Question

Calcutta (now Kolkata) had been linked by rail in _____ to Siliguri, at the foothills of the Himalayas.

A 1878 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
B 1902 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
C 1895 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
D 1899 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

Solution

In 1878, the railway line from Calcutta station to Siliguri was started in two stages – 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge from Calcutta to Damookeah Ghat, on the southern bank of the Padma, across the river in a ferry and then 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) meter gauge to Siliguri.

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