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20+ Facts about Indian railway

# 20+ Facts about Indian railway  

 1. It is the fourth largest railway network in the world by         size, with a route length of 67,415km as 2019.
 2. Approx 50% of all the routes are electrified with 25 kV         50 Hz AC. 
 3. Indian railway is divided into total 18 zones. 
 4. Each zone is managed by a Divisional Railway Manager       (DRM), who reports to the General Manager of the zone.
 5. DRM is appointed from any of the following services,           IRSSE, IRAS, IRPS, IRSE, IRTS, IRSEE, IRSS, ARDM. 

 6. Indian has some Subsidiaries & some other                             organizations that are related to rail transport in India         which control it's important operations like ticketing,           transport infrastructure, coaches etc. Here is the list of         Subsidiaries. 
       
  •  Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS) delhi. 
  • Container Corporation of India Ltd. (CONCOR)
  • Rail India Technical and Economic Service(RITES) 
  • Indian Railway Construction Limited (IRCON)
  • Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC)
  • Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India
  • RailTel Corporation of India Ltd
  • Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC)
  • Rail Vikas Nigam Limited
  • Indian Railway Finance Corporation etc
  • Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA)
  • Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation (IRSDC)
  • Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL)
  • Research Designs & Standards Organisation (RDSO) 

 7. IR runs approx 13,520 passenger trains daily with the           average speed of 50km/h.
 8. IR runs more than 9,140 freight trains daily with the             average speed around 24 km/h. 
 9. The first passenger train was run from bori bander to           thane with approx 400 people. 
10. The first AC train was run between howrah to delhi. 
11. First time computerized ticketing and reservations                 were introduced in delhi.
12. IR staff is classified into gazetted (Groups A and B) and        non-gazetted (Groups C and D) employees.
13. Group A employee are recruited by UPSC and the                  group  B employee are promoted of group C (recruited          by RRB) Group D staffs are recruited by RRC. 
14. The fifth letter represents the horsepower in 100-hp              increments: A for 100 hp, B for 200 hp, C for 300 hp and        so on.
15. Wagons are allocated 11 digits. The first two digits                 indicate Type of Wagon, the third and fourth digits               indicate Owning Railway, the fifth and sixth digits                 indicate Year of Manufacture, the seventh through                 tenth digits indicate Individual Wagon Number, and             the last digit is a Check digit.
16. IR uses two types coaches of ICF nad LHB coaches.
17. IR runs Mainline electrical multiple unit (MEMU),                  Diesel electrical multiple unit (DEMU), electric multiple        unit (EMU) called local trains. 
18. Indian Railways announced on 31 March 2017 that the         country's entire rail network would be electrified by             2022. 
19. Reserved tickets may be booked up to 120 days in                   advance on the IRCTC. 
20. Discounted tickets are available for senior citizens                 (over age 60), the differently-abled, students, athletes,            and those taking competitive examinations.
21. IR has the 1000+ Railway stations in india. 

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