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The Indian Ministry of Railways has classified railway line speeds into seven categories: [2] [3] [4] Conventional lines: The routes which support an operational speed of less than 110 km/h (68 mph) are conventional rail lines. Group E lines: Support less than 100 km/h (62 mph) Group D lines: Support up to 100 km/h (62 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 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 ...
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.
Spanning 65,093 km (40,447 mi) 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge is the most used gauge with 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) metre gauge and 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) narrow gauge and 610 mm (2 ft) narrower gauge tracks limited to certain routes. [1] Indian Railways uses a range of signalling technologies and methods to manage its train operations based ...
Super high-speed rail. In 2016, Indian Railways explored the possibility of maglev trains to implement an over-500-kilometre-per-hour (310 mph) speed rail system. [46] [47] In February 2019, a train model based upon the same was unveiled by Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology capable of speeds of up to 600 km/h (370 mph). [48]
Proposed Route Details Rangiya – Darrang – Samdrup Jongkhar: The total route length of 48 km is estimated to cost INR 9,010 million. The survey was completed in 2007-08 and the cost was updated in 2013–14 Kokrajhar – Gelephu: The total route length of 58 km is estimated to cost INR 5,540 million.
Abohar–Jodhpur–Bathinda Passenger; Adilabad–Hazur Sahib Nanded Express; Agartala–Anand Vihar Terminal Rajdhani Express; Agniveena Express; Ahilyanagari Express
Central Railway (abbreviated CR) is one of the 19 zones of Indian Railways. [1] Its headquarters are located at Mumbai . [ 2 ] It has the distinction of operating the first passenger railway line in India , which opened from Mumbai to Thane on 16 April 1853 (171 years ago) ( 1853-04-16 ) .