Indian Railways [abbreviated as IR] is one of the largest and busiest rail networks in the world, transporting sixteen million passengers and more than one million tonnes of freight daily. I
R is the world's largest commercial or utility employer, with more than 1.6 million employees, and is second to the Chinese Army in highest number of employees. The railways traverse the length and breadth of the country; the routes cover a total length of 63,140 km (39,233 miles). As of 2002, IR owned a total of 216,717 wagons, 39,263 coaches and 7,739 locomotives and ran a total of 14,444 trains daily, including about 8,702 passenger trains. Railways were first introduced to India in 1853. By 1947, the year of India's independence, there were forty-two rail systems. In 1951 the systems were nationalized as one unit, becoming one of the largest networks in the world.
R is the world's largest commercial or utility employer, with more than 1.6 million employees, and is second to the Chinese Army in highest number of employees. The railways traverse the length and breadth of the country; the routes cover a total length of 63,140 km (39,233 miles). As of 2002, IR owned a total of 216,717 wagons, 39,263 coaches and 7,739 locomotives and ran a total of 14,444 trains daily, including about 8,702 passenger trains. Railways were first introduced to India in 1853. By 1947, the year of India's independence, there were forty-two rail systems. In 1951 the systems were nationalized as one unit, becoming one of the largest networks in the world. Railway Zones :-
Indian Railways is divided into seventeen zones :-
1. Northern Railway NR Delhi
2. North Eastern Railway NER
3. Northeast Frontier Railway NFR
4. Eastern Railway ER Kolkata
5. South Eastern Railway SER
6. South Central Railway SCR
7. Southern Railway SR Chennai
8. Central Railway CR Mumbai
9. Western Railway WR Mumbai
10. South Western Railway SWR Hubli
11. North Western Railway NWR Jaipur
12. West Central Railway WCR Jabalpur
13. North Central Railway NCR Allahabad
14. South East Central Railway SECR Bilaspur, CG
15. East Coast Railway ECoR Bhubaneswar
16. East Central Railway ECR Hajipur
17. Konkan Railway KR Navi Mumbai
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