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Cachar Express; Chalisgaon–Dhule Passenger; Chambal Express; Chamundi Express; Chandigarh–Amritsar Intercity Express; Chandigarh–Bandra Terminus Superfast Express
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.
The urban rail transit in India consists of systems such as rapid transit (Metro), suburban rail (operated by Indian railways), light rail (Metrolite), tram, regional rail and monorail. As of 2023, India has the fourth longest length of metro lines with 895 kilometres (556 miles ). [ 207 ]
As of March 2023, around 3,549 km (2,205 mi) of the route uses automatic block signalling for train operations – concentrated in high density routes, large cities and junctions. [3] Remaining routes are based on absolute block signalling with trains manually controlled by signal men from the signal boxes typically located at stations.
The first-ever mode of the urban rail transit system in India was commuter rail (or suburban rail), built in Mumbai on 16 April 1853. The first passenger train was flagged off from Bori Bunder (present-day Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai ) from where it travelled to Thane , covering a distance of 34 km in an hour and fifteen minutes.
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)
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 Kalka–Shimla Railway received the designation in 2008. The three routes together have been titled the Mountain Railways of India under UNESCO World Heritage Site criteria ii and iv, within the Asia-Pacific region. The Matheran Hill Railway, a fourth mountain line, has been nominated and is pending approval by the international body. [3] [4]