Question: Which of the following stations was recently given the status of first energy-efficient ‘A1 Category’ railway station in the country?
(a) Howrah Railway Station
(b) Kacheguda Railway Station
(c) Patna Railway Station
(d) Agra Fort Railway Station
Answer: (b)
Related Facts:
- On December 8th, 2017, Kacheguda railway station, located in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, became the energy efficient ‘A1 category’ railway station.
- This railway station comes under South Central Railway Zone.
- Station has achieved 100 per cent energy efficiency by replacing 1,312 conventional lights with light-emitting diode (LED) lighting.
- Over 370 ceiling fans with Brushless DC Electrical (BLDC) motors energy-efficient fans and 12 air conditioners with energy efficient inverter type ACs are being operated.
- Kacheguda railway station is a historic building 100 years old.
- This imposing structure was built in 1916 by the Nizam’s Guaranteed State Railway during the reign of the seventh Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan.
- It is known that this is India’s first railway station having the status of energy efficient ‘A1 category’.
Reference:
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kacheguda-becomes-indias-first-energy-efficient-railway-stn/1/1105969.html
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/kacheguda-becomes-indias-first-energy-efficient-railway-station/article21299445.ece