INDIAN RAIL

ByABHISHEK KUMAR

TIWARI

Indian Railways is an Indian state-owned enterprise, owned and operated by the government of India through the Ministry of Railways. It is one of the world's largest railway networks comprising 115,000 km (71,000 mi) of track over a route of 65,000 km (40,000 mi) and 7,500 stations.

ABOUT INDIAN RAILWAY

In India first railway was built between Mumbai and Thane in 1852 and the

first passenger train ran between the two stations, covering a distance of 34

km, on April 16, 1853.

INDIAN RAILWAYS

Introduction Year 1853 (Bombay-Thane)

Headquarters New Delhi

Industry Rail Transport

Total Distance 1,15,000 KM

Stations 7500

Goods carriage 100.7 billion

Employees 13,61,519

Wagons 2,40,000

Coaches 60,000

Locomotives 9000

Websites Indianrailways.gov.in

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INDIAN RAILWAYS ZONES S. No Name Date Established Headquarters

1. Central 1951, November 5 Mumbai

2. East Central 2002, October 1 Hajipur

3. East Coast 2003, April 1 Bhubaneswar

4. Eastern 1952, April Kolkata

5. North Central 2003, April 1 Allahabad

6. North Eastern 1952 Gorakhpur

7. North Western 2002, October 1 Jaipur

8. Northeast Frontier 1958,15th Jan Guwahati

9. Northern 1952, April 14 Delhi

10. South Central 1966, October 2 Secunderabad

11. South East Central 2003, April 1 Bilaspur

12. South Eastern 1955 Kolkata

13. South Western 2003, April 1 Hubli

14. Southern 1951, April 14 Chennai

15. West Central 2003, April 1 Jabalpur

16. Western 1951, November 5 MumbaiIND

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CENTRAL RAILWAY HEADQUARTERSSHIVAJI CHATRAPATI TERMINUS,MUMBAI

INDIAN RAILWAYS HEADQUARTERS DELHI

WESTERN RAILWAY HEADQUARTERS, MUMBAI

SOUTHERN RAILWAY HEADQUARTERS, CHENNAI

SOME OF THE HEADQUARTERS IN INDIA

Bhutan

Nepal

Pakistan

Myanmar

Vietnam

China

INDIAN RAILWAYS ATTACHED WITHInternational link

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RAIL GAUGE The clear horizontal distance between the inner faces of the two rails forming a track is known as

gauge.

The rolled steel sections laid end to end in two parallel lines over sleepers to form a railway track are known as rails.

RAILS

Sleepers The members laid transversely under the rail for supporting and fixing them at the gauge distance apart are known as sleepers.

Sleepers

Ballast The material placed in between the sleeper and the top of the formation is known as the ballast.

Ballast

Fish plate A fish plate is a metal or wooden plate that is bolted to the sides at the ends of two rails or beams, to join them.

Spikes A rail spike (also known as a cut spike or crampon) is a large nail with an offset head that is used to secure rails and base plates to railroad ties in the track.

Rails Fixtures and Fastening

Bearing plate These are the plates which are provided in between the flat footed rails and wooden sleepers

Bolts Bolts are used for connecting fish plates to the rails at rail joint, bearing plates and chairs to wooden sleepers etc.

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