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Indian Railways has introduced biodiesel locomotives in its _________ (zone).A. Southern RailwayB. South Western RailwayC. South Central RailwayD. South Eastern Railway1. D2. A3. B4. C

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 3 : B

The correct answer is South Western Railway.

  • South Western Railways Zone has introduced biodiesel for trains, operating under its zone. 
  • South Western Railways Zone is headquarters in Hubli, Karnataka
  • First train Hubballi-Bengaluru Janshatabdi Express powered by 5% biodiesel blended with High-Speed Diesel was flagged off from Hubli.
  • Indian Railways initially attempted blending of High-Speed Diesel (HSD) with Bio-Diesel extracted from the Jatropha plant. Jatropha oil had been used in India as biodiesel in remote rural and forest communities; Jatropha oil can be used directly after extraction i.e. without refining in diesel generators and engines. 
  • Indian Railways have also set up an Indian Railways Organization for Alternate Fuels (IROAF) to promote Bio-Diesels and other environmentally benign alternate fuels.
  • Bio-Diesel is a type of fuel that provides energy for cleaner alternatives as sustainable fuel for diesel locomotives and reduces dependency on fossil fuel especially diesel.

  • The management and governance of the Indian Railway are in the hands of the Railway Board.
  • The Indian Railway network is divided into 18 zones.
ZoneHeadquarter
   Central RailwayMumbai
Eastern RailwayKolkata
Western RailwayMumbai
Northern RailwayDelhi
Southern RailwayChennai Central
North Central RailwayPrayagraj
North Eastern RailwayGorakhpur
Northeast Frontier RailwayGuwahati
North Western RailwayJaipur
South Central RailwaySecunderabad
South Coast RailwayVisakhapatnam
South Eastern RailwayKolkata
South East Central RailwayBilaspur
South Western RailwayHubballi
West Central RailwayJabalpur
Kolkata Metro RailwayKolkata
East Central RailwayHajipur
East Coast RailwayBhubaneswar
  • The Konkan Railway is operated by the Konkan Railway Corporation- is a Union Government Company. Its headquarters is in Navi Mumbai.
  • "Train-18" also known as Vande Bharat Express is India's first indigenously designed higher-speed rail intercity electric multiple units made under the Indian government's Make in India initiative.
  • The first rail in India was started on 16 April 1853, from Bombay to Thane.


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