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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 ...
The Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS) designs, develops, implements and maintains most of the important information systems of Indian Railways. It is under the ownership of Government of India and administrative control of the Ministry of Railways. It is located in Chanakyapuri, New Delhi. CRIS was established in 1986.
The Great Southern of India Railway and the Carnatic Railway merged in 1874 to form the South Indian Railway. [20] In 1879, the Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway was established which built railway lines across the then Hyderabad State. [21] In 1877, an Ajmer built F-1/734 Steam Locomotive became the first indigenously built locomotive in India ...
The Research Designs & Standards Organisation (RDSO) is the research and development and railway technical specification development organisation under the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India, which functions as a technical adviser and consultant to the Railway Board, the Zonal Railways, the Railway Production Units, RITES, RailTel and Ircon International in respect of design and ...
1951: Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway, the South Indian Railway Company, and the Mysore State Railway were united to form a new zone of the Southern Railway. 24-12-1952 Ernakulam - Kollam MG line - turning of first sod by Shri Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India. 16-05-1956 Formation of Divisions in Southern Railway; 23-08-1957 ...
In 1944, all the railway companies in existence at the time were taken over by the Government. [12] In December 1950, the Central Advisory Committee for Railways approved the plan for re-organizing Indian Railways into six regional zones which were divided subsequently to create newer zones.
History of rail transport in West Bengal (1 C, 9 P) Pages in category "History of rail transport in India" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
Comparison of different gauges in India with standard gauge. Project Unigauge, started on 1 April 1992, [1] is an ongoing effort by Indian Railways to convert and unify almost all rail gauges in India to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge.