Indian broad gauge

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rail infrastructure standard railway track gauge

Indian broad gauge is the standard, wider-than-average railway track gauge predominantly used across India’s rail network, enabling high-capacity and heavy-haul train operations.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Indian Railways broad-gauge network 4

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf rail infrastructure standard ⓘ
railway track gauge ⓘ
administeredBy Indian Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ
allows higher axle loads ⓘ
higher passenger capacity per train ⓘ
wider rolling stock ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 5 ft 6 in gauge ⓘ
alsoUsedIn Bangladesh NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ
compatibleWith broad-gauge rolling stock of 1676 mm ⓘ
conversionProgram Project Unigauge NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryUsedIn India NERFINISHED ⓘ
designOptimizedFor mixed-traffic operations ⓘ
electrificationCompatibleWith 25 kV AC overhead systems ⓘ
enables heavy-haul train operations ⓘ
high-capacity train operations ⓘ
gaugeCategory broad gauge ⓘ
gaugeWidth 1676 mm ⓘ
5 ft 6 in ⓘ
governingBody Ministry of Railways, Government of India NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalOrigin British colonial railway construction in India ⓘ
infrastructureElements ballast ⓘ
fastenings ⓘ
rails ⓘ
sleepers ⓘ
isPredominantGaugeOf Indian Railways network NERFINISHED ⓘ
isStandardGaugeOf Indian Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ
notCompatibleWith metre gauge 1000 mm without gauge change ⓘ
standard gauge 1435 mm without gauge change ⓘ
predominantGaugeIn India NERFINISHED ⓘ
regionOfDominance Indian subcontinent NERFINISHED ⓘ
replaced many metre-gauge lines in India ⓘ
many narrow-gauge lines in India ⓘ
safetyCharacteristic good lateral stability at high speeds ⓘ
supports diesel traction ⓘ
electric traction ⓘ
heavy mineral freight trains ⓘ
long-distance express trains ⓘ
suburban commuter trains ⓘ
trackCenterDistanceTypical about 4.265 m (varies by standard) ⓘ
trackGaugeType non-standard worldwide but standard in India ⓘ
trackStability high ⓘ
usedFor freight rail transport ⓘ
passenger rail transport ⓘ
usedOn most high-density freight corridors in India ⓘ
most intercity passenger corridors in India ⓘ
most main lines in India ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Indian Railways → trackGauge → Indian broad gauge ⓘ
Vijayawada railway division → railwayNetwork → Indian broad gauge ⓘ
this entity surface form: Indian Railways broad-gauge network
Bikaner Junction → partOfNetwork → Indian broad gauge ⓘ
this entity surface form: Indian Railways broad-gauge network
Bhilwara railway station → railNetwork → Indian broad gauge ⓘ
this entity surface form: Indian Railways broad-gauge network
Kazipet Junction → partOfNetwork → Indian broad gauge ⓘ
this entity surface form: Indian Railways broad-gauge network