Indian Railways

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Indian Railways is India’s state-owned national railway system, operating one of the world’s largest rail networks for passenger and freight transport across the country.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government agency
national railway system
state-owned railway system
areaServed India
chairperson Chairman and CEO, Railway Board
continentServed Asia
country India
electrification 25 kV AC overhead line
firstPassengerTrainDate 1853-04-16
firstPassengerTrainRoute Mumbai to Thane
linked to: Thane
foundedBy British colonial government in India
governingBody Railway Board
hasRollingStock coaches
locomotives
wagons
hasService Duronto Express
Freight trains
Garib Rath Express
Mail and Express trains
Rajdhani Express
Shatabdi Express
Suburban rail services
Vande Bharat Express
hasTrainingInstitution National Academy of Indian Railways
various zonal training centres
headquartersLocation New Delhi
linked to: New Delhi, India
inception 1853
industry rail transport
languageOfDocumentation English
Hindi
legalStatus departmental undertaking of Government of India
logoUsed emblem of Indian Railways
mainFunction transport of freight
transport of passengers
networkType broad-gauge rail network
numberOfDivisions 70+
numberOfZones 18
onlineTicketingPortal IRCTC
owner Government of India
parentOrganization Ministry of Railways
primaryFuelType electric traction
regulates railway operations in India
safetyAgency Commissioner of Railway Safety
secondaryFuelType diesel traction
serviceType freight rail transport
passenger rail transport
subsidiary Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation
Indian Railway Finance Corporation
Konkan Railway Corporation
Rail Vikas Nigam Limited
RailTel Corporation of India
supervisingMinistry Ministry of Railways
ticketingSystem Passenger Reservation System
trackGauge Indian broad gauge
metre gauge
narrow gauge
usesSignallingSystem automatic block signalling
colour light signalling

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New Delhi Railway Station partOf Indian Railways network
linked to: Indian Railways
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Mumbai Suburban Railway partOf Indian Railways
Chennai Central railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
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Hyderabad Deccan railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Hyderabad Deccan railway station style Indian Railways
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Secunderabad Junction partOfNetwork Indian Railways broad-gauge network
linked to: Indian Railways
Mundra Port connectedTo Indian Railways network
linked to: Indian Railways
Konkan Railway corridor partOf Indian Railways network
linked to: Indian Railways
Sion railway station owner Indian Railways
Pune Junction ownedBy Indian Railways
Pune Junction partOfNetwork Indian Railways broad-gauge network
linked to: Indian Railways
Agra Fort railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Agra Cantt railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Chenab Rail Bridge maintainedBy Indian Railways
Chenab Rail Bridge owner Indian Railways
Chenab Rail Bridge constructedFor Indian Railways
Tirupati railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
NDLS railwayNetwork Indian Railways
Ambala Cantonment railway station railwayNetwork Indian Railways broad-gauge network
linked to: Indian Railways
Fatehpur Sikri railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Fatehpur Sikri railway station railwayNetwork Indian Railways network
linked to: Indian Railways
Western Railway zone partOf Indian Railways
Rajkot railway division railwayZoneOf Indian Railways
Rajkot railway division operatedBy Indian Railways
Porbandar–Wansjaliya line owner Indian Railways
Porbandar railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
subject linked to: PBR
Pamban Bridge maintainedBy Indian Railways
Northern Railway zone operator Indian Railways
Northern Railway zone railwayZoneOf Indian Railways
Nagpur Junction railway station operator Indian Railways
West Central Railway zone operator Indian Railways
West Central Railway zone partOf Indian Railways
North Central Railway zone operator Indian Railways
Kanpur Central railway station operator Indian Railways
Kanpur Central railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Lucknow Charbagh railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Mathura Junction operator Indian Railways
Mathura Junction ownedBy Indian Railways
Combined Medical Services Examination recruitsFor Indian Railways medical services
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