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is the state-owned railway company of India, which owns and operates most of the country's rail |
transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India. It has one of the largest and busiest rail networks in the world, transporting over 18 million passengers and more than 2 million tons of freight daily. It is the world's largest commercial or utility employer, with more than 1.4 million employees. The railways traverse the length and breadth of the country, covering 6,909 stations over a total route length of more than 63,327 kilometres. |
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IR is a department owned and controlled by the Government of India, via the Ministry of Railways rather than a private company. As of May 2009, the Railway Ministry is headed by Mamata Banerjee, the Union Minister for Railways and assisted by a minister of State for Railways, Naranbhai J. Rathwa. Indian Railways is administered by the Railway Board, which has six members and a chairman. Indian Railways is divided into zones, which are further sub-divided into divisions. There are 16 zones in Indian Railways and each of them is headed by a General Manager (GM) who reports directly to the Railway Board. The zones are further divided into 67 divisions under the control of Divisional Railway Managers (DRM). For example, South Central Railways is one of the 16 zones in the country and is sub-divided into 6 divisions – Secunderabad, Hyderabad, Guntakal, Guntur, Nanded and Vijayawada. |
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Indian Railways is in the process of upgrading stations, coaches, tracks, services, safety and security all around the country. Various upgrades and overhauls will be performed at more than fifty stations, some of them by private contract. IR have increased their infrastructure projects to proactively build the railway network and transport passengers to more locations. It is also gearing up to set-up high speed rail in some parts of the country.
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