NEW DELHI, April 6: Train Entering Station, a 10-second film, considered one of the world's oldest films, is to be screened along with other classics based on the railways in the Rail Film Festival week from April 10 to 16 at Siri Fort Auditorium. Lumiere Brothers from France made this film about a train entering a railway station.``We have for the first time decided to have a film festival, based on railways,'' said a Railways spokesman, adding that six films have been selected from the National Film Archives in Pune.
Indian Railways have come a long way since the first track was laid between Boribundar to Thane covering a distance of 35 km, as today they have laid over 62,000 km of track joining over 7,000 stations.
Historic pictures, literature on growth and development of Indian Railways and information useful for passengers will also be on display.
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