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Potential Diamond Quadrilateral route map. Diamond quadrilateral is an ambitious plan from India to connect its major cities of New Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai via a high-speed rail network. Sections of this project are either already under construction or proposed. [34]
This article lists conventional railway lines of India. For urban railway lines, see Urban rail transit in India, for high-speed railway lines and speed classification, see List of high-speed railway lines in India.
Please notify the uploader with {{subst:update-note|1=File:Railway network map of India - Schematic.svg|2=Visit By 7509781949 Kuldeep Sonakiya the map is seriously outdated.There is an ongoing conversion of all the narrow-gauge and meter-gauge tracks in India to broad-gauge tracks, with completion expected in 2022.
Railway map of India in 1909. The first railway budget was presented in 1924. [9] The Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway was merged with the East Indian Railway Company (EIR) in the same year. [27] On 3 February 1925, the first electric train ran between Victoria Terminus (VT) and Kurla, hauled by a SLM electric locomotive on 1500 V DC traction. [28]
According to the Ministry of Railways, a route capable of supporting trains operating at more than 160 km/h (100 mph) is considered as a higher speed or semi-high speed rail line. As of 2025 [update] , India does not have any operational high-speed rail lines capable of supporting more than 200 km/h (125 mph).
Indian Railways is a state-owned enterprise that is organised as a deparmental undertaking of the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India and operates India's national railway system. [ a ] As of 2023 [update] , it manages the fourth largest national railway system by size with a track length of 132,310 km (82,210 mi), running track ...
Moreh, Manipur, India – Tamu, Myanmar route is often considered as part of Trans-Asian rail connectivity. Currently India is building the Jiribam – Imphal – Moreh railway line. [ 4 ]
The Central Railway zone formerly included large parts of Madhya Pradesh and part of southern Uttar Pradesh, which made it the largest railway zone in India in terms of area, track mileage and staff. These areas became the new West Central Railway zone in April 2003.