Indian Railways(IR) is a governmental entity under the Ministry of Railways that operates India's national railway system. It is run by the government as a public good and manages the fourth-largest railway network in the world by size, with a route length of 68,155 km (42,350 mi) as of March 2019. 40,576 km (25,213 mi) or 64% of all the broad-gauge routes are electrified with 25 kV 50 Hz AC electric traction as of August 2020.
The Western Railway is one of the 18 zones of Indian Railways, and is among the busiest railway networks in India. The major railway routes of Indian Railways which come under Western Railways are: Mumbai Central–Ratlam, Mumbai Central–Ahmedabad and Palanpur–Ahmedabad. The railway system is divided into six operating divisions: Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Ratlam, and Mumbai WR. Vadodara railway station, being the junction point for the Ahmedabad–Mumbai route and the Mumbai–Ratlam route towards New Delhi, is the busiest junction station in Western Railways and one of the busiest junctions of Indian Railways too, while Ahmedabad Division earns highest revenue followed by Mumbai Division and Vadodara Division. Surat railway station is one of the busiest railway station in Western Railway in non-junction category where more than 180 trains pass per day.
The Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR) is a 1,000 mmmetre gauge railway in Tamil Nadu, India, built by the British in 1908. The railway is operated by the Southern Railway and is the only rack railway in India.
New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station established in 1960, is an A1 category broad gauge and narrow-gauge railway station under Katihar railway division of Northeast Frontier Railway zone. It is the largest as well as the busiest railway junction of Northeast India. This Junction is among the three railway stations which serves the city of Siliguri, the largest metropolis of the North Bengal. The other two stations are- Siliguri Junction and Siliguri Town. New Jalpaiguri junction ranked 10th cleanest railway station in India in 2016 survey and came among the top 100 booking stations of Indian railway. New Jalpaiguri, as a railway station serves as the entry point to Sikkim, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and the seven northeastern states. New Jalpaiguri Junction acts as a connecting base for the Northeastern states to the Indian mainland.
Howrah railway station, also known as Howrah Junction, is a railway station located in the city of Howrah, West Bengal, India. It is the oldest and largest railway complex in India. It is one of the busiest train stations in the world. About 600 passenger trains pass through the station each day, utilising its 23 platforms, and serving more than one million passengers per day. Howrah is one of five intercity train stations serving the Kolkata metropolitan area, the others being Sealdah, Santragachi, Shalimar and Kolkata railway stations.
Chennai Central, officially known as the Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station, is the main railway terminus in the city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is the busiest railway station in South India and one of the most important hubs in the country. It is connected to Moore Market Complex railway station, Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central metro station, Chennai Park railway station, Park Town railway station and is 2 km from Chennai Egmore railway station. The terminus connects the city to northern India, including Kolkata, Mumbai and New Delhi as well as to Bengaluru, Coimbatore, Hyderabad and different parts of Kerala.
Perambur is a neighbourhood located in the northern region of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
The Kolkata Suburban Railway is a suburban rail system serving the Kolkata metropolitan area and its surroundings in India. There are six main lines and nineteen branch lines. The suburban railway operates more than 1,500 services, carrying 3.5 million people daily and 1.2 billion people every year. It runs from 03:00 am until 02:00 am and the fares range from ₹5 (7.0¢ US) to ₹20 (28¢ US). The system uses 25 kV 50 Hz AC power supply and runs on 5 ft 6 in broad gauge track. It also has interchange stations with the Kolkata Metro at various locations.
Ahmedabad Junction railway station is the main railway station of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. It is also the biggest railway station within Gujarat. It is the second-highest income-generating division in Western Railways after the Mumbai Division.
National Highway 112 is a National Highway in India entirely within the state of Rajasthan. NH 112 links Bar on NH 14 with Barmer on NH 15 and is 343 km (213 mi) long.
Vijayawada Junction railway station is an Indian Railways station in Vijayawada of Andhra Pradesh, categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-2 (NSG-2) station in Vijayawada railway division. Situated at the junction of Howrah–Chennai and New Delhi–Chennai main lines, it is the fourth busiest railway station in the country after Howrah Junction, Kanpur Central and New Delhi. The station serves about 1.40 lakh passengers, over 180 express and 150 freight trains everyday. It is one of the major railway junctions of the Indian Railways and is a nationally important halt.
Harish Chaudhary is an Indian politician serving as the Minister of Revenue Government of Rajasthan. He is a Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Baytu constituency Barmer district in Rajasthan as an Indian National Congress party candidate which he won in the 2018 legislative assembly elections. He had won Lok Sabha elections in 2009 from the Barmer-Jaisalmer constituency in Rajasthan. But in 2014 elections, he came third in Barmer constituency. He is a former National Secretary of the All India Congress Committee.
The Western line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway is a public transit system serving Mumbai Metropolitan Region, Maharashtra. It consists of 37 stations from Dahanu Road to Churchgate railway station. It is operated by Western Railways (WR). The entire line is at grade.
Royapuram railway station is a railway station at Royapuram, on the Chennai Beach–Katpadi section of the Chennai Suburban Railway network in Chennai, India. It is the second oldest railway station currently operational in India after Howrah Railway Station situated in Howrah, West Bengal and the first railway station of South India. The first train of South India started operating in June 1856 from Royapuram railway station. The station also remained the headquarters of the Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway till 1922, when the headquarters was shifted to Egmore. Since the original structures of Bombay and Thane stations no longer exist, Royapuram station remains the oldest railway station in the entire subcontinent.
Lucknow Charbagh is one of the three main railway stations of Lucknow city for broad-gauge trains, the other ones being Lucknow Junction and Lucknow City. In 19th century, the next important station in the north after Delhi was Lucknow. It was the headquarters of the Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway (O&RR) whose first line from Lucknow to Kanpur was built in April 1867.
Mughalsarai Junction, officially known as Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction, is a railway station in the town of Mughalsarai in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The station contains the largest railway marshaling yard in Asia. Mughalsarai yard cater to around 450–500 trains in a month. The Gaya- Mughalsarai section is the busiest section in the Indian Railways and in fact it is the life line of the country. All east bound Rajdhani trains halt at this station. Major installations in Mughalsarai include electric locomotive shed holding 147 locomotives, diesel locomotive shed holding 53 locomotives, wagon ROH shed and a 169 bed divisional hospital.
Kailash Choudhary is an Indian politician. He is Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmer Welfare of Government of India. He is a member of parliament from Barmer, Rajasthan.
The Delhi - Barmer Link Express is an express train belonging to Northern Railway zone that runs between Old Delhi and Barmer in India. It is currently being operated with 14661/14662 train numbers on a daily basis.
Baytu is a tehsil in Barmer district of Rajasthan state of India. It is a tehsil headquarters. It is also spelled as Bayatu, Baitu or Baytoo.
