Indian Railway

The Indian Railways are a truly outstanding establishment. It is a global giant that operates profitably, effectively. Railways were first set up in India in 1853 from Bombay to Thane. In 1951 the systems were nationalized as one unit. Indian state-owned enterprise owned and run by the Government of India through the Ministry of Railways. It is one of the world's largest railway networks comprising daily passenger carrying capacity 21million and track length 1, 14,000 km. Annual freight carrying capacity 1 billion.

Zone Name

Abbr.

Route (KM)

Headquarters

Central Railway

3905

Mumbai

East Central Railway

ECR

3628

Hajipur

East Coast Railway

ECoR

2572

Bhubaneswar

Eastern Railway

2414

Kolkata

Konkan Railway

736

Navi Mumbai

North Central Railway

NCR

3151

Allahabad

North Eastern Railway

NER

3667

Gorakhpur

North Western Railway

NWR

5459

Jaipur

Northeast Frontier Railway

NFR

3907

Guwahati

Northern Railway

6968

Delhi

South Central Railway

SCR

5803

Secunderabad

South Coast Railway

SCoR

Vishakapatnam

South East Central Railway

SECR

2447

Bilaspur

South Eastern Railway

SER

2631

Kolkata

South Western Railway

SWR

3177

Hubli

Southern Railway

6844

Chennai

West Central Railway

WCR

2965

Jabalpur

Western Railway

6182

Mumbai

Fact about Indian Railway

Type: Public sector undertaking
Owner: Government of India (100%)
Founded: 16 April 1853
Headquarters: New Delhi, India

Area served: India (also limited service to Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan)
Services:

Passenger railways
Freight services
Parcel carrier
Catering and Tourism Services
Parking lot operations
Other related services

Revenue: Rs. 1674 trillion (2017-18)
Profit: Rs. 64.25 billion (2017-18)

Officially Website: www.indianrailways.gov.in

Indian Railway operates long distance and suburban rail systems with a several gauge network of broad, meter and narrow gauges. It also owns locomotive and coach production facilities at several stations in India and are assigned codes identifying their gauge, kind of power and type of operation. Their operation covers twenty eight states and seven union territories and also provides limited international services to Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan.

Indian Railways is the world's ninth largest commercial or utility employer, by number of employees.

IR carries a vast assortment of commodities ranging from mineral ores, agricultural produce, oil, milk and vehicles. Seaport and major urban areas have their own dedicated freight lines and yards. IR is managed under several types like;

- Crew Management, Safety Information Management System (SIMS), Management Information System (MIS) Train Management System (TMS).

Crew Management system: - Crew Management System (CMS) is a unique organization in which accuracy and monitoring are automatically preserved.

- CMS at present holds a database covering 89,000 crew members and near about 30000 crew members are being reserved daily through the organization.