Railway System in India
Rail transport in India
This article is about the technical workings and operations of railways in India which is run by a state-owned company. Further information: Indian Railways Rail transport is the most commonly used mode of long distance transportation in India. Rail operations throughout the country are run by the state-owned company, Indian Railways.
The rail network traverses through the length and breadth of the country, covering a total length of 63,140 km (39,200 miles). It is one of the largest and busiest rail networks in the world, transporting over 5 billion passengers and over 350 million tonnes of freight annually.[1] Its operations covers twenty-seven states and three Union territories and also links the neighbouring countries of Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan. |
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Railways were first introduced to India in 1853, and by 1947, the year of India's independence; it had grown to forty-two rail systems. In 1951 the systems were nationalised as one unit, to become one of the largest networks in the world.
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