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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Special Class Railway Apprentices examination (historical) administeredFor Indian Railways
subject surface form: Special Class Railway Apprentices examination
Special Class Railway Apprentices examination (historical) employer Indian Railways
subject surface form: Special Class Railway Apprentices examination
Special Class Railway Apprentices examination (historical) trainingLocation Indian Railways
subject surface form: Special Class Railway Apprentices examination
this entity surface form: Indian Railways workshops and training institutes
Special Class Railway Apprentices examination (historical) beneficiaryOrganization Indian Railways
subject surface form: Special Class Railway Apprentices examination
this entity surface form: Mechanical Department of Indian Railways
Railway Budget of India concerns Indian Railways
Jhansi Junction railway station operator Indian Railways
Jhansi Junction railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Meerut City railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Ara Junction railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Faridabad connectedBy Indian Railways
Meerut Cantt railway station operator Indian Railways
Meerut Cantt railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Meerut Cantt railway station partOf Indian Railways
this entity surface form: Indian Railways network
Bareilly Junction ownedBy Indian Railways
Varanasi Junction operator Indian Railways
Varanasi Junction ownedBy Indian Railways
Ministry of Railways (India) subsidiary Indian Railways
Rajkot Junction railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Gwalior Junction railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
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Ayodhya Cantt operator Indian Railways
Ayodhya Cantt owner Indian Railways
Ayodhya Junction operator Indian Railways
Ayodhya Junction ownedBy Indian Railways
Mormugao Port connectedTo Indian Railways
this entity surface form: Indian Railways network
Baramati railway station operator Indian Railways
Baramati railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Mirzapur railway station operator Indian Railways
Mirzapur railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Mirzapur railway station partOfNetwork Indian Railways
this entity surface form: Indian Railways network
Darjeeling Himalayan Railway owner Indian Railways
Kolkata Metro owner Indian Railways
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Northeast Frontier Railway (partly) partOf Indian Railways
subject surface form: Northeast Frontier Railway
Prayagraj Junction ownedBy Indian Railways
Prayagraj Junction operator Indian Railways
Prayagraj Rambagh isPartOf Indian Railways
this entity surface form: Indian Railways network
Prayagraj Rambagh governingBody Indian Railways
Subedarganj partOf Indian Railways
this entity surface form: Indian Railways network
Subedarganj operator Indian Railways
Delhi–Kolkata rail corridor partOf Indian Railways
this entity surface form: Indian Railways network
Delhi–Kolkata rail corridor operator Indian Railways
present-day Shahjahanpur connectedBy Indian Railways
subject surface form: Shahjahanpur