Question

The longest railway line of the world is ___________.
A. Canadian Pacific Railway
B. Cape- Cairo railway
C. Trans-Siberian Railway
D. Paris-Constantinople Railway

Answer 1

Hint: The longest railway line of the world is a network of railways connecting Moscow with the russian Far east. It covers almost all the large and small cities of Russia and Europe.

Complete answer: The longest railway line of the world is Trans-Siberian Railway which is a network of railways connecting Moscow with the Russian Far east. It is 9289 kilometres from Moscow to Vladivostok. Tsarevich Nicholas supervised the building of the Trans- Siberian railway between 1891 and 1916. Many travelers wrote about their adventure on this railway. It takes eight days to complete the journey, as it is the third longest single continuous service in the world.

Looking at the options given:
Option A. Canadian Pacific Railway is also known as CP Rail. It is a historic Canadian Class I railway incorporated in 1881. It is an incorrect option.

Option B. Cape- Cairo Railway was to build a railway line crossing Africa from South to North. It is an incorrect option.

Option C. Trans-Siberian railway is the longest railway in the world. This is the correct answer.

Option D. Paris- Constantinople railway’s name is Orient express which was a long distance passenger train service created in 1883. It is an incorrect option.

So, the correct answer is option C.

Note: Trans- Siberian Railway played an important role in World War II for supplying the powers fighting in Europe. It also transported Soviet troops west from the Far East to take part in the Soviet counter offensive.