Indian Railways is over 150 years old and is one of the largest rail networks in the world. It operates several types of express trains like the Gatiman Express, Rajdhani Express, Shatabdi Express, Duronto Express, and Garib Rath Express that connect major cities. Some of the most beautiful train routes in India include the Kashmir Railway, Kalka-Shimla rail route, and routes through Kerala. Indian Railways transports around 2.5 crore passengers daily and offers services through IRCTC like online booking, catering, WiFi, and more.

1. INDIAN RAILWAYS
Presented By-
Chitransh Shubhankar Sahai
B.Com 4
Under the Guidance-
Mr. Mohit Mehta

2.  Introduction
 Name Of Different Zone
 Gatiman Express
 Rajdhani Express
 Shatabdi Express
 Duronto Express
 Garib rath Express
 Some Interesting Facts
 Most Beautiful Views
 Top 2 powerful Engines
 Services Offered By IRCTC
 Concept Of Waiting List
 Conclusion

3. THE BEGINNING…
 First in India in 1853 from Bombay to Thane
 It covers the distance of 22 Miles
 Originally, operated by private companies Englishmen.
 1925-1950 GOI took over all private companies.

4. About Indian Railways
 Indian Railways is more than 150 Years old.
 It is largest railway system in world under one
management.
 It is a lifeline of our country.
 It is 3rd Biggest employer in the world(1706,430)
 No strike in last 30 years in spite of 17 lakh workers.

5. S/No. Name Of the Railway Zone Zonal Headquarter
1 Central Railway Mumbai
2 Eastern Railway Kolkata
3 East Central Railway Kolkata
4 East Coast Railway Hajipur
5 Northern Railway New Delhi
6 North Central Railway Allahabad
7 North Eastern Railway Gorakhpur
8 North Frontier Railway Guwahati
9 North Western Railway Jaipur
10 Southern Railway Chennai
11 South Central Railway Secunderabad
12 South Eastern Railway Kolkata
13 South East Central Railway Bilaspur
14 South Western Railway Hubli
15 Western Railway Mumbai CST
16 West Central Railway Jabalpur

6. Gatiman Express
 Fastest Train in the history of Indian railway.
 It travels between New Delhi & Agra Cant.
 Currently only single pair is operating by Indian railway.

7. Rajdhani Express

8.  Rajdhani Express is a series of express passenger train
services in India Operated by Indian Railway.
 It Connect New Delhi and other capital cities of other states.
 Rajdhani Express was introduced in 1969 for providing
connection (up to 140km/h or 87 mph)
 First Rajdhani Express started between New Delhi & Howrah
Station to cover the distance of 1445 km in 17 hours & 20
minutes.
 They are fully air conditioned trains offering 3 classes of
Accommodation. i. e AC First class, AC 2 tier,AC 3 tier.
 They are fully air conditioned trains offering 3 classes of
Accommodation. i. e AC First class, AC 2 tier,AC 3 tier.
 Currently there are 22 pairs of trains connecting New Delhi to
various states capital.
 Limited Stops as comparison to other express trains.

9. Shatabdi Express

10.  Series Of fast passenger trains operated by Indian railway to connect
metro cities with other cities important for tourism, pilgrimage &
Business.
 Offer Fast connectivity with only few intermediate stops.
 Shatabdi Express are day trains & they return to origin station same
day.
 First Shatabdi Express was started in 1988 by Madhav Rao Scindia
minister for railways between New Delhi to Jhansi & later it was
extended to Bhopal .It is know known as Bhopal Shatabdi Express
which is fastest train in India after Gatiman Express.
 Fully air conditioned Trains offering 2 classes of accommodation i.e.
Chair Car & First AC.

11. Duronto Express

12.  Duronto Express is a category of long distance few stop trains run by
the Indian railway
 Connects Metros and major state capitals of the India.
 No intermediate stop between source station & destination station.
 Coaches have characteristics yellow green livery.
 Faster than Rajdhani and Shatabdi Trains.
 Introduced in 2009-10 as a first step High Speed Rail between New
Delhi & Sealdah.
 Fully Air Conditioned Trains offering 3 classes of Accommodation .
 Equal Fair to Rajdhani.
 Currently 27 pairs are operating by Indian Railway.

13. Garib Rath Express

14.  No-Frills air conditioned train started by Indian railway in
2005 to provide cheaper air conditioned travel.
 Less Price as compare to other trains.
 Offering only 2 classes o f Accommodation i.e 3 Tier AC &
CC.
 No free Bedding or Food.
 First Garib Rath started between Saharsa to Amritsar
 Currently 26 Garib Rath Express train services are active
in India.

15. Most beautiful train routes in India.

16. 1.The Kashmir Railway
(Jammu-Udhampur)
 The Section from Jammu to Udhampur has 20 major
tunnels along with record 158 bridges which offers an
inspiring view of Himalayan Rivers & Valleys around
beautiful Shivalik Mountain Range.
 Board Uttar-Sampark Kranti Express for grandest train
journies in India.

17. 2-Kalka-Shimla

18.  A most Breath taking railway journry in India.
 It Covers Only 96 km
 The rail journey also find itself mentioned in Guiness Book
of world for steepest rise in altitude in railway journey.
 It covers total of 102 tunnels,87 Bridges & 900 curves and
was built in 1903

19. 3.Madgaon to Mumbai

20. It is known as most beautiful
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21. 4.Mandapam-Pamban-
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22.  When ever you plan to visit Rameshwaram you have to
cross this bridge.
 It is only way to connect Rameshwaram from Pamban.
 This bridge is so much strong that in1965 tsunami can’t
disturb it.

23. 5.Ernakulam-Kollam-Trivendrum

24.  If one has to have the lifetime experience of travelling in
God’s own country in railways then a traveller should
travel in beautiful country side of Kerala.
 One should start Journey from Ernakulum & go till
Trivandrum
 You will find out enchanting back waters ,the Pristine lakes
,the coconut palms & rural life of India.

25. Some Interesting facts
 Indian Railway is Constructing highest railway bridge over
Chenab, in J&K –Five times higher then Qutub minar.taller
then Eiffel Tower.

26.  The Indian Railway websites gets close to 12 lakh hits per
minute.
 The slowest train goes uphill at the speed of 10 km/hr.
 If the tracks of Indian railways were to be laid down they
would circle the earth almost 1.5times.

27.  The station with longest name is
VENKATANARASIMHARAHUVARIPETA.
 A massively successful organization-running 11000
trains in a day is not a joke

28.  Most unreliable train in Indian railway is GHY-TVC Exp.
 Longest running train –Vivek Express covers 4273 km.
 The shortest running train covered only 3 km.
 Indian Railways transport almost 2.5 crore passengers
daily.

29.  The station with smallest name is IB.
 Lucknow is the Busiest junction in nation. More then 130
train pass everyday.

30. Top 2 powerful Engines in India

32. Concept Of Waiting list
 GNWL: General Waiting List (GNWL) waitlisted tickets are issued when the
passenger begins his/her journey at the originating station of a route or
stations close to the originating station. This is most common type of waiting
list and has got the highest chances of confirmation.
 RLWL: Remote Location Waiting List (RLWL) means ticket is issued for
intermediate stations (between the originating and terminating stations)
because usually these are the most important towns or cities on that
particular route. This type of tickets will be given a separate priority and
confirmations will depend on the cancellations of a destination confirmed
ticket. For this type of ticket there are less chances of confirmation. PQWL: A
Pooled Quota Waiting List (
 PQWL) is shared by several small stations. Pooled Quotas normally operate
only from the originating station of a route, and there is only one Pooled
Quota for the entire run. The Pooled Quota is generally allotted for
passengers travelling from the originating station to a station short of the
terminating station, or from an intermediate station to the terminating station,
or between two intermediate stations.

33.  RSWL: Roadside Station Waiting List (RSWL) is allotted when
berths or seats are booked by the originating station for
journeys up to the road-side station and distance restrictions
may not apply. This waiting list has also very less chances of
confirmation. RQWL: If a ticket is to be booked from an
intermediate station to another intermediate station, and if it is
not covered by the general quota or by the remote location
quotas or pooled quota, the request for the ticket may go into a
Request Waiting List (RQWL).
 CKWL: For tatkal tickets, the waiting list issued is CKWL. If
CKWL ticket goes up, it directly gets confirmed and doesn’t go
through RAC status unlike GNWL.

34. Services Offered by Indian railway
 Online Easy Booking through https://www.irctc.co.in/
 Catering Facility
 Cab Facility
 Free Wi-Fi Facility
 Sanitation Facility
 Air Facility
 Retiring Room Facilty

35.  Lifeline Of Country. Without Railway we can’t imagine our
life. Through Railway around 2.5 crore passengers travels
daily.
 Trains sanitation situation is not so good but there is
improvement in terms of sanitation,catering,water etc.
 So make a Better RAILWAY With Better You.
“CHALO MILKE KUCH NAYA KARE”