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Please notify the uploader with {{subst:update-note|1=File:Railway network map of India - Schematic.svg|2=Visit By 7509781949 Kuldeep Sonakiya the map is seriously outdated.There is an ongoing conversion of all the narrow-gauge and meter-gauge tracks in India to broad-gauge tracks, with completion expected in 2022.
Railway map of India in 1909. The first railway budget was presented in 1924. [9] The Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway was merged with the East Indian Railway Company (EIR) in the same year. [27] On 3 February 1925, the first electric train ran between Victoria Terminus (VT) and Kurla, hauled by a SLM electric locomotive on 1500 V DC traction. [28]
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.
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 ...
India currently does not have any high-speed rail lines operational, but has several lines planned, one of which is currently under construction. The following article lists all the lines in various stages of completion. [1] For conventional lines in India, see List of railway lines in India. Map showing proposed high speed corridors
Kolkata Metro is the only metro system in India to be controlled by Indian Railways. Country-wide rail services in India are provided by the state-run Indian Railways (IR) under the supervision of the Ministry of Railways. IR is divided into eighteen zones including the Kolkata Metro Railway. [87]
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 .
Map of South Western Railway zone (in Cyan) South Western Railway covers most of the railway lines in the state of Karnataka and Goa except the Konkan Railway line, parts of Sri Sathya Sai district and Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh, Krishnagiri district, parts of Dharmapuri district and Tirupathur district of Tamil Nadu and parts of Sangli district and Solapur district of Maharashtra.