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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Kishanganj railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Barmer railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Kankavli railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Barnala railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Sawantwadi Road railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Nawada railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Chhapra Junction railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Raxaul Junction ownedBy Indian Railways
Manjeshwar railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Karimnagar railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Peddapalli Junction ownedBy Indian Railways
Vapi railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Naharlagun railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Mulund railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Vile Parle railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Kanjurmarg railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
BCT ownedBy Indian Railways
subject surface form: Mumbai Central railway station
CSMT ownedBy Indian Railways
subject surface form: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus
Kalyan Junction ownedBy Indian Railways
Lowjee ownedBy Indian Railways
Cotton Green ownedBy Indian Railways
Vashi railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Sanpada railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Juinagar railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Kharghar railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Khandeshwar railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Matunga Workshop ownedBy Indian Railways
Dahanu Road railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Nallasopara railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Mahim Junction railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Charni Road railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Dimapur Railway Station ownedBy Indian Railways
Pendra Road railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Hasimara railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Ajmer Junction ownedBy Indian Railways
Gorakhpur Junction ownedBy Indian Railways
Anandpur Sahib railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Lokmanya Tilak Terminus ownedBy Indian Railways
Khandwa Junction ownedBy Indian Railways
Dausa railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Dadar railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Itarsi Junction ownedBy Indian Railways
Farrukhabad Junction ownedBy Indian Railways
BTE ownedBy Indian Railways
subject surface form: Bharatpur Junction
Delhi Jn ownedBy Indian Railways
Mansarovar railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Thakurli ownedBy Indian Railways
NED ownedBy Indian Railways
subject surface form: Nanded railway station