Rail transport is an important mode of transport in India. All main-line rail operations in India are handled by Indian Railways (IR), a state-owned organization of the Ministry of Railways. Except the Kolkata Metro, the urban rail transit systems across the country are operated independently of the Indian Railways.

Indian Railways edit

Main category: 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 121,407 kilometres (75,439 mi) of total track over a 67,368-kilometre (41,861 mi) route.

Zones edit

Main category: Zones of Indian Railways

Network edit

Railway tracks edit

Category:Rail tracks in India

Railway stations edit

Locomotives edit

Main category: Locomotives of India

The locomotives of India presently consist of electric and diesel locomotives. Steam locomotives are no longer used in India, except in heritage trains. Locomotives are also called locos or engines. In India, locomotives are classified according to their track gauge, motive power, the work they are suited for and their power or model number. The class name includes this information about the locomotive. It comprises 4 or 5 letters. The first letter denotes the track gauge. The second letter denotes their motive power (Diesel or Electric) and the third letter denotes the kind of traffic for which they are suited (goods, passenger, mixed or shunting). The fourth letter used to denote locomotives' chronological model number. However, from 2002 a new classification scheme has been adopted. Under this system, for newer diesel locomotives, the fourth letter will denote their horsepower range. Electric locomotives don't come under this scheme and even all diesel locos are not covered. For them this letter denotes their model number as usual.

Steam locomotives edit

Diesel locomotives edit

Electric locomotives edit

Passenger trains edit

Express trains edit

Main category: Express trains in India

Heritage and tourist trains edit

Freight trains edit

Category:Freight trains in India

Urban rail transit edit

Urban rail transit in India consists of suburban rail, rapid transit, monorail and tram systems. There are currently 15 operational rapid transit (also called "metro") systems in fifteen cities in India. There is a single monorail system in Mumbai. There is a single tram system in Kolkata.

Suburban rail edit

Main category: Suburban rail in India

Rapid transit edit

Main category: Rapid transit in India

Monorails and trams edit

Main categories: Monorails in India and Trams in India