Indian Railways has the distinction of being one of the biggest and busiest rail networks in the world. It operates 9,000 passenger trains and transports 18 million passengers every day. The Indian Railway employs approximately 1.4 million people.
The Indian Railways has been serving the people of India with utmost pride for more than two centuries. It was in 1851 the first train journey was made in India , for transferring construction material to Rorkee and the first passenger train journey became operational between Bori Bunder, Bombay and Thane covering a distance of 21 miles, thus marking the formal birth of the rail network in India.
The Indian Railways network binds the social, cultural and economical fabric of the country and covers the whole of country ranging from north to south and east to west removing the distance barrier for its people. The railway network of India has brought together the whole of country hence creating a feeling of unity among Indians.
Indian Railways is divided into 16 zones:
Northern Railway (NR)
North Eastern Railway (NER)
Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR)
Western Railway (WR)
Southern Railway (SR)
South Central Railway (SCR)
South Eastern Railway (SER)
Eastern Railway (ER)
Central Railway (CR)
South Western Railway (SWR)
North Western Railway (NWR)
West Central Railway (WCR)
North Central Railway (NCR)
South East Central Railway (SECR)
East Coast Railway (ECoR)
East Central Railway (ECR)
