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11 Lesser Known Facts About Indian Railways That Will Make You See It In A New Light

byLavanya Shrivastava
22nd September 2016
1 minute read

Traveling on the trains is the best option if you have time on your hands. It is cheap, it takes you through some beautiful unexplored routes and then it makes you meet some really awesome people.

But how much do you know about the Indian Railways? You might want to say that a lot. But don’t, unless you see this.

1. A hefty salary for a responsible job.

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2. They care much more about us than we give them credit for. 

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3. That’s an unimaginable amount of distance!

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4. Wonder how many servers they use to handle such requests. 

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5. Back in the old days. 

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6. I can’t even pronounce that. 

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7. Sounds like a really cool name. 

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8. Now, that’s not most trains.

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9. That is an awfully long distance!

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10. I wonder if people take trains for this one?

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11. It’s like a step and you are in different states!

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Does that make you proud of Indian Railways? I know I feel that way.
Bon Voyage, for your next good journey on the train.

Graphic Credits: Sachin Kaushik

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