Indian Railway (India)
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Native name
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भारतीय रेल Bhāratīya Rel |
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| State-owned | |
| Industry | Railways |
| Founded | 16 April 1853 |
| Headquarters | New Delhi, India |
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Area served
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India |
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Key people
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Passenger railways Freight services Parcel carrier Catering and Tourism Services Parking lot operations Other related services |
| Revenue |
 ₹1.709 trillion (US$25 billion) (2016–17) |
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₹105.02 billion (US$1.6 billion) (2015–16) |
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| Owner | Government of India |
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Number of employees
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1.326 million (2014) |
| Parent | Ministry of Railways through Railway Board |
| Divisions | 16 Railways Zones |
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| Website |
www indianrailways |
Schematic network map of the Indian Railways
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Map of Indian Railways network with population density
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| Reporting mark | IR |
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| Locale | India |
| Dates of operation | 16 April 1853–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) |
| Length | 66,030 kilometres (41,030 mi) (route) 117,996 kilometres (73,319 mi) (track) |
Indian Railways (reporting mark IR) is a state-owned railway company, responsible for rail transport in India. It is owned and operated by the Government of India through the Ministry of Railways. It is one of the world's largest railway networks comprising 117,996 km (73,319 mi) of track over a route of 66,030 km (41,030 mi) and 7,137 stations. In 2015-16, IR carried 8.101 billion passengers annually or more than 22 million passengers a day and 1.107 billion tons of freight in the year. In 2014–2015 Indian Railways had revenues of ₹1.709 trillion (US$25 billion) which consists of ₹1.118 trillion (US$17 billion) from freight and ₹451.26 billion (US$6.7 billion) from passengers tickets.
Railways were first introduced to India in the year 1853 from Bombay to Thane. In 1951 the systems were nationalised as one unit, the Indian Railways, becoming one of the largest networks in the world. IR operates both long distance and suburban rail systems on a multi-gauge network of broad, metre and narrow gauges. It also owns locomotive and coach production facilities at several places in India, with assigned codes identifying their gauge, kind of power and type of operation. Its operations cover twenty six states and three union territories across India, and also has international connectivity to Bangladesh (with Bangladesh Railway) and Pakistan (with Pakistan Railways).
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