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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 2024 [update] , it manages the fourth largest national railway system by size with a track length of 135,207 km (84,014 mi), running track ...
Had from 1890 until 1970 (future projects to build a railway from Tyr to Tripoli) 422 Libya: 1912 to 1965 (peak length of 399 km [15]); (network under construction in 2008–2011, but works stopped, see Libyan Railways) 434 Malta: Had a railway line from 1883 until 1931 (11 km) and a three line tramway network from 1905 until 1929 (circa 14 km)
Proposed high speed rail network. In 2009, Indian Railways envisioned a plan to increase the speed of passenger trains to 160–200 km/h (99–124 mph) on dedicated conventional tracks and improve the existing conventional lines on 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Broad gauge to handle speeds of up to 160 km/h (99 mph). [160]
Western Railway: 307 km (191 mi) 110 km (68 mi) Yes [139] Vasad–Kathana: Western Railway: 1953 43 km (27 mi) No [140] Viramgam–Mahesana † Western Railway: 65 km (40 mi) Yes [141] Viramgam–Maliya Miyana: Western Railway: 1942 142 km (88 mi) Yes [142] Viramgam–Okha † Western Railway: 1922 433 km (269 mi) 100 km (62 mi) Yes [143]
The 711 km (442 mi) journey would take around three hours to complete, five hours quicker than existing Rajdhani service which takes eight hours. Indian Railways had prepared the DPR for seven more corridors, that included this section. However, as of June 2024, the DPR is yet to be approved by the government. [23]
[19] [20] India's metro network is the third longest in the world, behind China and USA. A further 779.27 km of lines are under construction. Apart from the Kolkata Metro (which has its own zone under Indian Railways), [21] these rapid transit metro lines are not operated by Indian Railways, but a separate set of
This is a list of railway stations in India. The railway operations are managed by Indian Railways ... Railway zone Elevation Map ... Kalem railway station: KM: Goa ...
The Northeast Frontier Railway (abbreviated NFR) is one of the 19 railway zones of the Indian Railways.It is headquartered in Maligaon, Guwahati in the state of Assam, and responsible for operation and expansion of rail network all across Northeastern states and some districts of eastern Bihar and northern West Bengal.