Train Trivia Questions:
Which of the following is the world’s oldest railway network?
(a) The England Railways
(b) The American railways
(c) The Indian Railways
(d) The Japan Railways
When did railways start in Britain?
(a) 1829
(b) 1828
(c) 1827
(d) 1825
Which is the highest railway station in the world?
(a) Jungfraujoch railway station
(b) The Swiss Pass station
(c) Ghum station
(d) Tanggula Pass station
Railways service starts in America in __?
(a) 1830
(b) 1827
(c) 1835
(d) 1828
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Which of the following is the largest railway station in the world by number of platforms?
(a) Grand Central Terminal
(b) Nagoya Station
(c) Gare du Nord
(d) Kolkata Station
France Railways started in __?
(a) 1825
(b) 1827
(c) 1829
(d) 1831
What is the world’s highest railway bridge?
(a) Jubilee Bridge
(b) Nehru Setu
(c) Bogibeel Bridge
(d) Chenab Bridge
Who is the principal head of the Department of a Station Master in Zonal Railway Head Quarter Office?
(a) Chief Commercial Manager
(b) Chief Safety Officer
(c) Chief Personnel Officer
(d) Chief Operations Manager
What is the name of the high-speed railway system in Japan?
(a) Shinkansen
(b) TGV
(c) ICE
(d) Eurostar
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Who constructed railway lines between Stockton and Darlington (in 1821) and Manchester and Liverpool (in 1829), and designed and built railway engines, including ”The Rocket”.
(a) George Churchward
(b) Isambard Kingdom Brunel
(c) Richard Trevithick
(d) George Stephenson
Which of the following is a type of railway track layout?
(a) Single track
(b) Double track
(c) Triple track
(d) All of the above
In May 1869 at Promontory Point, a ”Golden Spike” ceremony was performed
to mark the completion of a railway across which country?
(a) India
(b) USA
(c) Canada
(d) China
What is the name of the railway station in New York City that is the busiest in the United States?
(a) Grand Central Terminal
(b) Penn Station
(c) Union Station
(d) South Station
The Trans-Siberian Railway (8960 km) connects in the West to the East.
(a) Moscow, Tashkent
(b) St. Petersburg, Omsk
(c) Moscow, Irkutsk
(d) St. Petersburg, Vladivostok
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Which of the following is a method of railway electrification?
(a) Overhead wires
(b) Third rail
(c) Both A and B
Which of the following countries has the longest railway network in the world?
(a) China
(b) United States
(c) India
(d) Russia
What is the World’s longest railways route?
(a) Dibrugarh – Kanniyakumari, India
(b) Moscow – Vladivostok, Russia
(c) Toronto – Vancouver, Canada
(d) Shanghai – Lhasa, China
What is the name of the train that runs from London to Paris through the Channel Tunnel?
(a) Eurostar
(b) Thalys
(c) ICE
(d) TGV
When did the first train run?
(a) 1857
(b) 1754
(c) 1804
(d) 1798
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Which of the following is the fastest train in the world?
(a) TGV
(b) Shinkansen
(c) Maglev
(d) ICE
Which is one of the oldest railway lines which is still operational?
(a) Oystermouth Railway since 1695
(b) Transverse Railway since 1768
(c) Middleton Railway since 1758
(d) Northern Railway since 1806
Which of the following is a method of railway signalling?
(a) Semaphore signals
(b) GPS
(c) Traffic lights
(d) Horns
What was the name of the world’s first railway?
(a) Crown Railways
(b) The East India Railways
(c) The British Railways
(d) Oystermouth Railway
What was the first railway in the United States?
(a) Anchorage and Ohio Railroad
(b) Boston and Providence Railways
(c) Atlanta and Texas Railroad
(d) Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
