Progress made by Indian Railways (1950-1951 to 1996 - 1997) | ||
Items | Year | |
1950-1951 | 1996-1997 | |
Total Route Length (km) | 53,596 | 62,725 |
Electrified Route Length (km) | 388 | 13,018 |
Passengers (in lakhs) | 12,840 | 41,530 |
Number of Railway Engines: | ||
1.Steam | 8,120 | 85 |
2.Diesel | 17 | 4,363 |
3.Electric | 72 | 2,519 |
Coaches | 19,628 | 39,257 |
Wagons | 2,05,596 | 2,72,127 |
(a) During the 46 years from 1950-1951 to 1996-1997 the total route length increased only marginally. Why? Give one reason. |
(b) How many times has electrified route length increased during this period? Give one reason for this increase. |
Answer:
Large scale industrialization and urbanisation of our country.
(a) The total route length has increased marginally because of the policy of increasing the capacity of existing tracks.
(b) About 43 times
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