1) Qinghai-Tibet easily claims the title of world's highest track and Tanggula Station, a mere 4m below, the highest railway station, with its highest point at an altitude of 5,072m – 200m or more over the Peruvian railway in the Andes. It is also the world's longest plateau railway.
2) The market, which stretches for 100 metres along the railway at Mae Klong Railway Station in Mueng District, Samut Songkhram Province, is located along the railway. It is a typical fresh market that sells fish, vegetables, fruits, fresh and dry foods, meats, and other items.
3) On May 8, 1968, a track laying crew comprised primarily of Torres Strait Islander labourers set a new world record for the longest length of railway laid in a single day. In 11 hours and 40 minutes, seven kilometres of railway track were laid, spiked, and moored in the scorching heat of the Pilbara.
4) Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku, Japan's four largest islands, are connected by a vast and reliable railway network. Trains are a particularly handy mode of transportation for travellers to Japan, especially when combined with the Japan Rail Pass.
5) The Barkakana–Sidhwar Passenger (number 53375 / 53376) is now the shortest slow passenger train route in India, with a distance of 6 km (3.7 mi) at an average speed of 18 km/h (11 mph).
6) The Trans–Siberian Railway, which runs 9,259 kilometres (5,753 miles) from Moscow and the Russian Far East, is still the world's longest direct train line.
7) Railway stations have long names all around the world, not just in India. Wales' 'Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch' railway station holds the record for the world's longest railway station name.
8) Between Howrah and Delhi, the first fully air-conditioned train was introduced in 1956. (Presently known as Poorva Express). The first containerized freight service between Mumbai and Ahmedabad commenced ten years later.
9) Indian Railways provides a fascinating account about how toilets were invented in 1909. I'm not sure when it would have seen the light of day if it hadn't been for this man. In Indian railway history, the introduction of toilets in trains is a fascinating topic.
10) The first passenger train operated between Bori Bunder (Bombay) and Thane, a distance of 34 kilometres, on April 16, 1853. It had thirteen carriages and was pulled by three locomotives named Sahib, Sultan, and Sindh.
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