Question:Which Express/Mail train has been renamed as Netaji Express?
(a) Howrah-Kalka Mail
(b) Poorva Express
(c) Howrah – Mumbai Mail
(d) Kolkata Rajdhani
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- In order to celebrate the 125th Birth Anniversary year of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose,Indian Railways has renamed the Howrah-Kalka Mail as ‘Netaji Express’.
- The Howrah-Kalka Mail train has been in service for more than 150 years, after coming into operation in the year 1866.
- The iconic Kalka Mail train runs between Howrah in West Bengal (Eastern Railway) and Kalka in Haryana(Northern Railway) via Delhi.
- The train is said to be have been used by Netaji to escape from British captivity in 1941, when it was operated by the East Indian Railway Company.
By-Amar Mani Upadhyay