Rail transport in India is an important mode of conveyance for people and goods in India. Indian Railways (IR) is the primary operator of rail operations throughout the country. IR is a state-owned organisation of the Ministry of Railways,which historically had its own government budget. Between 2019 and 2020,22.15 million passengers used the Indian Railways network daily. In 2021-22,3.88 million tonnes of freight were shipped daily on the IR network.
Indian Railways (IR) is a statutory body under the ownership of the Ministry of Railways,Government of India that operates India's national railway system. It manages the fourth largest national railway system in the world by size,with a total route length of 68,043 km (42,280 mi),running track length of 102,831 km (63,896 mi) and track length of 128,305 km (79,725 mi) as of 31 March 2022. 60,814 km (37,788 mi) of all the gauge routes are electrified with 25 kV 50 Hz AC electric traction as of 1 December 2023.
The Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW) in Varanasi,India,is a production unit of Indian Railways. DLW stopped manufacturing diesel locomotives in March 2019 and was renamed BLW in Oct 2020.
Rail Bhawan is the headquarters of the Indian Railways. It is located at Raisina Road,New Delhi,near the Sansad Bhavan.
The Ministry of Railways is a ministry in the Government of India,responsible for the country's rail transport. The ministry operates as the statutory body of the Indian Railways,an organisation that operates as a monopoly in rail transport and is headed by the Chairman and CEO of Railway Board. The Ministry of Railways along with the Railway Board is housed inside Rail Bhawan in New Delhi.
The Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineering,abbreviated as IRSME,is one of the group 'A' central engineering services of the Indian railways. The officers of this service are responsible for managing the Mechanical Engineering Division of the Indian Railways. Till 2019,IRSME officers were drawn from the Combined Engineering Service Examination (ESE) conducted by Union Public Service Commission. All appointments to the Group 'A' services are made by the president of India.
The Indian Railway Traffic Service,abbreviated as IRTS is a Prestigious Group 'A' Central Civil Service Cadre of the Government of India. IRTS in its present form was reconstituted in 1967. The IRTS Cadre functions under the Administrative Control of the Ministry of Railways,Government of India. The civil servants under this service are responsible for Operation and Business Development of Indian Railways in the country. On one hand,IRTS officers co-ordinate among various technical departments of the Indian Railways,while on the other hand,they form the public interface of the Indian Railways. Colloquially called Traffic Officers, they are the primary facilitators of Railway services right from Planning of freight movement,Passenger transport,Passenger amenities to Station Management and Infrastructure Planning.
The Central Organisation for Railway Electrification (CORE) is the unit of Indian Railways responsible for electrification of the network. The organisation,founded in 1979,is headquartered in Prayagraj,Uttar Pradesh. Project units operate in Ambala,Bangalore,Chennai,Secunderabad,Lucknow,Ahmedabad,Jaipur,Danapur,and New Jalpaiguri.
Secunderabad Junction is a major intercity junction railway station and a commuter rail hub in the Hyderabad urban area. In the city centre,the station is in the South Central Railway zone of Indian Railways. Built in 1874 by the Nizam of Hyderabad during the British era,it was the main station of Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway until the Kacheguda railway station opened in 1916. The station was taken over by Indian Railways in 1951,when NGSR was nationalized. Its main portico and concourse are influenced by Nizamesque architecture. The station,which resembles a fort,is a tourist attraction in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad.
Rajkot Junction railway station is a railway station in the city of Rajkot,Gujarat. It is a major railway station in Saurashtra. It is connected to Wankaner Junction in north,Jamnagar in west and Jetalsar Junction in south. Many trains start from here.
Chandrasekhar Bhaskar Bhave is an Indian financial regulator. He was appointed as Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) in February 2008 for a period of three years. He was succeeded by Upendra Kumar Sinha as the chairman of SEBI after his tenure. He was SEBI's senior executive director from 1992 - 1996. After that he became Chairman and Managing Director of the then newly created National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL). He is also member of the governments technology advisory group,TAGUP. He is the chairperson of the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS).
The Secunderabad–Bolarum is a suburban rail service of the Multi-Modal Transport System of Hyderabad,India. Spanning 11 stations,it runs between Secunderabad and Bolarum 5 times a day.
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 190 express and 170 freight trains every day. It is one of the major railway junctions of the Indian Railways and is a nationally important halt. In September,2023 It has been awarded Platinum Rating Certificate for its Environmental projects from IGBC
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The Western Dedicated Freight Corridor or Western DFC is a 1,506 km long,under-construction 1,676 mm freight corridor in India. It will connect Dadri in Uttar Pradesh with Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Navi Mumbai,Raigad District,Maharashtra. The corridor is being built by the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL),a public-sector unit (PSU) under the Ministry of Railways and would be electrified with double-line operation. The Western DFC entails a new single-line branch from Prithla in Palwal district to Tughlakabad in Delhi,running parallel to the existing New Delhi–Faridabad–Palwal railway line.
Vijayawada railway division is one of the three railway divisions under South Central Railways of the Indian Railways. The headquarters of the division are located at Vijayawada.
Ashwani Lohani is a retired officer of Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers. He has earlier worked as the Chairman &Managing Director of Air India and the former Chairman of the Railway Board of Indian Railways. After being retired from Government service on 23 July 2020 he joined GMR Group where He is currently serving as chief executive officer.
The Indian Government is undertaking several initiatives to upgrade its aging railway infrastructure and enhance its quality of service. The Railway Ministry has announced plans to invest ₹5,400,000 crore to upgrade the railways by 2030. Upgrades include 100% electrification of railways,upgrading existing lines with more facilities and higher speeds,expansion of new lines,upgrading railway stations,introducing and eventually developing a large high-speed train network interconnecting major cities in different parts of India and development of various dedicated freight corridors to cut down cargo costs within the country.
Syamal Bhushan Ghosh Dastidar is an ex-Indian Civil Servant,former Member Traffic of the Railway Board and Ex-Officio Secretary to the Government of India. In 2009,he was awarded the Padma Shri,India's fourth highest civilian award in the civil service category. He was the only one who is felicitated with this honor in 2009 in the Civil Service category.
Arunendra Kumar is an Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers officer. He served as Chairman of Indian Railways from 2013 to 2014,as Member Mechanical in 2013,and as General Manager of South East Central Railways in 2011–13
