Facts About Railways

1.What Is the Railway Reservation Quota?

Railway reservation quota stands for some particular number of seats allocated based on age, gender, physical condition etc.

2.What Is Advanced Reservation Period?

• Advanced Reservation Period or ARP is a specific time before we cannot book or reserve train tickets.
• We can book tickets 120 days before the journey date for regular reservations.
• We can book tickets two days before the journey date for tatkal reservations.

3.Can We Travel by Train With Waitlisted Tickets?

• A waitlisted ticket does not authorise us to travel in reserved coaches.
• Only the railway TTE can permit us to travel in reserved coaches if there is any vacant birth.
• With a waitlisted ticket, we can travel in general or unreserved coach.

4.What Is the Full Form of IRCTC?

IRCTC stands for the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation.

5.Name the Longest Railway Tunnel in India.

• The Pir Panjal Railway tunnel is the longest in India.
• It is a precisely 11.2 kilometres-long railway tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir.

6.Which Is the Longest Railway Network in the World?

• The Trans-Siberian Railway has the longest railway network in the world.
• This rail route is situated in Russia and is spread across 9259 kilometres.
• It takes six days to complete this train journey between Moscow and Vladivostok.

7.Name a Country That Has No Railway Network.

Iceland is a country that has no railway network.

8.What Is a Toy Train?

We can see the following equipment at level crossings:

• Toy trains run on narrow gauge railway tracks.
• Toy trains have very small bogies and are hence called toy trains. They are meant for leisure and enjoyment on small, distanced railway tracks.
• Five toy trains in India run between New Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling in West Bengal.

9.What Is the Difference Between a Tatkal Ticket and a Regular Ticket?

The differences between a tatkal ticket and a regular ticket are the following:

Tatkal Ticket	Regular Ticket
1. The charges for a tatkal ticket are high.	1. The charges for a regular ticket are low.
2. These tickets can be booked one day before the actual date of the journey.	2. Regular tickets can be booked 120 days before the actual date of the journey.