The document is a presentation about the history and development of Indian Railways. It discusses how Indian Railways was founded in 1836 and provides key facts and milestones in its growth over 160+ years. Some of the highlights covered include the first passenger train running in 1853, the establishment of various production units and workshops, the organizational structure of Indian Railways, and the importance of various mountain railways as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Rapid developments in areas like computerized ticketing and the introduction of new train types like Shatabdi Express are also summarized.

1. PRESENTED
BY
NIRBESH MANGER
ROLL NO: 21MT0021
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Members:
1.Nirbesh Manger
2.Purni Maya Rai
3.Prerna Rai
4.Prajul Gurung

2.  Introduction
 History of Indian Railway
 Production Units
 Workshops
 National Rail Museum
 Organizational Structure of IR
 Importance of IR
 Contribution of IR
 Mountain Railway of India
 Rapid Transit Route
 References
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 Indian Railway is a government-owned under the
ownership of Ministry of Railways, Government of India.
 It manages the 4th largest railway network in the world by
size.
 Its route length is 67, 956km as of 31 March 2020.
 Founded in 6 May 1836.
 Lord Dalhousie is known as the father of Indian Railways.
 Gorakhpur is home to the longest platform in the world.

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5.  Howrah-Amritsar Express has the maximum number of
halts(115).
 The shortest station name is Ib and the longest is Sri
Venkatanarasimharaju-varipeta.
 The slowest train in India is the Mettupalayam-Ooty
Nilgiri Passenger and the fastest is the Vande Bharat
Express.
 The first railway minister of India was John Matthai.
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6.  The history of Indian Railways dates back to over 160
years ago. On 16th April 1853, the first passenger train ran
between Bori Bunder (Bombay) and Thane, a distance of
34 km.
 It was operated by three locomotives, named Sahib,
Sultan and Sindh, and had thirteen carriages.
 Engineers built a track over Bhore Ghat at an elevation of
2000ft.
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7.  In 1864, the north got its first station - the Delhi
Junction.
 It was first established near Chandni Chowk when trains
from Howrah/Calcutta started operating up to Delhi.
 The Howrah station was the first in East India established
on 15 August 1854.
 The first train of South India started operating in June
1856 from Royapuram railway station.
 On 3rd February 1925, the first electric passenger train
ran between Victoria Terminus(VT) and Kurla.
 In 1986,computerized ticketing and reservations were
introduced in New Delhi.
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8.  In 1988,the first Shatabdi Express was introduced between
New Delhi and Gwalior; later extended to Jhansi and then
Bhopal.
 In 1990,the first self-printing ticket machine was
introduced in India.
 In 1993, AC three-tier coaches and a sleeper class were
introduced.
 In 1943, the iconic Howrah Bridge was commissioned.
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9. Advances in Locomotive Design –
 Manufactured in 1855, EIR-22, better known as Fairy
Queen is one of the earliest designs of steam
locomotives - a simple, two cylinder, broad gauge,
British design.
 It was built in Leeds, UK, in 1854.
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10.  In 1895 the first steam locomotive was manufactured
completely in India at the Ajmer Workshop.
 The locomotive, F-734, became part of the Rajputana
Malwa Railways and served both passenger and goods
trains along Central India.
 This lightweight design, which served for 63 years, was
the beginning of locomotive manufacturing in the country.
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11.  Virat - locomotive number 22907 is a broad gauge steam
locomotive, built in 1943 by Baldwin Locomotive
Workshop, Philadelphia, USA.
 AWE Stands for American War Design. This brand of
locomotives entered the industry at the beginning of the
world war.
 The locomotive is now maintained in working state at
Rewari Steam Centre, near Delhi.
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12. Railway Infrastructure -
 Pamban Railway Bridge connects
Rameswaram on Pamban Island to mainland India.
 Opened on 24 February 1914, it was India's first sea
bridge.
 In 1870, the Sutlej Bridge was completed, its completion
was defined as “work of magnitude”.
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13. 1. Locomotives
 Chittaranjan Loco Works, Chittaranjan, West Bengal
 Diesel Loco Works, Varanasi
 Diesel Modernization Works, Patiala
 Parel Workshop, CR
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14. 2. Rolling Stock
 Integral Coach Factory, Perambur
 Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala
 Jessop & Co.
 Burn & Co.
 Braithwaite & Co.
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15.  Jamalpur Workshop
 Alambagh Workshop
 Charbagh Workshop
 Ajmer Workshop
 Liluah Workshop
 Golden Rock Workshop
 Kharagpur Workshop
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16.  The first rail museum in India, was established in 1977 at
Chanakyapuri, New Delhi.
 Its collections speaks of over 160 years of Rail history in
Indian sub-continent.
 The Miniature India Gallery at National Rail Museum.It
depicts the modern Indian Railway by working model.
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Sl. No. Office Designation
SUPERIOR OFFICERS
1. Director General Director General
2. Additional Director General Additional Director
General
3. Additional Director General/Inspector General/Deputy
Inspector General (when posted as Zonal RPF Chief
or as Head of RPSF)
Principal Chief
Security
Commissioner
4. Deputy Inspector General (when posted as 2 I/C in the
Zone or RPSF)
Chief Security
Commissioner
5. Additional Director General/Inspector General/Deputy
Inspector General (when posted as Head of J.R. RPF
Academy)
Director/J.R. RPF
Academy

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6. Senior Commandant (when posted at zonal railway
headquarters)
Deputy Chief
Security
Commissioner
7. Senior Commandant (when posted as head of a security
division )
Senior Divisional
Security
Commissioner
8. Senior Commandant in Production Unit Senior Security
Commissioner
9. Commandant (when posted as head of a security
division )
Divisional Security
Commissioner
10. Commandant/RPF Security
Commissioner
11. Senior Commandant/ Commandant/RPSF Commanding Officer

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12. Senior Commandant/Commandant as Staff Officer to
Director General/ Additional Director General/
Inspector General/ Deputy Inspector General
Staff Officer
13. Commandant (Small Arms) Commanding Officer
(Small Arms)
14. Assistant Commandant Assistant Security
Commissioner
15. Assistant Commandant /RPSF Assistant
Commandant
16. Assistant Commandant (Adjutant) Adjutant
17. Assistant Commandant (Principal Training School) Assistant Security
Commissioner
(Principal Zonal
Training Institute)

20.  It make possible to conduct multifarious activities like
business, sightseeing, pilgrimage along with
transportation of goods.
 It is suitable for long-distance travel.
 Plays an important role in national integration.
 Railways bind the economic life of the country.
 It accelerates the development of the industry and
agriculture.
 Today the railways have become more important than all
other means of transport put together.
 Indian Railways is the worlds’ 8th largest employer.
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21.  The Indian Railways route length network is spread over
115,000kms.
 12,617 passenger trains and 7,421 freight trains each day from
7349 stations carrying 23 million travelers and 3 million tonnes
of freight daily.
 Indian Railways is also the preferred carrier of automobiles in
the country with loading growing 16% in 2017-2018.
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22.  The revenues have increased at a CAGR of 5.48%
during FY07-FY19 to US$ 27.13 billion in FY19.
 Freight revenue has risen at a CAGR of 5.84% during
FY07-FY19 to reach US$18.30 billion in 2018-19.
 India was one of the Top 20 exporters in railways
globally as 2017.
 India’s railway exports have grown at a CAGR of
27.05% during 2010-2017 to US$ 303.29 million.
 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows into the
Railways Related Components from April 2000 to March
2019 stood at US$ 926.28 million.
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23. 1.DARJEELING HIMALAYAN RAILWAY –
 Built between 1879 and 1881 by Franklin Prestage, it is
about 88 km (55 mi) long.
 It has 2 ft (610 mm) gauge that runs between New
Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling.
 Operated by Northeast Frontier.
 Six diesel locomotives handle most of the scheduled
service from Darjeeling to Ghum.
 The railway's headquarters are at Kurseong.
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24.  On 5 December 1999, UNESCO declared the DHR
a World Heritage Site.
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25.  It is a 1,000 mm metre gauge railway in Tamil Nadu, built
by the British in 1908.
 In 1854, plans were made to build a mountain railway
from Mettupalaiyam to the Nilgiri Hills.
 The line was completed and opened for traffic in June
1899.
 NMR switched to diesel locomotives on the section
between Coonoor and Udhagamandalam.
 In 1907, the railway received four Double
Fairlie locomotives to work the line.
 In July 2005, UNESCO added the Nilgiri Mountain
Railway.
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26.  Coonoor was the final station on the line.
 Manufactured by the Swiss Locomotive and Machine
Works of Winterthur in Switzerland.
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27.  It is located at an altitude of 2,075 metres (6,808 ft) above
mean sea level.
 It is a 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow-gauge railway.
 It was built under the direction of Herbert Septimus
Harington between 1898 and 1903 to connect Shimla.
 Manufactured by Sharp, Stewart and Company and the
larger locomotives were manufactured by the Hunslet
Engine Company.
 Operated by Northern Railway.
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28.  On 8 July 2008, UNESCO added the Kalka–Shimla
railway to the mountain railways of India World Heritage
Site.
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29.  Indian cities are among the world’s fastest developing cities
in terms of every aspect, population,economy and
infrastructure.
 The transport system of India is got a new mode called
Metro, after the independence Kolkata was first city to
get rapid transit system in India.
 Indian Metro system also has one of the longest metro
tunnel in the world, Delhi metro yellow line has around 30-
3 km long underground tunnel.
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30.  Calcutta Metro is the first mass rapid transit system in the country
and India’s Oldest Metro Railway. The Line 1 North-South Metro of
25 kilometers is in the operation with 23 stations of which 15 are
underground station. Kolkata Metro is also the first in country to
built a operational underground railway. There are 5 more railway
lines under construction at the different corner of Calcutta,West
Bengal.
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31.  Chennai is second city in India to run a rapid transit system in 1995,
Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System is a elevated railway line run
within the city from from Chennai Beach to Velachery.The Chennai
Metro Rail and monorail network system will help the city for
reliable and safe transportation. Chennai Metro Rail project consist
both elevated and underground section and scheduled to be
completed in 2013.
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32.  The National Capital Region of India got another best mode of
transportation called rapid transit system,Delhi Metro.Delhi Metro
has 6 lines of 189.63 kilometers with 142 railway stations of which
35 are underground. Delhi Metro consist combination of at-
grade,underground and elevated lines.
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33.  Bengaluru Metro also known as Namma Metro is recently started
rapid transit rail system in the Bengaluru city of Karnataka. Namma
Metro second phase will also open soon at the end of year 2012 and
rest of the phases will complete as per plan.
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34.  Mumbai, the financial and commercial capital of India is all set to
provide another mode of transport to the people. Mumbai is the
largest city in India, also among the world and need mass public
transport system. Mumbai Metro and Mumbai Monorail will help the
life line of Mumbai called Mumbai Suburban Railway. Mumbai is
already running Monorail system, the first monorail in India. Mumbai
metro is opened and over 10 lakh commuters traveled on the city’s
first Metro train, It covers the 11.4 km-long journey from Versova-
Andheri-Ghatkopar corridor.
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35.  Hyderabad Metro is under construction with 3 lines and covering a
distance of around 71 km for the city. Phase 1 targeted date to
operational is for Miyapur to Ameerpet is by December 2014. The
Hyderabad Metro is the first public-private partnership metro project
in India. Hyderabad is already running a Multi-Modal Transport
System for particular routes.
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36.  The pink city of Rajasthan is got its first metro line of 9.2
km from Mansarovar to Chandpole Bazaar in November
2010. Rajasthan is one of the most visited tourist place in
India, specially international tourist and Jaipur is best place
to enjoy royal Rajasthan.
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37.  The Rapid Metro Rail Gurgaon is the first privately
operated metro in the city of Gurgaon, Haryana. Gurgaon
Metro will link to Delhi Metro and expected to complete in
March 2013.
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38.  Lucknow Metro is one of the fastest and most economical high speed
rapid transit system project in India. First phase of Mass Rapid
Transit System has been completed and a trial run on Thursday, The
metro project is highly expensive public transport system in Uttar
Pradesh, to provide environment friendly atmosphere to the city of
Lucknow.
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39.  Kochi Metro opened to the public in 2017 and one of the fastest
completed metro project in India. The Kochi metro project connects
rail, road and water transport facilities and listed as Best Urban
Mobility Project in India.
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40.  https://indianrailways.gov.in
 https://artsandculture.google.com
 https://whc.unesco.org
 https://www.railrestro.com
 https://irfca.org
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41. Presentation Will Be Continued By
Purnimaya Rai, Prerna Rai & Prajul
Gurung…respectively.
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