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Consider the following statements
1. There are two broad gauge and one narrow gauge railway track in the state.
2. Kalka-Shimla railway route is narrow gauge.
3. Pathankot Jogindernagar railway route is the longest in the state.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
One Y suffered serious injuries in a railway accident. He was assisted by a surgeon, X, on the evidence of whose Y succeeded in recovering heavy damages against the Railway. Later on it was reported to the Railway that Y did not suffer so serious an injury as was made out by X who fraudulently created those symptoms. On legal advice obtained by the Railway, X was prosecuted but he was acquitted. He brought a suit against Railway for malicious prosecution.
The formation width for a double line Broad Gauge track in cutting (excluding drains) as adopted on Indian Railways is
For a 8° curve track diverging from a main curve of 5° in an opposite direction in the layout of a broad gauge yard, the cant to be provided for the branch track for maximum speed of 45 km/h on the main line and ‘G’ = 1.676 m is (Permitted cant deficiency for the main line = 7.6 cm)
Which of the following option is correct for given statements? Statement 1: Slip gauge and its accessories can be used as a limit gauge. Statement 2: Slip gauge and accessories can be used for the measurement of plug gauge but not for ring gauges.
For a sleeper density of (n+5), the number of sleepers required for constructing a broad gauge railway track of length 650 m is
What is the width of broad gauge railway line in India?
The formation width for a railway track depends on the
i) type of gauge
ii) number of tracks to be laid side by side
iii) slope of sides of embankment or cutting
The correct answer is
The Indian railways have decided to convert all metre gauge lines to broad gauge. However, few of them will not be converted as they would help in promoting tourism in the country.
Why did Indian Railways convert all the rail lines to broad gauge instead of standard gauge?