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 Thane
surface form: Mumbai to Thane
foundedBy Government of British India
surface form: British colonial government in India
governingBody Ministry of Railways (India)
surface form: 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, India
surface form: New Delhi
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 (India)
surface form: 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 Limited
surface form: Konkan Railway Corporation

Rail Vikas Nigam Limited
RailTel Corporation of India
supervisingMinistry Ministry of Railways (India)
surface form: 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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Londa Junction ownedBy Indian Railways
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Solapur railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Liluah railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Purna Junction railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
SRC ownedBy Indian Railways
subject surface form: Santragachi Junction
Baranagar Road railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Bongaon Junction railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Tenali Junction railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Kurnool City railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Warangal railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Adilabad railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Kodambakkam railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Nizamabad railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Nellore railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
MDU ownedBy Indian Railways
subject surface form: Madurai Junction railway station
Okhla railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Anantapur railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Raiganj railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
VSKP ownedBy Indian Railways
subject surface form: Visakhapatnam railway station
Alappuzha railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Tinsukia railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Mumbai CSMT ownedBy Indian Railways
Korba railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Durg Junction ownedBy Indian Railways
Hinganghat railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Pilibhit Junction ownedBy Indian Railways
Mahoba railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Khammam railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Thrissur railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Kollam Junction railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Katpadi Junction railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Amravati railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Koppal railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Kumarghat railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Karimganj Junction ownedBy Indian Railways
Ernakulam Town railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Roorkee railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
NK ownedBy Indian Railways
subject surface form: Nashik Road railway station
Light House railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Rishikesh railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Etawah Junction railway station ownedBy Indian Railways