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The document provides an overview of the history and development of the Indian Railways system. It discusses how the first railway line opened in 1853 between Bombay and Thane, and how the network has since expanded to over 100,000 km of track across 17 zones. It also highlights some interesting facts about operations and infrastructure, such as the longest train route between Dibrugarh and Kanyakumari and India's largest railway station in New Delhi.

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Intro To IR

The document provides an overview of the history and development of the Indian Railways system. It discusses how the first railway line opened in 1853 between Bombay and Thane, and how the network has since expanded to over 100,000 km of track across 17 zones. It also highlights some interesting facts about operations and infrastructure, such as the longest train route between Dibrugarh and Kanyakumari and India's largest railway station in New Delhi.

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WELCOME to

DPWTC-BNC
BANGALORE DIVISION
SOUTH WESTERN
RAILWAY
INDIAN RAILWAYs
The first railway on Indian sub-continent ran over a stretch of 21

miles from Bombay to Thane.

By Mr. George Clark, the Chief Engineer of the Bombay Government.

The formal inauguration ceremony was performed on 16th April

1853, when 14 railway carriages carrying about 400 guests.

Indian Railway divided into 17 Zones


In south the first line was opened on Ist July, 1856 by the Madras

Railway Company. It ran between Vyasarpadi Jeeva Nilayam

(Veyasarpandy) and Walajah Road (Arcot), a distance of 63 miles.

These were the small’s beginnings which is due course developed


into a network of railway lines all over the country. By 1880 the Indian
Railway system had a route mileage of about 9000 miles. IR the
premier transport organization of the country is the second largest
rail network in Asia and the world’s fourth largest under one
management.
Indian Railways is a multi-gauge, multi-traction system
covering the following:

Meter
Broad Gauge Narrow Gauge
Gauge Total
(1676 mm) (762/610 mm)
(1000 mm)
Track
86,526 18,529 3,651 108,706
Kilometers
Electrified
Route
Kilometers
16,001
Working in Indian railways for civil engineers is challenging job ,
because we are responsible for safety of the passenger and
construction and maintenance of track is our main job & target and
goal.
As a P.way engineers we should work round the clock and round
the year in all the seasons i.e. Monsoon , winter & summer and it is
highly challenging.
There are lot of opportunity to work in our organization through
UPSC selection as a class I officer or through RRB for a Group B
& C post.
Salary wise comparatively it is higher and you would get privilege
pass facilities for your family, Medical facilities, yearly increment, two
times DA & Bonus , Travelling allowance etc. all together you would
60000 to 70000 salary.
The first train was running between Bomaby and thane during
1852 with a steam engine with a wooden sleeper track with fish
plated joints and lot of fittings & fastenings.

Latterly steel sleeper, CST-9 track has been invented and now
PSC sleeper track , only 60 kg & 52kg rails with 20 panel rails are
being used for running of passenger & Goods trains.
Interesting facts of Indian Railways

The First train on Indian soil ran between Bombay and Thane on the
16th of April 1853.

Indian Railways transports almost 2.5 crore passengers daily.

Indian Railways is one of the world’s largest employers with over 1.4
million people.
Dibrugarh Kanyakumari Vivek Express the longest train route in the
Indian Subcontinent.

Venkatanarasimharajuvaripeta railway station has the longest


name among all stations on the Indian Railway system.

Mughalsarai Junction railway station contains the largest railway


marshaling yard in Asia.

The Rajdhani Express trains get the highest priority on the Indian
railway network.
• Gorakhpur Junction railway station has the world’s longest railway platform
with length of 1,366.33 m.

• The Slowest train in India is the Metupalayam Ooty Nilgiri passenger train.

• The Fairy Queen between New Delhi and Alwar in Rajasthan is the oldest
functioning steam engine in the world.

• Trivandrum HNizamuddin Rajdhani Express covers a distance of 528 km


without a single stop.

• Nilgiri Mountain Railway a single track and only rack and pinion rail system
operates in India.
Chenab Bridge will be world’s tallest railway bridge under
construction in Jammu and Kashmir

Vembanad Rail Bridge of Kerala is the longest rail bridge in India


with the total length of 4.62 km.

Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel is India’s longest railway tunnel with


length. of 11.215 km in middle Himalayas.

The Delhi Metro is India’s first modern metro and facilities with most
advanced technologies.
Calcutta Metro is the first underground metro railway system in
India.

The Rail Museum in Delhi is the largest in Asia.

The New Delhi Railway Station has the world’s largest Route Relay
Interlocking System

The Railway station of Navapur is built in 2 states; one half of it is in


Maharashtra and the other half is in Gujarat.
Indian Railways is a massively successful organization running
around 20,000 passenger train and about 9200 freight trains in a
day.

Mathura junction has the maximum number of routes emerging from


it.

The Diamond crossing in Nagpur is one-of-its-kind in India, from


where trains go East, West, North and South.

Howrah-Amritsar Express has 115 stops, the record maximum for an


Express train.
Samjhuata Express was first international border train in India.

Red Ribbon Express is an AIDS/HIV awareness campaign train by


the Indian Railways, launched in India on World AIDS Day,
December 1, 2007.

Ahmedabad Mumbai Central Double Decker Express is India’s first


double Decker train.

Gatiman Express between New Delhi and Agra touching peak speed
of 160 km/h

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