Indian Railways history(In Sortly):
The first railway on India syb-continent ran over a stretch of 21 miles from Bombay to Thane. The idea of a railway to connect Bombay with Thane, Kalyan and with the Thal and Bhore Ghats inclines first occurred to Mr. George Clark, The Chief Engineer of the Bombay Govermment, during a visit to Bhandup in 1843. The formal inauguration ceremony was perfomed on 16th April 1853, when 14 railway carriages carrying about 400 guests left Bori Bunder at 3.30 pm "amidst the loud applause of a vast multitude and to the salute of 21 guns."The first passenger train steamed out of Howrah station destined for Hooghly, a distance of24 miles, on 15th August, 1854. Thus the first section of the East Indian Railway was opened to publice traffic, inaugurating the beginning of railway transport on the Eastern side of the subcontinent.
In south the first line was opened on 1st July, 1856 by the Madras Railway Company. It ran between Vyasarpadi Jeeva Nilayam(Veyasarpandy) and Walajah Road (Arcot), a distance of 63 miles. In the North a length of 119 miles of line was laid from Allahabad to Kanpur on 3rd March 1859. The fist section from Hathras Road to Mathura Cantonment was opened to traffic on 19th October, 1875. These were the small's beginnings which is due course developed into a network of railway lines all over the country. By 1880 the Indian Railway system had aroute mileage of about 9000 miles. INDIAN RAILWAYS, the premier transport organization of the country is the largest rail network in Asia and the world's second largest under one management.
Indian Railways is a multi-gauge,multi-traction system covering the following:
I. Broad Gauge(1676 mm) track : 86526 KM
II. Meter Gauge(1000 mm) track : 18529 KM
III. Narrow Gauge(762/610 mm) track : 3651 KM
IV. Total Route : 108,706 KM
V. Electrified Route : 63,028 KM
VI. Total trains run daily : 11000
VII. Total passenger trains run daily : 7000
VIII. Tatal no of Stations : 6853
IX. Total Zone : 17.
X. Total Divisions : 69
