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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Dibrugarh railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Bogibeel Bridge owner Indian Railways
Coimbatore North Junction ownedBy Indian Railways
Coimbatore North Junction partOfNetwork Indian Railways
this entity surface form: Indian Railways network
Jodhpur Junction railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Ballari Junction railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Ballari Junction railway station railwayNetwork Indian Railways
this entity surface form: Indian Railways network
Guntur Junction railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Guntur Junction railway station operator Indian Railways
Thoothukudi Port connectedTo Indian Railways
this entity surface form: Indian Railways network
South Central Railway zone partOf Indian Railways
South Central Railway zone operator Indian Railways
Sangli railway station operator Indian Railways
Sangli railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Sangli railway station partOf Indian Railways
this entity surface form: Indian Railways network
Pune–Miraj–Londa line partOf Indian Railways
this entity surface form: Indian Railways network
Vijayawada railway division operator Indian Railways
Howrah Junction railway station operator Indian Railways
Howrah Junction railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Howrah railway division operator Indian Railways
Howrah railway division railwayNetwork Indian Railways
Eastern Railway zone operator Indian Railways
Eastern Railway zone partOf Indian Railways
Liluah railway yard ownedBy Indian Railways
Liluah railway yard operatedBy Indian Railways
Madurai Junction railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Cochin Port connectedTo Indian Railways
this entity surface form: Indian Railways network
Visakhapatnam railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Sevagram railway station operator Indian Railways
Sevagram railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Sevagram railway station partOf Indian Railways
this entity surface form: Indian Railways network
Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line operator Indian Railways
Wardha Junction ownedBy Indian Railways
Haridwar Junction operator Indian Railways
Raichur railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Nashik Road railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Bikaner Junction operator Indian Railways
Mahbubnagar railway station operator Indian Railways
Mahbubnagar railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Mahbubnagar railway station railwayNetwork Indian Railways
this entity surface form: Indian Railways network