Indian Railways
The Indian Railways are the state-owned national railway network of India. It is one of the largest and busiest rail networks on the planet, transporting 4.2 billion people and over 300 million tons of freight on 100,000 kilometres of track every year. The Indian Railways came into existence in 1890s when various state-owned railways were brought under the British Raj.The Indian Railways operates many types of trains, from long-distance diesels carrying freight to short-distance electric suburban trains. Travelling by trains is one of the best ways of seeing India, as it gives one access to the Indian countryside, often missed by the visiting tourist.
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The nine older railway zones are:
Zones
Indian Railways has been divided into zones for easy administration.
The 7 new zones are:
The Konkan Railway (KR) is a separately incorporated railway which operates along the Konkan coast.
The Calcutta Metro is owned and operated by IR, but does not belong to any of the zones; it is administratively considered to have the status of a zonal railway.
A Few Statistics
External Links
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