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The document summarizes key facts about India's rail transport system: 1. The Indian Railways network has grown from a modest beginning in 1853 to over 7,000 stations spanning 67,000 km of track with over 11,000 locomotives and 50,000+ vehicles. 2. About 35-48% of the rail network is electrified, making it the largest in Asia and third largest globally under single management. 3. Key developments include the first rail line in 1853 between Mumbai and Thane, establishment of the Railway Board in 1905, and the Deccan Queen entering service in 1930.

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The document summarizes key facts about India's rail transport system: 1. The Indian Railways network has grown from a modest beginning in 1853 to over 7,000 stations spanning 67,000 km of track with over 11,000 locomotives and 50,000+ vehicles. 2. About 35-48% of the rail network is electrified, making it the largest in Asia and third largest globally under single management. 3. Key developments include the first rail line in 1853 between Mumbai and Thane, establishment of the Railway Board in 1905, and the Deccan Queen entering service in 1930.

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INDIAN

GEOGRAPHY
Rail Transport
• The Indian Railways have been a great integrating force for more than 166 years.

• From a very modest beginning in 1853, Indian Railways have grown into a vast network of 7,349

stations spread over a route-length of 67,368 km. with a fleet of 11,461 locomotives, 53,453 passenger

service vehicles, 6,714 other coaching vehicles and 2,77,987 wagons.

• About 35.32% of the route kilometre and 47.09% of running track kilometer and 48.26% of total track

kilometre is electrified.

• Indian Railway network is the largest in Asia and world’s third largest under one management.
• The first rail in India started on April 16,1853 between Bori Bunder, Mumbai and Thane (34 kms or

21 miles).

• Indian Railway Board was established in March, 1905.

• Deccan Queen : The train was introduced on 1st June, 1930 to run between Pune and Mumbai. It

has celebrated its 90th birthday recently in 2020.

• The management and governance of the Indian railways is in the hands of the Railway Board.

• The Indian Railways network is divided into 17 zones.

• Kolkata Metro Zone (17th zone)has been established on 29 December 2010.


Major Rail and Road Routes through Passes (India)

• Thal Ghat Pass : Mumbai-Nagpur-Kolkata Rail & Road Route

• Bhor Ghar : Mumbai-Pune-Belgaun-Chennai Rail & Road Route

• Pal Ghat : Calicut-Thrissur-Coimbatore-Indore Rail & Road Route

Gauge (Space between two tracks of rail)

• Broad Gauge (1.676 mts)

• Meter Gauge (1.000 mts)

• Narrow Gauge (0.762 and 0.610 mts)


Train 18 : India's First Engineless Train
• India's first indigenously designed engineless train known as 'Train 18', breached the 180 kmph speed

limit during test run in Kota-Sawai Madhopur station on December 2,2018.

• Indian Railway was nationalised in 1950.

• There are three types of rail lines in India : 1. Broad Gauge, 2. Meter Gauge and 3. Narrow Gauge.

• The network runs multigauge operations extending over 66,687 route kilometres.
Light Rail-based Transit System
• The board of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation and the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has

approved a corridor for 'Light Rail-Based Transit System'.

• One such system was also approved by the Government of Maharashtra for Nashik.

• In Delhi, the proposed Metrolite' project, also being refferred to as Metro Neo is to serve as a feeder

service to the conventional metro network while in Nashik, it will be the primary metro project.
Sewa Services Trains
• Indian Railways launches 09 'Sewa Service' Trains on October 15,2019 to connect smaller towns

around major cities.

• Of 09 'Sewa Service' trains in eight states, four trains will run on a daily basis and other five, 6 days

a week.
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