Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

Fundamentals of Human Geography: Transport and Communication

Question:

The two terminal stations on the Transcontinental railway line are __________

Options:

Vladivostock to Moscow

Perth to Roto

Halifax to Vancouver

Cleaveland to Chicago

Correct Answer:

Halifax to Vancouver

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) → Halifax to Vancouver

The Trans-continental railway line typically refers to a railway line that spans a continent, connecting one coast to another. A terminal station, also known simply as a terminal, is a specific type of railway station or stop where a train begins its journey or ends it. These stations serve as starting or ending points for trains.

A. Trans–Siberian Railway : Its terminal stations are St. Petersburg in the west and  Vladivostok in the east.

B. The Australian Trans–Continental Railway: Its terminal stations are Perth in the west and Sydney in the east.

C. Trans–Canadian Railways: Its terminal stations are Halifax in the east to Vancouver on the Pacific Coast.

D. The Union and Pacific Railway : Its terminal stations are New York on the Atlantic Coast to San Francisco on the Pacific Coast.