Indian Railway

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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 the fourth largest railway network in the world comprising 119,630 kilometres (74,330 mi) of total track[4] and 92,081 km (57,216 mi) of running track over a route of 66,687 km (41,437 mi) with 7,216 stations at the end of 2015-16.[2] In 2015-16, IR carried 8.107 billion passengers annually or more than 22 million passengers a day and 1.101 billion tons of freight annually.[2] As of the end of 2015-16, of the total 68,525 km (42,579 mi) route length, 28,327 km (17,602 mi) or 45% were electrified and 28,371 km (17,629 mi) or 37% were double or multiple line routes.[5] The railway network is predominantly a broad gauge network. Small stretches of the network use metre and narrow gauges. All the electrified lines use 25 kV AC electric traction.[2]
Indian Railways
Indian Railways logo
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Indian Railways headquarters, Delhi
Native name
Bhāratīya Rail
Type
Public sector
Industry Railways
Founded 16 April 1853 (164 years ago)[1]
Headquarters New Delhi, India
Area served
India
Key people


Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu (Minister of Railways, 2014–)

Services Passenger railways
Freight services
Parcel carrier
Catering and Tourism Services
Parking lot operations
Other related services
Revenue Increase ₹1.683 trillion (US$26 billion)[2] (2015–16)
Net income
Increase ₹105.05 billion (US$1.6 billion)[2] (2015–16)
Owner Government of India
Number of employees
1.331 million[3] (March 2016)
Parent Ministry of Railways through Railway Board
Divisions 17 Railways Zones
Subsidiaries

IRCTC
RailTel

Website www.indianrail.gov.in
indianrailways.gov.in