is one of the world's largest employers
JNPT (Nhava Sheva, Mumbai) = largest container port of India
Air India: National carrier, founded by J.R.D. Tata (1932 as Tata Airlines), nationalized 1953
DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) regulates civil aviation in India
Doordarshan (DD): India's national TV network, started 15 Sep 1959
All India Radio (AIR): National radio broadcaster, known as Akashvani, started 1936
India Post: One of the world's largest postal networks (1.55 lakh+ post offices)
First train: 16 April 1853, Mumbai to Thane (34 km)
Indian Railways: 4th largest network, 18 zones
Golden Quadrilateral: Delhi-Mumbai-Chennai-Kolkata (5,846 km)
NH-44: Longest NH, Srinagar to Kanyakumari (3,745 km)
NS-EW Corridor crosses at Jhansi (UP)
NW-1 on Ganga: Prayagraj to Haldia (longest, 1620 km)