Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

Fundamentals of Human Geography: Transport and Communication

Question:
Which of the following is the longest double- racked and electrified trans– continental railway in the world?
Options:
Trans Siberian Railway
Trans-Canadian Railways
The Australian Trans–Continental Railway
The Union and Pacific Railway
Correct Answer:
Trans Siberian Railway
Explanation:
Trans–Siberian Railway is the major rail route of Russia which runs from St. Petersburg in the west to Vladivostok on the Pacific Coast in the east passing through Moscow, Ufa, Novosibirsk, Irkutsk, Chita and Khabarovsk. It is the most important route in Asia and the longest (9,332 km) double-tracked and electrified trans– continental railway in the world.