Introduction of Railways increased the movement of people to far off destination. Tourism development to a extent can be relate to the development of railways in India. It has proven safe & affordable means of transport for common people.

1. IndianIndian
railways,railways,
aa
monopolymonopoly
in thein the
market.market.

2. Journey from mid-nineteenth to 21st century.
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1853 to 2015….
From steam locomotives to electric
locomotives….
From the rail network of 21 miles to 71,000
miles….
From booking to e- booking…..

3. Indian railways historyIndian railways history....
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• Concept of railways came from London
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• First railway built by Great Indian Peninsula Railways.
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• First train was started in 1853 between Bombay and Thane.
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• From 1870 it became possible to travel directly from
Bombay to Calcutta.
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• By 1895 India had started to build its own locomotives.
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• In 1900, the great Indian peninsula became a government
owned company.
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• In 1905, a railway board was constituted served
under the department of commerce and
industry.
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• During this period, railway first time began to
make a profit.
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• 1908 , the first electric locomotive came in light.
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• By 1920, network expanded to 61,220km & a need
for central management was desired.
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• And based on the East India Railway Committee,
the government took over the management of
railways
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5. Indian Railway in present.Indian Railway in present.
• A public sector undertaking operated by government of
India through ministry of railways.
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• Headquartered in New Delhi.
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• Served India and limited service to Nepal, Bangladesh,
Pakistan.
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• Provide passenger railways , freight services , parcel
carrier, catering & tourism services & other.
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• Having railway network of 115,000km.

6. • Have 17 railway zones.
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• 7,172 stations
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• Carry more than 13 million passenger and 1.3
million tones of freight daily.
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• World’s seventh largest employer employed over
1.3 million employees.
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• Hold over 239,281 freight wagons , 62,924
passenger coaches and 9,013 locomotives.
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• It runs about 14,300 trains daily`
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7. Many schemes has been launched forMany schemes has been launched for
the effective functioning of Indianthe effective functioning of Indian
railwaysrailways
:
National Rail Vikas Yojna -
• To complete strategically important projects
• To remove the capacity bottlenecks in the
critical sections of IR.
• To strengthen the rail connectivity to ports
• Strengthening of golden quadrilateral to run
long-distance trains and freight trains at
higher speed of 100.

8. Steps taken towards safety andSteps taken towards safety and
securitysecurity
Safety of 13 million passengers travel daily is of
paramount importance.
Number of steps has been taken through the innovative
use of technology .
Training has been given to enhance the safety standards.
Railway protection force and the government reserve
police is created.
Deployment of women police force has been made for
women assistance .
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9. Innovative technology has been used to reduce
accidents.
Special Railway Safety Fund(SRSF) to replace the
arrears in assets has been done
Distressed bridges, old tracks, signaling system &
other safety device will be replaced.
Anti-Collision Device (ACD), developed by
Konkan railways is going on to avoid accidents
due to collision between trains.

10. Steps taken to passenger amenities :Steps taken to passenger amenities :
A new project has been launched to facilitate
computer based unreserved ticketing for
unreserved segment of passengers to reduce
crowds at booking offices and stations.
Computerized reservation facilities is available
at 758 locations covering 96% of total workload
of passenger reservation.
Indian Railway Catering and Tourism
Corporation , a subsidiary of Indian Railway
came to facilitate online ticketing,
accommodation availability, passenger status,
train schedule etc.

11. •
• To provide upgraded passenger information and
enquiries “ National Train Enquiry System”
has been launched.
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• Interactive voice response system (IVRS) has been
equipped at important stations to provide train
running position on a current basis.
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• Freight operations information system are
available at 235 locations to computerize the
freight operations.
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• Mobile application has been launched in 2014

12. Indian railway & tourism….Indian railway & tourism….
IR has came with a concept of “ India Rail
Tours “.
Exploring India by train is the favorite mode
for tourists. IR has launched many trains
that link almost every state, city, village.
IR are unstoppable ,be it any day or night &
this makes it more reliable and convenient
option to explore the country.

13. •
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• Some trains are famous for their magnificence
& luxury trains & hill trains are famous
world wide.
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• The hospitality of such trains are equipped
with modern facilities and excellent
services.
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• Whether it is east west or north south, india
train tour has reach throughout the india.

14. Some of the tour trains are :
Deccan Odyssey
Heritage on Wheels
Royal Rajasthan on Wheels
Maharaja Express
Golden Chariot
Buddhist Special
Hill Trains

15. As a monopoly, in the market.As a monopoly, in the market.
Being a monopoly its main aim is to provide
the cheapest and convenient mode of
passenger as well as frieght transport for
both long and suburban traffic.
It has played a vital role in the growth &
devlopment of industries as the building of
railway network in industrial areas facilite
the supplying of raw material and finished
goods to the market.

16. As a monopoly in the marketAs a monopoly in the market
Although IR progressed a lot, quantitatively &
qualitatively both but still there are many issues
that need attention.
Some of the issues are :
• Safety issues : with the increase in number of
passenger and goods, accidents are also increasing .
On an average the railway report 20 major collisions
& 350 derailment & 80 level crossing accidents in a
year & as a result doubts are there in the public
mind about safety of rail travels.

17. •
• Cost and revenue issues :
Just as other public enterprises, IR is also
facing a chronic financial crisis. Cost
percent is more than the revenue. A report
of railway finance shows that the revenue
increased at an average rate of 8.7 % against
the 9.65% average annual growth in costs.
This is because of –
- Increase in lease charge.
-Low level of employee productivity.
- Corruption at all level & etc.

18. Other issues are
• Low level of employees’ working efficiency
• Social burden
• Cleanliness at railway station
• Lack of security arrangement on the railways
resulting in theft etc
• Political pressure and interference
• Etc.
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19. Solution to the issues in indianSolution to the issues in indian
railwaysrailways
• There is a need for the public-private partnership
in this field, that must be regulated by
government but along with the private
partners.
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• Proper training and capacity building program is
needed to attain a efficient workforce.
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• Anti corruption policy is required to stop the scam
in recruiting employees and railway exam.

20. • Strict Human policies is needed in hiring new
employees
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• Promotion and demotion policy is needed.
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• Capable and responsible Railway protection
force to ensure the safety and security of
passengers.
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• Use of technology and devices to keep check
on the activities at station.

21. • Proper sanitation in train as well as at station is
required.
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• Well equipped stations and infrastructure are
needed. Like sitting facilities, waiting rooms
and so on.
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• Checking of luggage , metal detectors etc should
be there to stop terrorist activity.
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• Apart from revenues from passenger & freight,
there must be other sources for this like leasing
trains, locomotive to other countries.
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22. • Co-ordination between RPF & railway
authority.
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• Carry out research & development is required
in this field.
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• Railways should be ahead of technical
developments.
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• Should adopt foreign technology that suits
Indian conditions.

23. ConclusionConclusion
The Indian Railway is one and a half
century years old & are to be applauded as
since then a lot has been done in the field if
technology , infrastructure but more is yet to
be done. For the better services there is a need
to walk along with the present trends . Policy
& strategy formulation is quite essential in 21st
century to make railways efficient, economical,
preferable & environmental mode of
transportation.

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