The Indian Railways

Rail transport is an important mode of transport in India.

  • All main-line rail operations in India are handled by Indian Railways, a state-owned organization of the Ministry of Railways. As on March 31, 2016, the rail network traverses the length and breadth of the country comprising 119,630 km of track over a route of 66,687 km and 7,216 stations.
  • It is the fourth largest railway network in the world (after USA, Russia and China). It is one of the busiest networks in the world, transporting 8.107 billion passengers and over 1.108 billion tonnes of freight annually, as of 2016.
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