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Friday, February 27, 2026

What are some amazing facts about The Indian Railways, that most people don't know?

Inserting a fact which only a few people know:

Indian railways is running single compartment train from Bobbili to Saluru it is called Rail bus in East Coast railway Zone in visakhapatanam division. Total 3 rail buses are present.

This was inside seating

Drive cabin: in Rail Bus drive cabin at both ends.

Manufactured BY Bharat Earth Movers Ltd

You can see timing of rail bus.

pic credit: Rugada Manikanta (మణికంఠ రుగాడ)

Grammatical Edit: User-11654848706922803741

Some other things

Indian railway uses only 2% of power of total generation of power.
Electric engine in railway always uses only rare pantograph irrespective direction of moving. Because if they use front one if any damage occurs then damage parts of may damage rare one and we can use rare at that time.
The transmission of 25000KV is combination of R Y B terminals. Some part R terminal then Y then B it will repeat through out the line. While changing from one terminal to other they stop power supply of engine for couple of seconds.

What are some amazing facts about the Indian Railways?

This train is so special that it has made it to the ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ and the question asked was not for Rupees 5000, 10000, or 50000. It was asked as a question for a whopping Rupees. 25 Lakh. The contestant couldn’t manage to answer though.

Presenting to you India’s shortest running passenger train with a huge fan following and loyal commuter base, ‘The Legendary Ait-Konch Shuttle’!!!!

The Ait-Konch Shuttle is a train that runs with just 3 coaches and covers a distance of 13.68 kilometers in 35 minutes, at a sluggish pace of 30 Kilometers per hour. Sounds interesting? What is more interesting is the history behind this.

Konch and Ait are two tiny towns in the Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh and comes under the Jalaun district. The crumbling 15 km road ride from Konch to Ait is a daunting one for bones, young and old. Tempos charge Rs 20 for each passenger and arrive at the destination in one hour.

The train made its first run around 1901-1903, even before the Railway Board was constituted in 1905. Introduced by Britishers, the shuttle was meant to ferry goods and passengers as Konch was a big market for cotton, forest produce, and ghee. The cotton was sent to Manchester for weaving.

When the government decided to discontinue its services in 1997, thousands squatted on the railway line in protest. The railways tried to reason with them and a Rail Bus was sent to Konch to replace the shuttle. But the shuttle remained the locals’ first and only choice.

Three months later, the train was back on track. Since the shuttle was running a loss, with the fare only Rs 2 per head, local traders bought 200 tickets daily to help boost the revenue.

Post-Covid Pandemic, the train has now been restarted as ‘Unreserved Special’ and the ticket is now costing Rs.30/- which was Rs.10/- before.

Nearly 400-500 passengers travel on the train every day. There is no halt on the way but a passenger can flag it down with a wave, or request the guard to let him alight when his village nears. Students and traders from adjoining villages take it to travel to Konch, which is the tehsil headquarters and also has several educational institutions. It is not surprising to find a marriage party traveling by it. Or a railway employee on a joyride.

It continues to run on a loss though….

Here are some glimpses of it.

What are some of the best decisions taken by a captain in cricket history that changed a player's career?

April 1st 1999

A 21-year-old Virender Sehwag came to bat in the middle-order in Mohali to face the deadly Pakistani bowling attack.

Out! He went back after scoring only one run.

That debut was a nightmare.

The selectors were not impressed. Sehwag wasn’t picked in the team for a year.

December 2000

A better-equipped Sehwag was now recalled for the Zimbabwe series at home as a middle-order batsman. He scored only 19 runs.

Not very impressive.

The selectors were disappointed. Sehwag was dropped again.

“Select that guy for only 1 match against Australia. Let’s see what he does,” Ganguly sent a message to the selectors.

March 2001

The selectors considered Ganguly’s words.

Australia toured India. This Indian batting line-up had stars, not cricketers. Ganguly and Sachin opened, followed by Laxman and Dravid. Barring Ganguly, the rest made decent scores.

You know who made the headlines? Sehwag who came in 6th position. He scored 58(54).

“Let’s give him more chances,” Ganguly informed the selectors.

June 2001

Sehwag was selected for his first overseas tour as a middle-order batsman.

DISASTER!

His performances were disastrous. A majority were single-digit scores. He might have averaged less than 7 in 6 matches.

Ganguly had to face the ire of the coach and the selectors after every match.

“What is wrong with you? That guy doesn’t know how to approach the innings, has little match awareness and plays risky shots”, Ganguly was asked this after every match.

Ganguly always said, “Please wait.”

One day, ahead of a match against New Zealand, Ganguly walked up to Sehwag. Ganguly said, “You will open the innings today”. Sehwag replied, “No Dada. You know my style, it is more suited for the middle-order.” Ganguly responded, “I’m not asking you, I’m informing you.”

Sehwag opened the innings that day. He scored a slow-paced 33 runs.

The selectors again started bashing Ganguly. Ganguly didn’t respond now.

Two disappointing performances from Sehwag followed. Ganguly didn’t utter a word.

Sehwag scored a quick-paced century in the next match. Ganguly smiled.

He now started putting up consistent performances.

Sehwag then cemented his position as an opener for the Indian team and now is said to be one of the greatest openers this country has seen.

That’s the difference between Ganguly and other captains. Other captains made plans to win the match, but Ganguly made plans for the next few years instead.

Ganguly always played the long game, the game of patience, and this game changed the career of Virender Sehwag.

What are the contributions of Telugu cinema to the Indian film industry?

Telugu cinema has contributed a lot to Indian film industry. It has also given outsiders who are not Teluguites a career in the film industry . Let's look at some of its contribution :

First Mythological movie

The 1957 movie was the first Mythological movie in Indian cinema and it was a trend setter movie in Indian cinema. It can be termed as a movie which is way ahead of its time.

Career for other language people

Actors like Siddharth has got more hits in Telugu cinema than in Tamil cinema. In one of his interviews he tells that wherever he goes he introduces himself as a Telugu actor.

Prakash Raj is known more for his work in Telugu film industry than for his work in Kannada film industry.

Most of the heroines in Telugu film industry in the 21st century are outsiders. Most of the high budget movies in Telugu which are released in multiple languages will feature other language people too.

So overall Telugu film industry has always welcomed outsiders and treated them just like a native.

Remakes

The 2002 film Jayam was remade into Tamil and the actor was since then called Jayam Ravi.

Tamil actor Vijay has a lot of remake movies from Telugu:

Ghilli remade from okkadu
Aathi from Athanokkade
Pokkiri from pokkiri
Vaseegara from Nuvvu Naaku Nacchavu
Badri from Thammudu

Hindi film industry in the past 20 years has been making a lot of remakes which are originally made in Telugu:

Salman Khan's

Wanted is a remake of Telugu film Pokiri.
Ready is a remake of Telugu film of the same name. This movie has been remade into other languages too.

Shahid Kapoor's

Kabir Singh is a remake of Telugu film Arjun Reddy. He is also set to make a remake of another Telugu film called jersey.

Akshay Kumar's

Rowdy Rathore is a remake of Telugu film Vikramaarkudu.

Ajay Devgan's

Son of Sardaar is a remake of Telugu film Maryaada Ramana.This movie was remade into 5 languages.

There are many more such movies and this list is huge.

Singers

Both SPB and Janaki were singers in other South Indian languages and have sung a lot of songs in those languages too.

and last but not the least is Baahubali which was amongst the highest grossed Indian movies and it disproved the common belief of people that regional languages cannot make it into the highest grossed Indian movies.

So this is an overall glimpse of Telugu cinema though there is a lot more to talk.

Why do South Indian films look more Indian than Bollywood’s?

I believe both South Indian films and Bollywood film both look Indian and have feel of a desi touch.

Bollywood has modern touch because Bollywood film industry is headquartered in Mumbai , the most developed city in Indian subcontinent and has a Audience size of atleast 1 billion or 1000 million or 100 crores.

This means high quality visuals, large number of production houses and producers and everything is big.

South Indian film industry is not just one film industry it is actually 5 or 6. The market is very low compared to mighty Bollywood. It's approximately 252 million audience size.

Kannada language film industry or Sandalwood headquartered in Mandya, Karnataka. It's popularity is restricted to Karnataka only.

Mandya is primary hub of Kannada film industry.Mandya is considered a premier, high-octane, and loyal stronghold for the Kannada film industry (Sandalwood), often acting as a crucial barometer for a film's success due to its dedicated fan base. It is a major region for promotion, frequently hosting top stars.

Tamil language film industry or Kollywood is headquartered in Chennai and Kumbakonam. Tamil Nadu is the primary hub of Kollywood.

Telugu language film industry or Tollywood is headquartered in Hyderabad. Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are the primary hub of Tollywood. It's the largest film industry after Bollywood and the Largest Film industry in South India.