INDIAN RAILWAY
Indian Railways Indian Railways ( IR ) is India 's national railway system operated by the Ministry of Railways . It manages the fourth largest railway network in the world by size, with a route length of 67,368-kilometre (41,861 mi) and total track length of 121,407-kilometre (75,439 mi) as of March 2017. About 60% of the routes are electrified with 25 kV 50 Hz AC electric traction while 33% of them are double or multi-tracked. The government has committed to electrify its entire rail network by 2023, and become a "net-zero railway" by 2030. Indian Railways Rail Bhavan , New Delhi Type Government Industry Rail transport Founded 16 April 1853 (166 years ago) [1] Headquarters New Delhi , India Area served India Key p...