All India articles – Page 3
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Southern Railway (SR – India)
First line opened 1853. See India network map. Southern Railway is a zonal constituent of Indian Railways, comprising six divisions: Chennai, Madurai, Palakkad, Tiruchirappalli, Salem and Thiruvananthapuram. The network stretches from Gudur in the northeast to Kanyakumari in the south, serving 561 stations primarily in Tamil Nadu and Kerala, with ...
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Western Railway (WR – India)
First line opened 1853. See India network map. Western Railway is a zonal constituent of Indian Railways, comprising divisions centred on Mumbai Central, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Bhavnagar, Rajkot and Ratlam (Madhya Pradesh). The network serves 632 stations mainly in the state of Gujarat, but also western parts of Madhya Pradesh and ...
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Ministry of Railways, India
The Ministry of Railways is responsible for overseeing operation of the state-owned rail network. Reporting to it is the Railway Board which is responsible for overall control and planning of the rail network, while day-to-day operation is in the hands of 16 Zonal railways (below) and 68 divisions. The Zonal ...
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North Western Railway (NWR – India)
First line opened 1853. See India network map. North Western Railway is a zonal constituent of Indian Railways, comprising divisions centred on Jodhpur, Bikaner, Jaipur and Ajmer. The network serves 444 stations mainly in the state of Rajasthan, together with southwestern Haryana, and includes three lines crossing south into Gujarat ...
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Northern Railway (NR – India)
First line opened 1859. See India network map. Northern Railway is a zonal constituent of Indian Railways, comprising divisions centred on Delhi, Ambala, Firozpur, Lucknow, Moradabad. The network serves 763 stations across Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and parts of Uttar Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Uttarakhand states. In April 2003 ...
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Mumbai Port Trust Railway (MbPTR)
Operates in the port area and environs of Mumbai between Ballard Pier and the main yards at Wadala where there is connection to Central Railway. AddressPort HouseShoorji Vallabhdas MargBallard EstateMumbai - 400001IndiaPhone+91 22 6656 4150Fax+91 22 2261 1011Emailrailwaymanager@mumbaiport.gov.inWebsitemumbaiport.gov.in Traffic YearFreight tonnes(million) 2021-22 0·605 ...
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Vijayawada Metro Rail
In 2016 tenders were called for construction of a two-line heavy metro network. Work on this was halted by 2018 due to the cost not being supported by projected traffic. Since then the scheme has been reworked as a light metro, with three-car trains to operate from 750 V DC ...
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Navi Mumbai Metro
Opened 2023, India’s 16th metro. Single line serving 11 stations. See Navi Mumbai network map. Also see: Mumbai Metro for neighbouring network. Work on the first phase of Line 1 began in May 2011, opening on November 17 2023 from CBD Belapur northeast to Khargar and Pendhar, where there is ...
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Pune Metro (PMRC)
Opened 2022, India’s 15th metro. Two-line metro serving 26 stations. See Pune network map. Maharashta state approved funding in October 2013, but revision of the Phase I alignment delayed the 2014 planned start of work. Maharashtra Metro Rail Corp Ltd (Maha-Metro) was founded on January 23 2017 with construction begun ...
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Visakhapatnam Metro Rail
Groundbreaking ceremonies for the planned 42·5 km Visakhapatnam Metro Rail network in Andhra Pradesh had been expected to take place in February 2019, but were delayed. The initial network will eventually have three lines serving 38 stations. See Visakhapatnam network map. Line 1 would run for 30·8 km from Kommadi ...
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Mumbai Metro
Opened 2014, India’s fifth metro. Four routes serving 64 stations, plus monorail. See Mumbai network map. Also see: Navi Mumbai Metro for neighbouring network. MMRDA, responsible for overall development of urban infrastructure, has created the Mumbai Metro Rail Project agency to develop the city’s metro. Work on Blue Line 1 ...
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Mormugao Port Trust Railways (MPT)
The port is linked at Vasco da Gama to the South Western Railway’s route inland to Hubballi, with connection to the coastal Konka Railway at Majorda and Madgaon jcs. The port’s main commodities handled are iron ore, coal and coke. The original metre-gauge network was regauged in 1997. AddressHeadlandSadaGoa - ...
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Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) - RapidX
National Capital Region Transport Corp (NCRTC) Ltd
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All India Railwaymen’s Federation (AIRF)
Established 1924, AIRF is India’s oldest and largest trades union federation, with over 1·2 million members. Address4 State Entry RoadNew Delhi - 110055IndiaPhone+91 11 2334 3493+91 11 2336 5912Fax+91 11 2336 3167Emailairfindia@yahoo.co.inWebsitewww.airfindia.org
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Federation of Railway Officers Association (FROA)
Established in 1965, FROA aims to promote and safeguard the interests of railway officers in matters of welfare, service conditions and prospects, and to inculcate a sense of fraternity and unity of purpose. It represents some 7 500 senior officers of Indian Railways. AddressRoom 256ARail BhavanNew Delhi - 110001IndiaPhone+91 11 ...
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Indian Railway Conference Association (IRCA)
Established in 1902, IRCA processes all proposals regarding classification and packing conditions for freight, parcels and luggage on IR. It compiles tariffs and rule books covering interchange of traffic, and allocates codes to new stations and sidings. Statistics are kept of metre-gauge wagon interchange between zonal railways, and hire charges ...
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Bengaluru Metro Rail Corp (Namma Metro)
Opened 2011, India’s third metro. Three lines serving 83 stations. See Bengaluru network map.Work began in 2007 on Phase 1, comprising an east-southwest Purple line (18·1 km) and northwest-south Green line (24·2 km). The elevated east end of the Purple line from Baiyappanahalli to M G Road opened in October ...
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Indian Railway Board (IRB – India)
First line opened 1853, first electrification 1925. The Railway Board functions reports to the Ministry of Railways, and exercises all the powers of central government in respect of railway regulation, construction, maintenance and operation. Major projects cover gauge conversion to India’s national 1 676 mm gauge, dedicated freight lines and ...