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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Bhubaneswar railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Howrah–Kharagpur railway line ownedBy Indian Railways
Madarihat railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Ranaghat Junction ownedBy Indian Railways
Shahjahanpur railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Thane railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Gaya Junction ownedBy Indian Railways
Balrampur railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Rampur Junction ownedBy Indian Railways
Kharagpur Junction ownedBy Indian Railways
Kharagpur Workshop ownedBy Indian Railways
Tatanagar electric loco shed ownedBy Indian Railways
Bondamunda electric loco shed ownedBy Indian Railways
Jalpaiguri Road railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Dharwad railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Adra Junction ownedBy Indian Railways
Haflong Hill railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Markapur Road ownedBy Indian Railways
Kalaburagi Junction ownedBy Indian Railways
Kacheguda ownedBy Indian Railways
Surendranagar railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Shivamogga Town railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Purulia Junction ownedBy Indian Railways
Kanpur Central ownedBy Indian Railways
Veraval railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Jolarpettai–Shoranur line ownedBy Indian Railways
Ranchi Junction railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Hatia railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Rishra railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
JU ownedBy Indian Railways
subject surface form: Jodhpur Junction
Hospet railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Shegaon railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Malkapur railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Balurghat railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Mariani Junction railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Agartala Railway Station ownedBy Indian Railways
Serampore railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Kanchrapara railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
Nerul railway station ownedBy Indian Railways
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Jamalpur Junction ownedBy Indian Railways
Chandigarh Junction ownedBy Indian Railways
Dhone Junction railway station ownedBy Indian Railways