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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 history of the Indian Railway began in 1832 with the proposal to construct the first railway line in India at Madras.In 1837, the first train ran on Red Hill railway line between Red Hills and Chintadripet in Madras and was hauled by a rotary steam engine imported from England.
At a meeting in Trichinopoly on 1 July 1928, Mukundlal Sircar, Secretary of the All India Labour Union, blamed British imperialism for widespread unemployment in India and exhorted railway workers to join hands with the Indian National Congress and participate in the Indian Independence Movement.
The Great Southern of India Railway Company was established with its headquarters in England in 1853. The Carnatic Railway Company was founded in 1869. [2] The two companies merged in 1874 to form the South Indian Railway Company. [3] The new firm was registered in London in 1890 with Trichinopoly as its headquarters.
1 History. 2 Conversion to broad gauge. 3 Notes. ... Indian Railways, New Delhi: National Book Trust; Chapter 1 - Evolution of Indian Railways-Historical Background
The Indian locomotive class SP (Standard Passenger) were a class of 4-4-0 passenger broad-gauge locomotives introduced around 1905 [a] that were one of seven standard locomotive designs developed by the British Engineering Standards Committee (BESC) (later the British Engineering Standards Association (BESA)) for the broad-gauge railways of British India.
On 1 January 1925 the British Indian Government took over the management of the East Indian Railway [22] and divided it into six divisions: Howrah, Asansol, Danapur, Allahabad, Lucknow and Moradabad. On 14 April 1952, Jawaharlal Nehru, the Prime Minister of India inaugurated two new zones of the first six zones of the Indian Railways.
In 1952, Eastern Railway was formed with a portion of East Indian Railway Company, east of Mughalsarai and Bengal Nagpur Railway. [8] In 1955, South Eastern Railway was carved out of Eastern Railway. It comprised lines mostly operated by BNR earlier. [8] [9] East Central Railway was created in 1996–97. [10] Some major trains on this route:-