Railway GK – 60-Minute Master Revision Sheet
(Use it left-to-right, section-wise; 4-5 min per section ≈ 60 min total)

Section 1: Core Concepts – Top 30 (5 min)

1. Indian Railways: 168-yr old (16 Apr 1853, 1st train Bori Bunder–Thane 34 km)
2. World’s 4th largest network; 1st in Asia; 68,000+ route km
3. 18 Railway Zones (2022) – newest: SWR (Hubballi) & WCR (Jabalpur)
4. Rail Board HQ: Rail Bhawan, New Delhi; Chairman & CEO = same person (from 2019)
5. Indian Railways is a ‘Departmental Undertaking’ under Ministry of Railways
6. UNESCO World-Heritage IR sites: 1) CST Mumbai 2) Mountain Railways (3) – Darjeeling, Nilgiri, Kalka-Shimla
7. Dedicated Freight Corridors: EDFC (Ludhiana-Dankuni) & WDFC (Dadri-JNPT) – owned by DFCCIL
8. Gati Shakti: National Rail & Logistics Plan 2021-30
9. RailTel: ISP & Telecom arm; provides OFC & Rail-WiFi
10. IRCTC: Mini-Ratna (2008); only listed rail PSU; runs Tejas, IRCTC Ki, Bharat Gaurav trains
11. First Rajdhani: 1969 (Howrah-New Delhi); first Shatabdi: 1988 (NDLS-JHS)
12. Fastest operational: Gatimaan Express 160 km/h (NDLS-Agra)
13. Longest run: Vivek Express (Dibrugarh-Kanyakumari 4,286 km)
14. Longest platform: Hubballi (1,507 m) > Gorakhpur (1,366 m)
15. Highest station: Ghum (Darj, 2,258 m); steepest: Nilgiri (8.33 %)
16. Konkan Railway: 738 km, 92 tunnels, 1998; RORO service pioneer
17. Zero-based time-table: every 2 yrs (last July 2022)
18. Punctuality unit: CNS (Computerised Coaching Net)
19. Track gauges: BG 1,676 mm (92 %), MG 1,000 mm, NG 762/610 mm
20. Wheels: 52-54 cm Ø, monobloc forged; flange → 1 in 20 cant
21. LHB coach: 160 km/h, FIAT bogie, stainless steel, anti-climb
22. Wagon classification: BCN (BOX-NHL), BCNA, BTPN etc.
23. Electric traction: 25 kV 50 Hz AC; 85 % route electrified (Mar 2024)
24. 3-phase locos: WAP-7 (6,250 hp), WAG-9 (6,000 hp) – Alstom & BHEL
25. HOG (Head-On-Generation): saves 3.3 L kl diesel/yr
26. Kavach: IR’s indigenous ATP (Automatic Train Protection)
27. NTES: National Train Enquiry System (live status)
28. UTS: Unreserved Ticketing System; QR paper + mobile
29. Rail Madad: 139-integrated grievance portal
30. Amrit Bharat, Vande Bharat & Namo Bharat (trainsets) – PM Modi flag-off 30 Dec 2023

Section 2: Formulas & Shortcuts (3 min)

1. Punctuality % = (On-time trains / Total trains) × 100
2. Operating Ratio = Working Exp / Gross Earnings (target < 90 %)
3. NTKM = Net Tonne × Km; GTKM = Gross Tonne × Km
4. Loco utilisation = Engine Km / Engine Day
5. Wagon Turn-around (days) = (Wagon days / Wagon loaded)
6. PV (Passenger Volumes) = Passenger Km
7. Fare calculation: Base fare × Distance slab (50 km free, then 10 km slabs)
8. Platform length (min) = longest train + 2 × 60 m = 24-coach LHB ≈ 540 m
9. Curve speed (safe) ≈ 4.3 √R (km/h, R in m) – thumb for BG
10. Rail consumption: 52 kg/m for 60 kg; 13 rails/km single track
11. 1” = 25.4 mm → quick conversion: 4’8½” = 1,435 mm (standard gauge)
12. 1 mile = 1.609 km → 60 mph ≈ 96 km/h (Gatimaan 160 km/h ≈ 99 mph)

Section 3: Facts & Figures – 50 Q-bank (8 min)

1. FY-23 Gross Earnings: ₹2.40 lakh cr
2. FY-23 Passengers: 6.4 billion
3. FY-23 Freight loading: 1,512 MT (coal 48 %)
4. Staff strength: 11.8 lakh (2nd largest civilian employer world)
5. Total stations: 7,308 (Jan 2024)
6. A-1 stations: 75; A-category: 332
7. Punctuality 2023-24: 84 % (NR best 93 %)
8. Electrified track: 59,000 RKM (85 %)
9. High-speed corridor (320 km/h): Mumbai-Ahmedabad 508 km (JICA loan)
10. Station redevelopment: Amrit Bharat – 1,275 stations, ₹25,000 cr
11. Rail Budget merged with Union Budget: 2017
12. First Railway minister (1947): John Mathai
13. Longest tunnel: Pir Panjal (Banihal, 11.2 km)
14. Longest bridge: Vembanad (4.62 km) Kerala
15. Deepest cut: Saranda (83 m)
16. Oldest loco in service: YP-2222 (1962) preserved by SR
17. Indian Railway Finance Corp (IRFC) IPO: Jan 2021
18. Wagon procurement target 2024-25: 16,000
19. Kavach roll-out: 3,000 km by 2025 (DFCCIL + 2,000 km)
20. Rail-neer plants: 10 (Nangloi, Danapur, Palur, Ambernath…)
21. First ISO-9001 workshop: Jhansi (diesel)
22. Only diamond crossing: Nagpur (CR)
23. Train having steepest gradient: Nilgiri (1:12.5)
24. Rail link to Nepal: Jaynagar-Bardibas (BG) 2022
25. Rail link to Bangladesh: Petrapole-Benapole, Gede-Darshana
26. Vivek Express: 56 halts, 80 hrs
27. Tejas coaches: 19 LHB, 2 EOG; LED, bio-toilets
28. Vande Bharat: 16 chair-car, 2.6 MW, 0-100 km/h in 52 s
29. Semi-high-speed corridors identified: 10 (Golden Q, etc.)
30. Bullet train stations: 12 (8 Maharashtra, 4 Gujarat)
31. MetroLite & MetroNeo cost: 40 % of regular metro
32. National Rail Museum: 1977, Chanakyapuri
33. Fairy Queen (1855): oldest working steam loco; NR heritage
34. Darjeeling Himalayan Railway: 2 ft NG, 88 km
35. Nilgiri Rack system: ABT (Abt system)
36. Kalka-Shimla: 103 tunnels, 917 curves
37. Maharaja Express: most expensive luxury train India
38. Humsafar Express: first all-AC 3-tier with GPS, vending
39. Antyodaya: unreserved superfast LHB; 2022 colour: saffron-grey
40. Garib Rath: first in 2006 (by Lalu); lower fare AC
41. Deen Dayal coaches: unreserved, potable water, bio-toilets
42. Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana: 50,000 youth, 100 hrs
43. Mission Raftaar: raise avg speed freight 25→45 km/h
44. PM-Gati Shakti Multi-Modal NW-1: Ganga (Haldia-Varanasi)
45. Rail-over-Bridge target: 2025 – eliminate 3,000 level crossings
46. First solar station: Guwahati (2017); 100 % RE target 2030
47. Head-on-Generation saves ~₹800 cr/yr diesel
48. Green certification: 586 stations, 21 depots
49. Railways’ carbon neutrality target: 2030 (net-zero)
50. Indian Railways ranked 5th in 2023 UIC safety list

Section 4: Previous-Year Weightage (2 min)

RRB NTPC CBT-1 (2021-22) – 25 GK Qs

40 % Static facts (firsts, longest, heritage, zones)
25 % Schemes/Policy (Vande, Amrit, Gati)
15 % Budget/Eco data (freight, earnings)
10 % Tech (Kavach, HOG, LHB)
10 % Current (launches in last 12 mo)
Equal pattern seen in RRB Group-D & ALP; focus on numbers & years.

Section 5: One-Liner Capsule – 100 (10 min)

1. 1853: 1st passenger train India
2. 1951: All regrouped into 6 zones
3. 2022: 18 zones complete
4. 2024: 85 % electrified
5. 2025: 3,000 km Kavach target
6. RailTel: free WiFi 6,100 stations
7. RailWire: ISP brand
8. IRCTC: only PSU with 100 % e-ticket share
9. PRS: 6,000+ counters
10. UTS: no ID needed < 50 km
11. NTES: 139 SMS
12. Vande Bharat: 2nd gen can do 0-100 km/h 52 s
13. Tejas: 1st private run: IRCTC-Lucknow-Delhi
14. Amrit Bharat: dual-cab WAP-5 loco haul
15. Namo Bharat: RRTS (Delhi-Meerut)
16. DFCCIL: SPV 2006
17. WDFC: 1,506 km
18. EDFC: 1,839 km
19. RORO: Konkan 1999
20. Rail-neer: 1 litre ₹15
21. 1st rail univ: NRTI (Vadodara) 2018
22. Station with all 3 gauges: Siliguri (NG, MG, BG)
23. Last MG converted: Jaunpur-Aunrihar (2022)
24. 1st rail accident: 1854 (Thane)
25. 1st AC coach: 1936
26. 1st computerised reservation: 1986 (PRS New Delhi)
27. 1st lady driver: Surekha Yadav (1988)
28. 1st blind-friendly station: Mysuru Jn
29. 1st solar train: Rewari-Sitapur (2017)
30. 1st CNG train: Rewari-Rohtak (2015)
31. Longest rail-cum-road bridge: Bogibeel (4.94 km)
32. Highest rail bridge: Chenab (359 m)
33. Only state capital without rail: Itanagar (coming 2025)
34. 1st luxury tourist train: Palace on Wheels (1982)
35. 1st double-decker: 1971 (Howrah-Bardhaman)
36. 1st Jan-Shatabdi: 2002 (NDLS-Lucknow)
37. 1st Duronto: 2009 (NDLS-Mumbai)
38. 1st Antyodaya: 2016 (Tambaram-Sengottai)
39. 1st Humsafar: 2016 (Gorakhpur-Anand Vihar)
40. 1st UDAN of rail: Delhi-Lucknow Tejas
41. 1st goods train by electric: 1925 (DC)
42. 1st 25 kV AC loco: WAM-1 (1961)
43. 1st bio-toilet fitted: 2011 (DRF)
44. 1st stainless-steel coach: 1998 (LHB design)
45. 1st train with GPS: 2007 (Rajdhani)
46. 1st cashless train: 2017 (Jansadharan)
47. 1st elephant corridor: Buxa (2016)
48. 1st rail-ropeway: Gaya (planned)
49. 1st 12-coach Vande Bharat: 2023 (Mumbai-Goa)
50. 1st driverless metro: Delhi DMRC Magenta (2020)
51. 1st hydrogen train: expected 2025 (Haryana)
52. Track density highest: Punjab 42 km/100 km²
53. Wagon shortage year: 1978
54. Colour revamp: 2022 – red-grey → saffron-grey
55. Rail Land Authority: 2005
56. IRCTC e-wallet: 2016
57. Flexi-fare: 2016 (Raj/Shatabdi/Duronto)
58. Dynamic pricing removed: 2022 (Covid rollback)
59. Senior citizen concession: 40 % (men 60), 50 % (women 58)
60. Platform ticket: ₹10 (standard)
61. Tatkal opens: 10 AM AC / 11 AM SL (day-1)
62. Vikalp: free optionals for wait-list
63. Mission 3000 MT: freight 2024-25
64. Rail Madad SLA: 30 min acknowledgement
65. Fog-pass device: GPS-based 2020
66. SLR: Self-Loading Rail (coach)
67. DPC: Driving Power Car (Vande)
68. NMG: New Modified Goods wagon
69. ODC: Out-size dimensional consignment
70. Rakesh & Rani: rail mascots (children)
71. Rail Bandhu: onboard mag
72. National Rail Plan: 2030 passenger avg speed 80 km/h
73. Gati Shakti cargo target: 5,000 MT by 2030
74. Rail share freight: 27 % (2023)
75. Rail share passenger: 10 %
76. 1 billionth tonne: 2021-22
77. 1st private freight terminal: Raiwala (2016)
78. RRTS 1st corridor: Delhi-Meerut 82 km
79. T-18 renamed Vande Bharat 2019
80. Train-18 design: Integral Coach Factory (Chennai)
81. ICF coach max: 110 km/h
82. LHB max: 160 km/h
83. WAP-7 speed: 140 km/h (homologated 200)
84. WAG-9 speed: 120 km/h
85. WDG-5: 5,500 hp (diesel)
86. WAG-12: 12,000 hp (twin)
87. HHP: >4,000 hp
88. Dual-brake: air + vacuum
89. CBC: Center Buffer Coupler (wagons)
90. CTPN: Cement, Port, Tank, New design
91. BCNHL: BOX-N, high-cap, 68 t
92. CRT: Container flat rail wagon
93. RTIS: Real-time info system (GPS)
94. FOIS: Freight Ops Info System 1987
95. TMS: Train Management System
96. ICMS: Integrated Crew Management
97. COIS: Coaching Ops Info System
98. ASR: Automatic Signalling Route
99. RRI: Route-Relay Interlocking
100. BPAC: BP Automatic Control (brake)

Section 6: Common Confusions Cleared (3 min)

Often Confused → Correct Fact

1. Longest platform → Hubballi (1,507 m) NOT Gorakhpur now
2. Oldest working steam → Fairy Queen (1855) not WP/1
3. First Rajdhani → Howrah-ND 1969 (not Mumbai)
4. First Shatabdi → NDLS-Jhansi (not Bhopal)
5. First Vande Bharat → NDLS-Varanasi 2019 (not Delhi-Katra)
6. Fastest → Gatimaan 160 (not Vande 180 yet)
7. UNESCO sites → 4 (CST + 3 mountain railways)
8. Total zones → 18 (not 17)
9. Rail Budget merger → 2017 (not 2016)
10. Kavach → ATP (not European ETCS)

Section 7: Memory Tricks (3 min)

1. Zone mnemonic “N E W S C N E W S C R E C W C N E S E C” – 18
2. Heritage mountains: DON’T – Darj, Ooty, Kalka-Shimla
3. Dedicated Freight: E-W → EDFC (Eastern) W-E → WDFC (Western)
4. Vande Bharat launch months: 15 Feb 2019 → “Valentine’s gift”
5. LHB = “Luxury, Higher-speed, Berth-comfort”
6. Kavach = K (collar) sound of safety; auto-brake
7. RailTel free WiFi: “6000” → think 6 K
8. 25 kV AC → 25 = “Quarter century”
9. Operating Ratio < 90 → “Below 90 is Healthy”
10. 1853 → 1-8-5-3 = 1-8 add 5→13 minus 3 → 10 (easy recall)

Section 8: Last-Hour Revision – Top-20 (2 min)

1. 1st train: 16-4-1853, 34 km, Bori Bunder-Thane
2. 18 zones; newest: SWR & WCR
3. Longest platform: Hubballi 1,507 m
4. Fastest operational: Gatimaan 160 km/h
5. Longest distance: Vivek Exp 4,286 km
6. UNESCO sites: CST + 3 mountain (DHR, NMR, KSR)
7. DFCCIL → EDFC & WDFC
8. Electrification: 25 kV AC, 85 % done
9. Kavach: indigenous ATP
10. Vande Bharat: 0-100 km/h 52 s, 180 km/h design
11. FY-23 earnings: ₹2.4 lakh cr; freight 1,512 MT
12. RailTel: 6,100 station free WiFi
13. Operating Ratio 2022-23: 98.4 %
14. Rail Budget merged: 2017
15. First Rajdhani: 1969 HWH-NDLS
16. First Shatabdi: 1988 NDLS-JHS
17. First luxury: Palace on Wheels 1982
18. 1st solar station: Guwahati 2017
19. 2030 target: Net-zero, 5,000 MT freight
20. 139: single helpline (Rail Madad + enquiry)

End of Sheet – Revise clockwise twice & you’re good to go!