Indian railway

ated by the Ministry of Railways. It manages the fourth largest railway network in the world by size, with a route length of 67,368-kilometre (41,861 mi) and total track length of 121,407-kilometre (75,439 mi) as of March 2017. Routes are electrified with 25 kV AC electric traction while thirty three percent of them are double or multi-tracked.[3][4]  Indian Railways Red-and-white Indian Railways logo Indian Railways Headquarters.jpg Rail Bhavan, New Delhi Type Government Enterprises Industry Rail transport Founded 8 May 1845 (174 years ago)[1] Headquarters New Delhi, India Area served India Key people Piyush Goyal (Minister of Railways) Vinod Kumar Yadav (Chairman, Railway Board) Services Passenger railways Freight services Parcel carrier Catering and tourism services Parking lot operations Other related services Revenue Increase ₹1.874 trillion (US$27 billion)[2] (2017–18) Net income Increase ₹64.25 billion (US$930 million)[2] (2017–18) Owner British Raj (until 1947) Dominion of India (1947-1950) Government of India (1950-present) Number of employees 1.308 million[3] (2017) Parent Ministry of Railways Divisions 18 zones Subsidiaries CONCOR, RITES, IRCON, IRCTC, DFCCI, RailTel, MRVC, RVNL, NHSRCL, IRFC Website www.indianrail.gov.in indianrailways.gov.in India railway schematic map.svg Railway network map of India - schematic Reporting mark IR Locale India Dates of operation 8 May 1845[1]–present Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) 610 mm (2 ft) Electrification 25,367 kilometres (15,762 mi)[3] Length 67,368 kilometres (41,861 mi) (route)[3]  93,902 kilometres (58,348 mi) (running track)[3]  121,407 kilometres (75,439 mi) (total track)[4] Indian Railway (IR) runs more than 20,000 passenger trains daily, on both long-distance and suburban routes, from 7,349 stations across India.[3] The trains have a five-digit numbering system. Mail or express trains, the most common types, run at an average speed of 50.6 kilometres per hour (31.4 mph).[5] In the freight segment, IR runs more than 9,200 trains daily. The average speed of freight trains is around 24 kilometres per hour (15 mph).[6]  As of March 2017, IR's rolling stock consisted of 277,987 freight wagons, 70,937 passenger coaches and 11,452 locomotives.[3] IR owns locomotive and coach-production facilities at several locations in India. The world's eighth-largest employer, it had 1.308 million employees as of March 2017.[3]  In the year ending March 2018, IR carried 8.26 billion passengers and transported 1.16 billion tonnes of freight.[2] In the fiscal year 2017–18, IR is projected to have revenue of ₹1.874 trillion (US$27 billion), consisting of ₹1.175 trillion (US$17 billion) in freight revenue and ₹501.25 billion (US$7.3 billion) in passenger revenue, with an operating ratio of 96.0 percent.[2]  History Organisation Rolling stock Manufacturing Network Services Issues Future Records See also Notes References Further reading External links Last edited 5 hours ago by an anonymous user RELATED ARTICLES Rail transport in India Mode of transport  History of rail transport in India Future of rail transport in India Introduction  Wikipedia Content is available under CC BY-SA 3.0 unless otherwise noted. Terms of UsePrivacyDesktop