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Indian Railways has introduced biodiesel locomotives in its _________ (zone).

A. Southern Railway

B. South Western Railway

C. South Central Railway

D. South Eastern Railway


1. D
2. A
3. B
4. C

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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.
Zone Headquarter
   Central Railway Mumbai
Eastern Railway Kolkata
Western Railway Mumbai
Northern Railway Delhi
Southern Railway Chennai Central
North Central Railway Prayagraj
North Eastern Railway Gorakhpur
Northeast Frontier Railway Guwahati
North Western Railway Jaipur
South Central Railway Secunderabad
South Coast Railway Visakhapatnam
South Eastern Railway Kolkata
South East Central Railway Bilaspur
South Western Railway Hubballi
West Central Railway Jabalpur
Kolkata Metro Railway Kolkata
East Central Railway Hajipur
East Coast Railway Bhubaneswar
  • 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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