What is the first railway station?

The world’s first recorded railway station was The Mount on the Oystermouth Railway (later to be known as the Swansea and Mumbles) in Swansea, Wales, which began passenger service in 1807, although the trains were horsedrawn rather than by locomotives.

Which is the 2nd railway station in India?

Royapuram railway station ranks second in India in terms of space availability with 246,000 sq m, next to the Howrah station in Kolkata.

Which is the first largest railway station in India?

Howrah Junction Railway Station
1. Howrah Junction Railway Station. Howrah Junction is the oldest and largest railway station in India.

Which is the last railway station in India?

Last railway stations in India India’s northernmost railway station is Baramulla in Jammu and Kashmir, and the westernmost is Naliya near Gujarat’s Bhuj.

Who started Indian railway?

The country’s first passenger train, which ran between Bombay’s Bori Bunder station and Thane on 16 April 1853, was dedicated by Lord Dalhousie. The 14-carriage train was hauled by three steam locomotives: the Sahib, Sindh, and Sultan.

Which is biggest station in India?

New Delhi Railway Station (NDLS) – 16 Platforms The railway station holds the record for being the largest railway station in India and the most complex interlocking system in the world.

Which is biggest railway station?

Japan’s Nagoya Station is the world’s largest station in terms of floor area, which according to some sources stands at an astonishing 446,000m². It is the headquarters of the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central), which has two towers that run atop of the station.

Which is the first private train in India?

Tejas Express
The Indian Railway Catering And Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC) will cancel the operation of the country’s first private train Tejas Express from Monday (November 23). The IRCTC has decided to end the operations of Lucknow-Delhi and Mumbai-Ahmedabad Tejas Express due to a shortage of passengers.