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Indian Railways (IR notification mark) is a state-owned railway company responsible for rail transportation in India. It is owned and operated by the Government of India through the Ministry of Railways. It is the fourth rail network in the world with 119,630 kilometers (74,330 miles) of total track and 92,081 km (57,216 miles) of racetrack along a route of 66,687 km (41,437 mi) with 7,216 stations by the end of 2015-16. In 2015-16, IR transported 8,107 million passengers per year or more than 22 million passengers per day and 1,101 million tons of cargo annually.
Railways first introduced to India in 1853 from Bombay to Thane. In 1951 the systems were nationalized as a unit, the Railways of India, becoming one of the largest networks in the world. IR operates long-distance and suburban rail systems predominantly in a gauge network. Small stretches of your network use narrow gauges and meters. It also has locomotive and coach production facilities in several locations in India, with assigned codes that identify its caliber, type of power and type of operation. Its services span twenty-six states and three union territories throughout India, and also have international connectivity to Bangladesh (with the Bangladesh Railway) and Pakistan (with the Pakistan Railways).
Indian Railways is the eighth largest employer in the world and had 1,331 million employees by the end of 2015-16. In 2015-2016, Indian railroads had revenues of $ 1.683 trillion ($ 26 billion), which consisted of $ 1,069 trillion ($ 17 billion) in freight revenues and $ 442,830 million ($ 6,900 million) in revenue Of passengers. It had an operating ratio of 90.5% in 2015-16. As at the end of 2015-16, IR rolling stock comprises more than 251,256 freight cars, 70,241 passenger cars and 11,122 locomotives (39 steam, 5,869 diesel and 5214 electric locomotives).
Indian Railways operate on average 13,313 passenger trains daily in 2015-16. The most common type of mail or express trains run at an average speed of 50.9 km / h. Trains have a 5-digit numbering system. By the end of 2015-16, the total route length of 68,525 km (42,579 miles), electrified 28,327 km (45%) and 28,371 km (37%) were double-line or multiple route.
Railways first introduced to India in 1853 from Bombay to Thane. In 1951 the systems were nationalized as a unit, the Railways of India, becoming one of the largest networks in the world. IR operates long-distance and suburban rail systems predominantly in a gauge network. Small stretches of your network use narrow gauges and meters. It also has locomotive and coach production facilities in several locations in India, with assigned codes that identify its caliber, type of power and type of operation. Its services span twenty-six states and three union territories throughout India, and also have international connectivity to Bangladesh (with the Bangladesh Railway) and Pakistan (with the Pakistan Railways).
Indian Railways is the eighth largest employer in the world and had 1,331 million employees by the end of 2015-16. In 2015-2016, Indian railroads had revenues of $ 1.683 trillion ($ 26 billion), which consisted of $ 1,069 trillion ($ 17 billion) in freight revenues and $ 442,830 million ($ 6,900 million) in revenue Of passengers. It had an operating ratio of 90.5% in 2015-16. As at the end of 2015-16, IR rolling stock comprises more than 251,256 freight cars, 70,241 passenger cars and 11,122 locomotives (39 steam, 5,869 diesel and 5214 electric locomotives).
Indian Railways operate on average 13,313 passenger trains daily in 2015-16. The most common type of mail or express trains run at an average speed of 50.9 km / h. Trains have a 5-digit numbering system. By the end of 2015-16, the total route length of 68,525 km (42,579 miles), electrified 28,327 km (45%) and 28,371 km (37%) were double-line or multiple route.
