The following presentation is a visual and descriptive presentation of the development of Railways in India through planning

1. INDIAN RAILWAYS
&PLANNING
(1947-2018)
Railways through Five Year Plans

2. Progress
Through
Plans
1974
-79
1980
-85
1985
-90
1969
-74
1951
-56
1956
-61
1961
-66
1992
-97
1997
-02
2002
-07
2007
-12
2012
-17
Self - Sufficiency
Administrative
Reforms
Modernization
Higher - Speeds
Conflict &
Resolution
Crisis &
Reforms
Systemization Globalization
Economic
Crisis &
Reforms
Era of
Economization
& Digitalization
Safety and
Speed
Ecology, Speed
& Revaluation
of Economy

3. Self
Sufficiency
1951-56
Deshbandhu: First Indigenous
Locomotive
Integral Coach Factory: The
Beginning of Indigenization

4. Administrative
Reforms
1956-61
Trivia
How many zones are
there in Indian Railways?
This Metro Network was
declared as a Railway
Zone in 2010. Which
Metro are we talking
about?
When was South Western
Railway created?
Eastern Coastal Rail Zone
was inaugurated by which
Prime Minister?

5. Modernization
1961-66
WDM4 – Manufactured by DLW in
joint collaboration with ALCO
WAG1 – Bidhaan, the First Electric
Locomotive

6. Higher Speeds
1969 - 74

7. Conflict&
Resolution
1974-79
He was the Railway Minister and has also been the Defence Minister
from 2001 to 2004. Who is he?

8. Crisis &
Reforms
1980-85
He was the first General Manager to
be directly appointed as the Chairman
of Railway Board during the tenure of
Indira Gandhi.
He was instrumental in bringing point
to point train examination and also
brought uniformity in coupling
techniques
He was sacked by Railway Minister
Ghani Khan. Who is he?

9. Systemization
1985-90

10. Globalisation
1992-97
The ALSTOM LHB Coaches were transferred to India by which
country?

11. Statistics
Route Length and Network Length
Gauge Wise Network Length
Year Route Length Network Length
1950-51 53596 77609
1999-2000 62759 107969
Gauge Route Kms Running Track Kms Total Track Kms
Broad Gauge 44383 62441 85532
Metre Gauge 15013 15411 18674
Narrow Gauge 3363 3400 3763
Total 62759 81252 107969

12. Passenger & Freight Share of Railways
Golden Quadrilateral Project Cost Break
Year Freight Passenger
1950-51 89 % 80%
1996-97 40 % .20%
Strengthening of Golden Quadrilateral
and its two diagonals
` 8000 crores
Strengthening of Railway Connectivity to
Ports & development of multi – model
corridors
` 3000 crores
Construction of mega bridges over Kasi,
Ganga and Brahmaputra River
` 3500 crores
TOTAL ` 15000 crores

13. Economic
Crisis &
Reforms
1997-02
Former Deputy Governor of RBI and the
architect of railway financing. He is also
the chairman of Indian Institute of
Human Settlements. Who is he?
The architect of modern Metro Railway
System. Who is he?

14. Era of
Economization
&
Digitalization
2002-07

15. Safety &
Speed
2007-12
Former Atomic Scientist & Chairman
of the Railway Safety Committee

16. Ecology,
Speed &
Revaluation of
Economy
2012-17

17. Conclusion &
Questions
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