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Indian Railways
Government of India statutory body / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Indian Railways (IR) is a body under the ownership of Ministry of Railways, Government of India.[1] It operates India's national railway system. It manages the fourth largest national railway system in the world by size. It has a total route length of 67,956 km (42,226 mi) as of 31 March 2022[update]. 83% (Length: 52,247 km (32,465 mi)) of all the broad-gauge routes are electrified with 25 kV 50 Hz AC electric traction as of 1 April 2022[update].
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In the freight segment, IR runs 9,475 trains daily.[2] The average speed of freight trains is around 42.2 km/h (26.2 mph). The maximum speed of freight trains varies from 60–75 km/h (37–47 mph) depending on their axle load.
As of March 2020[update], Indian Railways' rolling stock consisted of 2,93,077 freight wagons, 76,608 passenger coaches and 12,729 locomotives.[2] IR owns locomotive and coach-production facilities at different locations in India. It had 1.254 million employees as of March 2020[update]. It makes the world's eighth-largest employer.[2] The government has committed to electrifying India's entire rail network by 2023–24. IR also committed to become a "net zero (carbon emissions) railway" by 2030.[3]