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Indian Railways coaching stock consists of various travel class passenger coaches, freight wagons apart from specialized and dedicated coaching stock for other uses. Indian Railways operates India 's railway system and comes under the purview of the Ministry of Railways of Government of India. As of 2022, it operates over 8000 trains daily with ...
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Criteria for categorization of stations based on commercial importance (1995–2017) [12] Category. Criteria. A1. Non-Suburban stations with an annual passenger earning of more than Rs. 60 crores. A. Non-suburban stations with an annual passenger earnings of Rs. 8 crores and up to Rs 60 crores. B.
Indian Railways is a statutory body under the ownership of the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India that operates India's national railway system. As of 2023, it manages the fourth largest national railway system by size with a running track length of 104,647 km (65,025 mi) and route length of 68,426 km (42,518 mi) of which 63,456 km ...
In 1853, the first passenger train ran between Bombay and Thane which had 14-carriages hauled by three steam locomotives: the Sahib, Sindh and Sultan. [4] In 1877, an Ajmer built F-1/734 Steam Locomotive became the first indigenously built locomotive in India. [5] In 1925, the first electric train ran between Bombay and Kurla, hauled by a Swiss ...
The National Rail Museum in Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, displays exhibits on the history of rail transport in India. The museum was inaugurated on 1 February 1977. [1] The museum spans over an area of over 11 acres and the indoor gallery comprises an octagonal building which houses six display galleries and a large open area is laid out to ...
Railway budget of India was the Annual Financial Statement of the state-owned Indian Railways, which handles rail transport in India. It was presented every year by the Minister of Railways, representing the Ministry of Railways, in the Parliament . The Railway Budget was presented every year, a few days before the Union budget, till 2016.
The rolling stock of Kolkata Metro, India consists of five classes, three classes for Line 1 and two classes for Line 2 . All trains receive 750 V DC using third rail electrification system. Trains can operate up to eight (line 1) and six (line 2) cars in length. Since Kolkata Metro was constructed in 1970s, there were some technical limitations.