Ministry of Railways (Railway Board)

The Ministry of Railways is a ministry in the Government of India, SIRJEE CLASSES

responsible for the country's rail transport.

The ministry operates the statutory body Indian Railways, an
organization that operates as a monopoly in rail transport and
is headed by the Chairman and CEO of Railway Board.
The Indian Railway Board comprises one Chairman, seven
"members of the Railway Board", and a Financial Commissioner.
The name change of railway stations in India require approval by the Indian
Railway Board.
Chairman and CEO of Railway Board : Anil Kumar Lahoti, IRSE
Ministry overview
Formed March 1905
Jurisdiction Government of India
Headquarters Rail Bhavan, 1, Raisina Road, New Delhi, Delhi, India
Minister responsible •Ashwini Vaishnaw (Minister of Railways)
Ministry executive •Anil Kumar Lahoti, (Chairman & CEO, Railway Board)
 INDIAN RAILWAY IMPORTANT FACTS
Type Statutory Body SIRJEE CLASSES

Founded 12 September 1837 (185 years ago), Nationalized in 1951

Headquarters New Delhi , India
Key people •Ashwini Vaishnaw (Minister of Railways)
•Anil Kumar Lahoti, IRSME (Chairman & CEO, Railway Board)
Services 1. Passenger railways
2. Freight services
3. Parcel carrier
4. Catering and tourism services
5. Parking lot operations
6. Other related services
Revenue ₹ 240,000 crore (US$30 billion) (2022–23)
Number of zones 19 Zones

Overview
Electrification 58,812 kilometeres as of April, 2023
Length 102,831 kilometres (63,896 mi) (route)
115,067 kilometres (71,499 mi) (running track)
128,305 kilometres (79,725 mi) (total track)
(as of 31 March 2022)
 HISTORY OF INDIAN RAILWAY
The first railway proposals for India were made in Madras
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in 1832.
The country's first train, Red Hill Railway (built by Arthur
Cotton to transport granite for road-building), ran from
Red Hills to the Chintadripet bridge in Madras in 1837.
India's first passenger train, operated by the Great Indian
Peninsula Railway and hauled by three steam locomotives
(Sahib, Sindh and Sultan), ran for 34 kilometres with 400
people in 14 carriages on 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
track between Bori Bunder (Mumbai) and Thane on 16
April 1853.
On 3 February 1925, the first electric passenger train in
India ran between Victoria Terminus and Kurla.
In 1956, the first fully air-conditioned train was introduced between
Howrah and Delhi (Presently known as Poorva Express).
In 1986, computerized ticketing and reservations were introduced in
New Delhi.
 HISTORY OF INDIAN RAILWAY
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In February 2000, the Indian Railways website went online.
On 3 August 2002, IR began online train reservations and ticketing.

On 22 March 2020, Indian Railways announced a nationwide shutdown of

passenger rail service to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in India.
Railway Budget History
The Railway Budget was usually presented 2 days before the Union
budget every year till 2016.
The central government approved merger of the Rail and General
budgets from 2017, ending a 92-year-old practice of a separate
budget for the nation's largest transporter.
R k shanmugham shetty , first finance minister presented the first Railway
Budget for independent India on 26 November 1947.
In the year 1999, Mamata Banerjee (later Chief Minister of West Bengal)
became the first female Railway Minister.
The last Railway Budget was presented on 25 February 2016 by Mr. Suresh Prabhu.
 Zones and divisions of Indian Railways
Indian Railways divides its operations into zones, which are
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further sub-divided into divisions, each having a divisional

*Total zones
headquarters.
In 1952, the existing rail networks were divided into 6 Zones 19
for administrative purpose. *Total divisions

There are a total of 19 zones (including Metro Railway, 70

Kolkata) and 70 Divisions on Indian Railway System.
Each of the divisions is headed by a Divisional Railway Manager (DRM), who
reports to the General Manager (GM) of the zone. A DRM can be appointed from
any of the eight organized services of Indian Railways, viz. Indian Railway Service
of Signal Engineers (IRSSE), Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS), Indian
Railway Personnel Service (IRPS), Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE),
Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME), Indian Railway Service
of Electrical Engineers (IRSEE), Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) and Indian
Railway Stores Service (IRSS) for the tenure of 3 years.
The DRM is assisted by one or two Additional Divisional Railway Managers
(ADRM) in the working of the division.
 Zones and divisions of Indian Railways
Route length Railway Divisions
S.N0. Railway zone Code Zone headquarters SIRJEE CLASSES
(km)
Mumbai, Bhusawal, Pune,
1 Central Railway CR Mumbai CSMT 4,102
Solapur, Nagpur CR
2 Konkan Railway KR Navi Mumbai 741 Karwar, Ratnagiri
Northern Railway Delhi, Ambala, Firozpur,
3 NR Delhi 6,968
(longest) Lucknow NR, Moradabad
North Central Prayagraj
4 NCR 3,151 Prayagraj, Agra, Jhansi
Railway (Uttar Pradesh)

North Eastern Gorakhpur

5 NER 3,667 Izzatnagar, Lucknow, Varanasi
Railway (smallest) (Uttar Pradesh)

Northeast Frontier Alipurduar, Katihar, Rangiya,

6 NFR Maligaon, Guwahati 3,948
Railway Lumding, Tinsukia
North Western
7 NWR Jaipur 5,459 Jaipur, Ajmer, Bikaner, Jodhpur
Railway
Fairlie
8 Eastern Railway ER 2,414 Howrah, Sealdah, Asansol, Malda
Place, Kolkata
East Central Danapur, Dhanbad, Samastipur
9 ECR Hajipur (Bihar) 3,628
Railway Pt D.D. Upadhyaya, Sonpur
Khurda Road, Sambalpur,
10 East Coast Railway ECoR Bhubaneswar (odisha) 2,204
Rayagada
 Zones and divisions of Indian Railways
Zone headquarters Route length
S.N0. Railway zone Code Railway Divisions
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(km)
Chennai, Tiruchirappalli, Madurai,
11 Southern Railway SR Chennai Central 5,079
Palghat, Salem, Thiruvananthapuram

South Central Secunderabad

12 SCR 3,127 Secunderabad, Hyderabad, Nanded
Railway Junction
South Coast Waltair, Vijayawada,
13 SCoR Visakhapatnam 3,496
Railway (latest) Guntur, Guntakal
South Eastern Garden Adra, Chakradharpur,
14 SER 2,631
Railway Reach, Kolkata Kharagpur, Ranchi
South East
15 SECR Bilaspur (chattisgarh) 2,447 Bilaspur, Raipur, Nagpur
Central Railway
South Western
16 SWR Hubballi (Karnataka) 3,566 Hubballi, Bengaluru, Mysuru
Railway
Mumbai Mumbai WR, Ratlam, Ahmedabad,
17 Western Railway WR 6,182
(Churchgate) Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Vadodara

West Central
18 WCR Jabalpur 2,965 Jabalpur, Bhopal, Kota
Railway
19 Metro Railway Kolkata Not applicable.

Kolkata And Mumbai are the city with most Zonal Headquarters of Indian Railways, 3 of them each.
Railway zones in India
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 Zones and divisions of Indian Railways
Departments SIRJEE CLASSES

A typical division has an average track length of about 1,000 km (620 mi)
and staff strength of about 15,000.
All the departments and services of the Indian Railways are represented
in a Division.
 Zones and divisions of Indian Railways
Departments
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Name of Department Headed by Abbre. Role and function
Senior Divisional Maintenance of all fixed assets of the
Engineering Department Engineer/Divisional Sr.DEN/DEN Division, i.e. Track, Bridges, Buildings,
Engineer Roads, Water supply etc.
Mechanical Engineering Senior Divisional Maintenance of Carriages and Wagons of
Sr.DME
Department Mechanical Engineer the Division.
Electrical Engineering Senior Divisional Maintenance of lighting and power for
Sr.DEE (General)
Department (General) Electrical Engineer railway buildings.
Electrical Engineering
Senior Divisional
Department (Traction Sr.DEE (TRD) Maintenance of Overhead equipment.
Electrical Engineer
Distribution)
Maintenance of operations of all
locomotives including EMUs/MEMUs and
Electrical Engineering Senior Divisional
Sr.DEE (OP) its establishment i.e. Assistant Loco
Department (Operations) Electrical Engineer
Pilots,Loco Pilots,Loco Inspector and
Guards.
Senior Divisional
Signal & Management of the Signalling and
Signal &
Telecommunication Sr.DSTE Telecommunication (S&T) infrastructure
Telecommunication
Engineering Department of the division for Safe Train operations;
Engineer
Operating and Traffic
Senior Divisional
(Transportation) Sr.DOM Train operations
Operations Manager
Department
 Zones and divisions of Indian Railways
Departments
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Name of Department Headed by Abbre. Role and function

Senior Divisional Passenger ticketing, ticket checking,

Commercial Department Sr.DCM
Commercial Manager booking of freight rakes and collecting fares

Chief Medical Providing medical facilities to railway

Medical Department CMS
Superintendent employees and their families
Senior Divisional Safety
Safety Department Sr.DSO Ensuring safety of train operations
Officer
Ensuring material for maintenance of trains
Senior Divisional Material
Stores Department Sr.DMM (material for all departments except the
Manager
Engineering Department)
Senior Divisional Finance
Accounts Department Sr.DFM Financial management of the division
Manager
Senior Divisional Personnel
Personnel Department Sr.DPO HR functions
Officer
Security of railway material, passenger and
Senior Divisional Security
Security Department Sr.DSC passenger belongings
Commissioner

Divisional Railway
Managing Department DRM Managing all departments
Manager
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Where is headquarter of southern railway?

a. Banguluru b. Kolkata
c. Hyderabad Ans-d d. Chennai central

Where is headquarter of central railway?

a. Mumbai b. hubli
c. Chennai Ans-a d. New delhi

Which is the longest Railway departmental zones

of India? Northern Railway established
Ans-d in the year 1952, is the largest
a. Central Railway b. Southern Railway zone in terms of kilometres
covered (approximately 6807)
c. South central Railway d. Northern Railway in India.
 Railway Subsidiary Companies
IR is a major shareholder in 16 public sector undertakings (PSU)
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and other organizations that are related to rail transport in

India. Notable among the list are:
I. Financing, construction and project implementation
1. Indian Railway Finance
Corporation (IRFC)
It raises financial resources for
expansion and running through
capital markets and other
borrowings.
Founded ---- 1986
IRFC raises money through
financial bonds and from banks
and financial institutions.
2. RITES Ltd
Founded ---- 1974
Rail India Technical and Economic Service
Limited specialized in the field of transport
infrastructure.
Company's initial charter was to provide
consultancy services in rail transport
management to operators in India and abroad.
RITES has since diversified into planning and
consulting services for other infrastructure,
including airports, ports, highways and urban
planning.
 Railway Subsidiary Companies
3. Indian Railway Construction
Corporation (IRCON)
Founded ---- 1976
The Ircon is well known for undertaking
challenging infrastructure projects,
especially in difficult terrains in India and
abroad.
Ircon has completed over 1650 major infrastructure
projects in India and over 900 major projects across
the globe in more than 31 countries.
II. Land and station development
1. Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA)
It is a statutory authority, under the Indian
Ministry of Railways.
It is responsible for creating assets for Indian
Railways through the development of vacant railway
land for commercial use to generate revenue by non-
tariff measures.
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4. Rail Vikas Nigam
Limited (RVNL)
Founded ---- 2003
Rail Vikas Nigam Limited is a wholly
owned subsidiary of Indian Railways
involved in building rail infrastructure
required by the railways.
2. Indian Railway Stations Development
Corporation (IRSDC)
Main Objectives of the Company is to develop/
re-develop the existing/new railway station
which will consist of upgrading the level by
new constructions/renovations including re-
development of the station buildings, platform
surfaces, to better standards.
 Railway Subsidiary Companies
III. Passenger and freight train operations
1. Konkan Railway
Corporation (KRCL)
Founded ---- 1990
Konkan Railway Corporation
Limited (KRCL) is a Union Government
Company that operates Konkan Railway and
also undertakes other railway-related projects.
The railway (railroad) route of KRCL
covers the coastal districts of Maharashtra,
Goa and Karnataka states of India .
IV. IT and communications
1. Centre for Railway
Information Systems (CRIS)
The Centre for Railway Founded ---- 1986
Information Systems (CRIS) design, develop,
implements and maintains most of the
important information systems of Indian
Railways.
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2. Container Corporation
of India (CONCOR)
Founded ---- 1988
CONCOR operates three core businesses:
cargo carrier; terminal operator, warehouse
operator & MMLP operation.
2. RailTel Corporation of
India (RCIL)
Founded ---- 2000
It provides broadband and VPN services.
It was formed with the objective of creating
nationwide broadband, telecom and multimedia
network, to modernise train control operation
and safety system of Indian Railways.
 V. Catering and tourism
1. Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) SIRJEE CLASSES

Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is

a wholly owned subsidiary of Indian Railways that provides
ticketing, catering, and tourism services to the Indian
Founded ---- 1999
Railways.
VI. Rail infrastructure
1. Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL)
The Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited
(DFCCIL) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Indian Railways with
the responsibility to undertake planning, development, and
mobilisation of financial resources and construction, maintenance
and operation of the "Dedicated Freight Corridors" (DFC).
Currently, freight trains do not get priority over passenger trains. Once
completed, at least 70% of the freight trains will be transferred on the
DFCCIL network which will help in timely movement of cargo. Also,
this may lead to the introduction of more passenger trains in future.

2. Pipavav Railway Corporation Ltd PRCL (50%)

 Locomotives of India
A locomotive is also known as a loco or more popularly SIRJEE CLASSES

as an engine.
The Indian Railways primarily operates fleet of electric
and diesel locomotives, along with several compressed
natural gas (CNG) locomotives.
Steam locomotives are operated on a few World Heritage
sites and also run occasionally as heritage trains.
The country's first steam locomotive ran on the Red Hill Railway
(built by Arthur Cotton to transport granite for road-building)
from Red Hills to the Chintadripet bridge in Madras in 1837.
Locomotives in India are classified by gauge, motive power, the A Nilgiri Mountain Railway
work they are suited for, and their power or model number. steam locomotive.

Their 4 or 5 letter class name includes this information.

➢ First letter ------------------ track gauge,
➢ Second letter -------------- motive power (diesel or electric),
WAP-5
➢ Third letter ---------------- suitable traffic (goods, passenger, multi or shunting).
➢ Fourth letter -------------- locomotive's chronological model number.
But in 2002, a new classification was adopted in which the fourth letter in newer diesel
locomotives indicate horsepower range.
 Railway Units Manufacturing Plants of India
Indian Railways is a vertically-integrated organization that
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produces majority of its locomotives & rolling stock at in-

house production units.
Locomotives
1. Chittaranjan Locomotive Works
Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) is an Formerly Loco Building Works
electric locomotive manufacturer based in India. Type Government

It is the largest locomotive manufacturer unit in Industry Electric locomotive

the world, producing 431 locomotives in 2019–20. Founded 26 January 1950

Headquarters Chittaranjan, Asansol,
Dr. Rajendra Prasad dedicated the first steam (West Bengal)
locomotive to the nation on 1st November, 1950 Products WAP-5, WAP-7
and on the same day the Loco Building Factory WAG-9
was rechristened and named after the great Patriot,
Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das and became Chittaranjan
Locomotive Works.
CLW has stores and offices in Kolkata, as well as inspection
cells in New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Bangalore.
 Locomotives
2. Banaras Locomotive Works SIRJEE CLASSES
3. Diesel Locomotive Factory
Industry Electric locomotive Marhowrah
Predecessor Diesel Locomotive Works
Built Joint Venture
Headquarters Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Operated 2019
The Banaras Locomotive Works Location Marhowra, Saran district, Bihar
(BLW) (formerly Diesel Locomotive Products Diesel Locomotive
Works (DLW)) in Varanasi, is a
production unit of Indian Railways. The Diesel Locomotive Factory, Marhowrah
is a joint venture of General Electric of the
DLW stopped manufacturing diesel US with Indian Railways for the production
locomotives in March 2019 and was of 1000 high-power freight locomotives over
renamed to BLW in Oct 2020. a period of 10 years designed to run on
Indian railway tracks
4. Electric Locomotive Factory in Madhepura, (Bihar):- It is a Joint Venture of
Indian Railways and Alstom SA manufactures electric locomotives.
On 10 April 2018, Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated India's first high-speed WAG-12
12,000 HP (8.9 MW) freight electric locomotive at Electric Locomotive Factory, Madhepura.

5. Diesel-Loco Modernisation Works in Patiala, (Punjab):- upgrades and overhauls

locomotives. They also manufacture electric locomotives
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1985 onwards steam locomotives

were phased out and electric and
diesel locomotives took their place.
 Rolling Stock manufacturing units
The term rolling stock in the rail transport industry refers SIRJEE CLASSES

to railway vehicles, including both powered and unpowered

vehicles, for example locomotives, railroad cars, coaches,
private railroad cars and wagons.
1. Integral Coach Factory (Perambur, Chennai)
A premier production unit of the Indian railways, Founded October 2, 1955
the ICF manufactures a range of coaches, including Headquarters Chennai,
Linke-Hofmann-Busch (LHB) ones, in addition to (Tamil nadu )
self-propelled train sets (SPTs) such as electrical Products Rolling stock, EMU
multiple units. MEMU

2. Rail Coach Factory (Kapurthala, Punjab)

After turning out its first coach in March 1988, RCF has Founded 1985
moved on to become the largest and most modern coach Headquarters Kapurthala, Punjab
manufacturing unit of Indian Railways. Products Rolling Stock

1st AC (Air-Conditioned), Sleeper Coach, 2 Tier AC Sleeper Coach

3 Tier AC Sleeper, AC Chair Car, Executive Class & Economy Class
3. Modern Coach Factory in Raebareli, (Uttar Pradesh)
4. Marathwada Rail Coach Factory, Latur, (Maharashtra)
 Wheel & Axle plants of railway
1. Rail Wheel Factory in Bangalore, (Karnataka) SIRJEE CLASSES

Rail Wheel Factory, Yelehanka (RWF) (also known as Wheel

and Axle Plant) is a manufacturing unit of Indian Railways,
producing wheels, axles and wheel sets of railroad wagons,
coaches and locomotives.
Industry Wheels, Coaches
It has a planned capacity to and Locomotives
manufacture of about 70,000 wheels Founded 1984
of different sizes, 23,000 axles and to Headquarters Yelahanka,
assemble 23,000 wheel sets. (Bangalore)

2. Rail Wheel Plant, Bela in Chhapra, (Bihar)

 INDIAN RAILWAYS ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 2021-22
The traction-wise fleet as on March 31, 2022, is as follows: SIRJEE CLASSES
 Railway Units Manufacturing Plants of India
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Railway Units Location

Diesel Locomotive Works Varanasi (Uttar Pradseh)

Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (Electric Engines) Chittaranjan (West Bengal)

Diesel-Loco Modernisation Works Patiala (Punjab)

Electric Locomotive Factory Madhepura (Bihar)

Rail Wheel & Axle Factory Bangalore (Karnataka)

Rail Coach Factory Kapurthala (Punjab)

Integral Coach Factory (1952) Chennai (Tamil Nadu)

Modern Coach Factory Raebareli (Uttar Pradesh)

 Railway Training Institutes
Eastablished
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Name of the Institute Location
year
1. National Academy of Indian Railways Vadodara
1930
(Railway Staff College) (Gujarat)
Pune
2. Indian Railway Institute of Civil Engineering 1988
(Maharashtra)
3. Indian Railway Institute of Signal Engineering Secunderabad
1957
and Telecommunications (Telangana)
4. Indian Railway Institute of Mechanical and Jamalpur
1888
Electrical Engineering (Bihar)
5. Indian Railway Institute of Electrical Nasik
1988
Engineering (Maharashtra)
6. Indian Railway Institute of Transport Lucknow
2003
Management (Uttar Pradesh)

7. Indian Railway Institute of Financial Secunderabad

2019
Management (Telangana)
 Zonal training centres of Indian Railway
Zonal training centres is imparting training to Group
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'C' Staff of Transportation, Commercial, Personnel,

Accounts, Store, Civil Engineering and Transportation
portion of all the streams of JE/SSE of Electrical,
Mechanical etc.
The courses of training are Induction, Promotion
and Refresher.

The Institute is conducting Safety Camps for Loco

Pilots, Guards and Station Masters Category after
the successful completion of their Refresher course.
The National Rail Museum
The National Rail Museum in Chanakyapuri, Former Rail Transport
New Delhi, displays exhibits on the history of name Museum
rail transport in India. Established 1 February 1977;
Location Chanakyapuri,
The museum was inaugurated on 1 February New Delhi
1977. Type Rail museum
 List of Zonal training centres in India
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Zonal training centres Zone

Zonal Railway Training Institute/Bhusawal CR

Zonal Railway Training Institute, Bhuli ER

Zonal Railway Training Institute/Cdhandausi NR

Zonal Railway Training Institute/Muzaffarpur ECR

Zonal Railway Training Institute/Alipurduar Jn NFR

Zonal Railway Training Institute/Trichy SR

SCR
Zonal Railway Training Institute/Maula Ali
SER
Zonal Railway Training Institute/Sini
NWR
Zonal Railway Training Institute /Udaipur
 Railway Tracks
As of 31 March 2022, IR network spans 128,305 km (79,725 mi)
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of track length, while the route length is 68,043 km.

Track sections are rated for speeds ranging from 80 to 200
km/h (50 to 124 mph), though the maximum speed attained by
passenger trains is 180 km/h (110 mph) during trial runs.

What is Rail Gauge?

The gauge of the railway track is a clear minimum vertical distance
between the inner sides of two tracks is called railway gauge.

That is, the distance between the two tracks on any railway route
is known as railway gauge.
Types of Rail Gauge
There are 4 types of railway gauge used in India.
1. Broad gauge, 2. Metre Gauge,
3. Narrow gauge 4. Standard gauge (for Delhi Metro).
 Types of Rail Gauge
1. Broad Gauge SIRJEE CLASSES

Broad gauge is also called wide gauge or large line. The distance between the
two tracks in these railway gauges is 1676 mm (5 ft 6 in).
Broad gauge is the predominant gauge used by IR and
spans 65,093 km of route (94.10% of total route network),
as of 31 March 2022.
It is the broadest gauge in use across the world for regular passenger movement.
Broad gauge generated 100% of the freight output (net tonne-kilometres) and more
than 99% of the passenger output (passenger kilometres).
The first railway line built in India was a broad gauge line from Bore Bunder
(now Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus) to Thane in 1853.
2. Metre Gauge
The distance between the two tracks is 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3/8 in).
The metre gauge lines were made to reduce the cost.
All meter gauge lines except the Nilgiri Mountain Railway
which is a legacy run on a meter gauge in India will be
converted into broad gauge under project Unigauge.
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 3. Narrow Gauge
The small gauge is called a Narrow gauge or a small line. SIRJEE CLASSES

The narrow-gauge railway is the railway track, in which

distance between two tracks is 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) and 610
mm (2 ft) .
Narrow gauges tracks were 1,294 km (2.15% of total route network) as of 31
March 2022.
4. Standard Gauge
The distance between the two tracks in this railway gauge
is 1435 mm (4 ft 8½ in).

In India, standard gauge is used only for urban rail transit

systems like Metro, Monorail and Tram.
All metro lines coming in urban areas will be made only in the standard gauge
because it is easy to get rolling stock for the standard gauge as compared to the
Indian gauge.
By 2016, the lines that are in operation are Delhi Metro, Rapid Metro Rail
Gurgaon, Bangalore Metro and Mumbai Metro.
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 Konkan Railway
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The Konkan Railway (abbreviated KR) is one of the
19 railway zones in India with its headquarters at
CBD Belapur in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra.
The first passenger train ran on Konkan railway
tracks on 20 March 1993, between Udupi and
Mangalore.
Konkan Railway was formed in 1990 as a Company to
construct 761 km Rail Link between Mumbai (Roha)
to Mangalore (Thokur). The entire line was opened
for traffic on 26th Jan, 1998.
Owner Ministry of Railways
Termini 1 Roha, (Maharashtra) 2. Thokur, (Karnataka)
Stations 69
Opened 26 January 1998
Line length 756.25 km (469.91 mi)
Number of tracks 1
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) (Broad gauge)
 Electrification
As of 1 April 2022, IR has electrified 50,394 km of the SIRJEE CLASSES

total of all gauges route kilometers.

Indian Railway uses 25 kV 50 Hz AC traction on all its
electrified tracks.
Railway electrification in India began with the first
electric train, between Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
and Kurla on the Harbour Line, on 3 February 1925 on
the Great Indian Peninsula Railway (GIPR) at 1500 V
DC.
Green Railways by 2030
In order to reduce its carbon footprint, the entire Indian Railways network will
be electrified by 2023. It will also instal 20GW of solar power by 2030

In August 2020, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal tweeted that "by 2030, we will be a
net-zero railway, our carbon emission will be zero? Ours will be the first railways
of this scale to go green".
Important Statistics
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 Important Landmarks of Indian Railways Electrification
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Sl. No. Date & Year Railway RKMs Landmarks

First electric train on 1500 Volt DC from Bombay

1. 03.02.1925 Central 16
VT to Kurla.

Central, Eastern RKM electrified on Indian Railways at the

2. Up to 1947 388
& South Eastern time of Independance.

3000 V DC electrification on Howrah - Burdwan

3. 1954-58 Eastern 142
and Sheoraphulli - Tarakeshwar sections.

Inauguration of EMU services on Howrah -

4. 14.12.1957 Eastern 142 Sheroaphulli section by Pandit Jawaharlal
Nehru, first P.M. of India.

Adoption of 25 kV AC single phase

5. 1957 - -
electricfication on Indian Railways.

First section electrified on 25 kV AC

6. 11.08.1960 South Eastern 75
Rajkharswan - Dongoaposi.
 Important Landmarks of Indian Railways Electrification
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Sl. No. Date & Year Railway RKMs Landmarks

September Indroduction of first indigenous Electric Multiple

7. - -
1962 Unit (EMU) services.

Successful Trial of Highest OHE in the world

(7.45 m high contact wire) in Jakhapura-Tomka
8. 07.07. 2008 East Coast 24
section for Double Stack Container Train
operation.
Commissioning of Anandnagar - Nautanwa
9. 23.09.21 NER 40 section direct connectivity to Nepal Border on
electric traction with main line.

An important electrified route from Prayagraj to

Bhopal has been achieved with the electrification of
10. 20.10.2022 NCR 75
Ishanagar-Udaipura section (75 RKM) apart from
North Central Railway becoming 100% electrified.

Meghalaya has been connected with the rest of India

on electrified route with the electrification of
11. 15.03.2023 NFR 20
Dudhnoi-Mendipathar (20 RKM) route which is a
major achievement.
 Progress of Railway Electrification
The progress of Electrification since independence is SIRJEE CLASSES

tabulated below:

During year 2021-22, 6,366 RKM has been electrified.

 Planning
In the year 2021-22 the following assets were acquired:-
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The Swiss rail network is the largest fully electrified

network in the world & one of only two to achieve this,
the other being Armenia.

India and China has the largest electrified railway length

with just over 70% of the network.

West Central Railways has become the first fully

electrified railway zone in the country.
 Different Train types of Indian Railway
Trains are sorted into categories which dictate the number of stops on a SIRJEE CLASSES

route, their priority on the network, and their fare structure.

Each express train is identified by a five-digit number.
If the first digit in the train number is 1 or 2, they are long-
distance express trains. If the first digit is 0, the train is a
special train which will operate for a limited period of time
with a different fare structure. A first digit of 5 denotes a
passenger train.
Trains traveling in opposite directions along the same route are usually
labelled with consecutive numbers. However, there is considerable variation
in train numbers; some zones, such as Central Railway, have a less-systematic
method of numbering trains.
Trains are classified by average speed. A faster train has fewer stops (halts)
than a slower one, and is usually used for long-distance travel.

The names of the trains usually denote the regions they connect, the routes
they traverse, or a famous person or tourist spot connected with the train.
 Train types Description SIRJEE CLASSES

A semi-high-speed, air-conditioned day time journey train with facilities

1. Vande Bharat such as Wi-Fi, snack tables, CCTV cameras, hydraulic-pressure doors,
Express and a fire and smoke detection and extinguishing system.

It is the first semi-high speed (EMU) (locomotive-less) train set made in

India.

It was flagged off on 15 February 2019 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The model number for this particular train set is Train 18.

A semi-high-speed, air-conditioned train which had its inaugural run on

2. Tejas Express 24 May 2017.

Coaches have bio-vacuum toilets, water-level indicators, tap sensors,

hand dryers, integrated Braille displays, an LED TV for each passenger
with a phone jack, local cuisine, Wi-Fi, tea and coffee vending machines,
magazines, snack tables, CCTV cameras, and a fire and smoke detection
and extinguishing system.

It can run at a speed of 200 km/h (120 mph) but it is restricted to 130 km/h
(81 mph) due to some technical reasons.
 Train types Description
SIRJEE CLASSES

3. Gatimaan Express The first semi-high-speed, air-conditioned train running

between Delhi and Jhansi with a top speed of 160 km/h (99 mph).

First service ----- 5 April 2016

Air-conditioned, intercity trains for daytime travel. Unlike the

4. Shatabdi Express Rajdhani or Duronto Expresses, the Shatabdi expresses make a
round trip on the same day.

The Bhopal Shatabdi Express (train number 12001/12002) is India’s

2nd fastest train between New Delhi and Agra, with an average
speed of 90 km/h (56 mph) and a top speed of 150 km/h (93 mph).

First service --------- 14 November 1988

5. Double Decker Air-conditioned, limited-stop, two-tier express trains for daytime
travel.
Express

A more-economical version of the Shatabdi Express, with air-conditioned

6. Jan Shatabdi Express and non-air-conditioned classes and a top speed of 110 km/h (68 mph)
 Train types Description SIRJEE CLASSES

7. Duronto Express Non-stop (except for technical halts) service introduced in

2009.

They connect India's metros and major state capitals, and were
introduced to equal (or exceed) the speed of the Rajdhani Express.

Air-conditioned, three-tier coach trains with LED screens

8. Humsafar Express displaying information about stations and train speed, a PA
system, vending machines for tea and coffee, charging ports for
electronic devices, bio-toilets, smoke alarms,
Its inaugural run was between Gorakhpur to Anand Vihar Terminal.
First service -------- 16 December 2016
9. Garib Rath Express Air-conditioned, economy, three-tier trains with a top speed of
130 km/h (81 mph).
First service ------- 5 October 2006
 Train types Description SIRJEE CLASSES

Vivek Express introduced to commemorate the 150th birth

10. Vivek Express Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda in 2013, four pairs of
Vivek Expresses run in the country.
Vivek Express trains, the one from Dibrugarh to
Kanyakumari, is the longest route on the Indian
Railways network, in terms of distance and time.

Non-reserved, high-speed LHB coaches on peak routes

11. Antyodaya Express
to ease congestion.

First service -------- 4 March 2017

Designed for urban transport, the first metro was the Kolkata
12. Metro Metro in 1984, followed by the Delhi Metro in 2002.

Three of the lines were declared a World Heritage Site as "Mountain

13. Mountain Railways Railways of India" by UNESCO.
 Indian Railway Links with adjacent countries
1. Bangladesh SIRJEE CLASSES

Bangladesh is connected by :-
1. The four times a week Maitree Express that runs
from Kolkata to Dhaka. First service ------ 14 April 2008

2. weekly Bandhan Express which began running commercial trips

between Kolkata and Khulna in November 2017.
2. Bhutan
An 18 km (11 mi) railway link with Bhutan is being constructed from Hashimara
in West Bengal to Toribari in Bhutan.
3. Pakistan
two trains operate to Pakistan:
1. Samjhauta Express ---- between Delhi and Lahore (First service ------ July 22, 1976)
2. Thar Express ------------ between Jodhpur and Karachi (First service ---- 2006)

However, as of August 2019, they have been cancelled due to the tension over Kashmir.
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The first hydrogen-powered

passenger trains built by
Alstom SA are set to debut in
Germany.
 Railway stations in India (Highest, largest, oldest, busiest)
Indian Railways (IR) is India's national railway system SIRJEE CLASSES

operated by the Ministry of Railways. It manages the

fourth largest railway network in the world by size.
Number of railway station 7,500+ stations

There are quite a few railway stations in India which

are architecture marvels.
1. Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Mumbai
A UNESCO World Heritage site, this railway station in India
was erstwhile known as the Victoria Terminus.
It was built in 1887, and eventually the name changed
to Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in 1996.
Bori Bunder, located in Mumbai was the first railway station
in India.
India's first passenger train ran from Bori Bunder to Thane in 1853. It was built
by the Great Indian Peninsular Railway. This station was rebuilt as Victoria
Terminus later in 1888, named after Queen Victoria.
 2. Ghum, (North Bengal)
Ghum railway station is the highest railway station in SIRJEE CLASSES

India and the 14th highest in the world. This is the part
of the Darjeeling toy train railways.
It is quite a small station, yet it is considered to be one
of the most beautiful railway station in India.
3. Howrah Station (West Bengal)
Built in 1854, the Howrah Station is the oldest railway
station in India. The station is situated on the banks of
the River Hooghly and it is linked to Kolkata with the
help of the Howrah Bridge.
It has the highest train handling capacity of any railway
station in India and it has 23 platforms to serve the people.
In terms of number of platforms Howrah Railway Station
is the largest station.
In terms of platform length, On 6 October 2013, Gorakhpur became the world's
longest railway platform, after inauguration of the remodelled Gorakhpur Yard,
with a stretch of around 1.34 kilometres (0.84 mi).
 4. New Delhi Railway Station
The New Delhi Railway Station is known to be the busiest SIRJEE CLASSES

railway station in the country.

The present station was founded in 1911 before which the
Old Delhi Railway Station was operated for all trains.
Mathura junction
Mathura junction is the largest railway junction in India,
with as many as 7 routes emerging from this station.
Mathura junction also has 10 platforms, with connectivity
to all major cities of India.

Note:-
Jaipur Junction - The Cleanest Railway Station as per
Swachh Rail, Swachh Bharat 2019
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World's Longest Railway Platform To Be Built at

Karnataka's Hubballi Junction.

At present, the 1,366 metre-long platform in Uttar

Pradesh's Gorakhpur, which is the headquarters
of the North-Eastern Railway (NER), is the
longest railway platform in the world and it was
renovated in 2013.

The Bogibeel Bridge is a combined road and rail

bridge over the Brahmaputra River in the
northeastern Indian state of Assam between
Dhemaji district and Dibrugarh district.

Bogibeel river bridge is the longest rail-cum-road

bridge in India
 PREVIOUS DFCCIL QUESTIONS
Which is the westernmost railway
station of India?
a. Baramulla Ans-b
b. Naliya railway station
c. Ledo railway station
d. Kanyakumari railway station
A station where the rail lines
end, is called?
a. Junction station
b. Way-side station
c. Block station Ans-d
d. Terminal station
SIRJEE CLASSES
• Naliya railway station is a small railway
station in Kutch district, Gujarat.
• The station consists of a single platform.
• The Ledo railway station is the
easternmost broad gauge railway station
in India
• Kanyakumari railway station is the
southernmost railway station in India.
•When the trains can enter and exit the station in only one direction,
a station is known as a terminus or terminal.
• In other words, the tracks end in the opposite direction.
• A train will exit in the same direction as it has entered.
Some of the popular terminal stations in India are:-
1. Anand Vihar Terminal (ANVT)
2. Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST)
3. Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT)
4. Bandra Terminus (BDTS)
5. Rajendra Nagar Terminus (RJPB).
 Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL)
The Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India SIRJEE CLASSES

Limited (DFCCIL) is a wholly owned subsidiary of

Indian Railways with the responsibility to undertake
planning, development, and mobilisation of financial
resources and construction, maintenance and
operation of the "Dedicated Freight Corridors" (DFC).

The DFCCIL was registered as a company

under the Companies Act 1956 in 2006.

First 2 DFCs , Western Dedicated Freight Type Subsidiary of Indian Railways

Corridor (WDFC), from Dadri in Uttar Industry Rail freight transport
Pradesh to JNPT in Mumbai and Eastern
Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC), Founded 30th October 2006
Ludhiana in Punjab to Dankuni in West Headquarters New Delhi
Bengal, which will decongest railway
Key people Ravindra Kumar Jain
network by moving 70% of India's goods (Managing Director)
train to these two corridors.
Parent Indian Railways (100%)
 Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFC)
Under the Eleventh Five Year Plan of India (2007–12), SIRJEE CLASSES

the Ministry of Railways started constructing a new

Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) in two long routes,
namely the Eastern and Western freight corridors.

The two routes cover a total length of 3,260 kilometres

(2,030 mi), with the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor
stretching from Ludhiana in Punjab to Dankuni in West
Bengal and the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor
from Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Mumbai (Maharashtra)
to Dadri in Uttar Pradesh.

Need for DFC

The Indian Railways have witnessed higher freight volumes without substantial
investment in infrastructure, increased axle load, reduction of turn-round time
of rolling stock, reduced unit cost of transportation, rationalization of tariffs
resulting in improvement in market share and improved operational margins.
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Indian Railways is the sole customer of

DFCCIL. DFCCIL was incorporated as a
company under the Companies Act 1956
on 30th October 2006. Its headquarters is
located in New Delhi.
 Milestone of DFCCIL
Year Milestone
SIRJEE CLASSES

Apr 2005 Project announced by the then Prime Minister of India Manmohan
Singh.
Oct 2006 The Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCIL) is
formed by the Ministry of Railways on 30 October 2006.
Feb 2008 Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approves Western DFC
and Eastern DFC.
Feb 2014 Concession Agreement between DFCCIL & MoR signed.
Aug 2018 Inaugural run of a freight train is successfully conducted along the
190 km segment between New Ateli and New Phulera stations.
Dec 2019 DFCCIL successfully tested the 306 km stretch between Kishangarh
Balawas (Rewari district) and Madar (Ajmer district).
Jan 2021 The 306 km route from New Rewari to New Madar is inaugurated
by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 7 January. He also flagged off
the world's first flat wagon double-stacked container train from New
Ateli to New Kishangarh on the same day.
 Milestone of DFCCIL
Year Milestone
SIRJEE CLASSES

Mar 2021 The 335 km long New Madar to New Palanpur section is inaugurated on
31 March.
July 2021 About 60% of the Western DFC has been completed.
Aug 2021 DFCCIL commences Roll-on-Roll-off (Ro-Ro) service on the Western
DFC on 14 August. The rake consisting of flat wagons proceeded from
New Rewari and arrived at New Palanpur, covering a distance of
630 km.
Aug 2021 DFCCIL successfully completes a 2.75 km long and 25 m high viaduct
near Sohna on the Dadri-Prithla-Rewari section on 26 August.
Oct 2021 Madar-Palanpur (353 km) section was declared open for operation.
May 2022 Trial run was started on the section from New Palanpur-
New Mehsana on 13 May, and was finished on 25 May.
Sept 2022 Khurja-Dadri Section (46 km) of EDFC was Commissioned.
Nov 2022 Electric Loco trial was succesfully conducted on both lines of Dadri-
Prithala section (52Km) of WDFC on 30.11.2022.
 Golden Quadrilateral Freight Corridor (GQFC)
GQFC has 6 DFCs, 2 are being implemented and the funding for the remaining 4 was SIRJEE CLASSES

approved in January 2018.

The rail tracks linking four largest metropolitan cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata and
two diagonals North-South Dedicated Freight Corridor (Delhi-Chennai) and East-West Dedicated
Freight Corridor (Kolkata-Mumbai) are called the Golden Quadrilateral (GQFC).

Dedicated Freight Corridor Length Status Start Point Termination

(km) Point
Western Dedicated Freight JNPT,
1506 Partly Operational Dadri
Corridor Nava Sheva
Eastern Dedicated Freight
1873 Partly operational Ludhiana Dankuni
Corridor
East-West Dedicated Freight Announced in Budget
2000 Dankuni Bhusawal
Corridor 2021–22
North-South Dedicated Freight Announced in Budget
975 Vijayawada Itarsi
Sub-Corridor 2021–22
East Coast Dedicated Freight Announced in Budget
1115 Kharagpur Vijayawada
Corridor 2021–22
Southern Dedicated Freight
892 Proposed Madgaon Chennai
Corridor
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 Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor
Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC) is a freight specific railway SIRJEE CLASSES

under construction in northern to eastern India by the Indian Railways. The

railway will run between Ludhiana in Punjab and Dankuni (near Kolkata) in
West Bengal. The railway is one of the multiple freight corridors. For the
railway line, broad gauge will be used.
Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor
Eastern DFC
Overview
Distance Covered
State Status Partly Operational, Partly under
(K.M.)
construction
Punjab 88
Owner Indian Railways
Haryana 72
Locale Punjab, Haryana, Uttar
Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal
Uttar Pradesh 1078
Service
Bihar 239 Type Freight rail
Jharkhand 195 Technical
West Bengal 203 Line length 1,839 km (1,143 mi)
Total 1873 Track gauge 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) Indian broad gauge

EDFC Built by Alstom at Prayagraj, Operations control center (OCC) will house command and control
center to monitor all trains and power supply systems on Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor.
 Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor
This corridor is divided into multiple sections for contracting purposes. SIRJEE CLASSES

Distance Project Completion

Section Route Status
in km contractor Date
Ludhiana-Ambala-
Yamunanagar-
Saharanpur- Under-
Ludhiana - Khurja 365 GMR Group 2023 June
Muzaffarnagar-Meerut- construction
Hapur-Bulandshahr-
Khurja

Dadri - Khurja
46 Dadri-Khurja Operational GMR Group 2022 October
(branch line)

Tata Projects
Khurja-Aligarh-Hathras- [5]
Khurja - Bhaupur 351 Operational India- 2020 December
Tundla-Etawah-Bhaupur
Aldesa Group

Bhaupur-Prempur-
Bhaupur - Manauri (near Prayagraj)-
Manauri - 279 Chheoki East/ Karchhana Operational GMR Group 2023 June
(New Ganjkhwaja) west (near Prayagraj) -
New Ganjkhwaja
 Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor
This corridor is divided into multiple sections for contracting purposes. SIRJEE CLASSES

Distance Project Completion

Section Route Status
in km contractor Date

New New Ganjkhwaja - Pt

Ganjkhwaja - Deen Dayal Upadhyay
123 Operational GMR Group 2021 July
New Chiraila Nagar - New Chiraila
Pauthu Pauthu

C&C
New Chiraila New Chiraila Pauthu -
Construction 2021
Pauthu - 137 Dehri On Sone- Operational
Gurgaon and December
Sonnagar Sonnagar
BSCPL

Sonnagar - Sonnagar-Gomoh- Under

538 PPP Model
Dankuni Dankuni construction
 Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor
Section-wise progress SIRJEE CLASSES

Section/ Length Commissioning Remarks Financial

Package Progress
Sahnewal - 179 30 Jun 2023 91%
Pilkhani
Pilkhani - 222 30 Jun 2023 Khurja-Khatauli (134 Km) 91%
Khurja section is commissioned.
Khurja - Dadri 46 Commissioned Khurja-Dadri (46 Km) section is 91%
commissioned.
Khurja - 351 Commissioned Hon'ble Prime Minister Sh. 91%
Bhaupur Narendra Modi inaugurated
Khurja - Bhaupur (351 Km)
section of EDFC on 29.12.2020.

Bhaupur - DDU 402 30 Jun 2023 New Bhaupur-New DDU (402 91%
Km) section is commissioned.

DDU - Sonnagar 137 Commissioned DDU-Sonnagar (137 Km) 91%

section is commissioned.
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Technical
Line length 1,873 km (1,143 mi)
Track gauge 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) Indian broad gauge

The entire length of 256.581 km

from Gomoh (Nimiaghat) to
Sonnagar (Chiraila Puthu) has
been divided into 5 sections:
 Western Dedicated Freight Corridor
The Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC) is a broad gauge freight SIRJEE CLASSES

corridor under construction in India by Indian Railways. It will connect

Dadri near India's capital, Delhi with India's economic hub, Navi Mumbai.
This corridor will cover a distance of 1483 km and would be electrified with
double line operation.
Main freight includes fertilisers, food grains, salt, coal, iron, steel and cement.
Western Dedicated Freight Corridor
Western DFC
Overview
State Distance Covered Status 1013 km - Operational
493 km - Under construction
Haryana 177 (68% Completion)
Rajasthan 567 Owner Indian Railways

Gujarat 565 Locale Uttar Pradesh, DelhiNCT, Haryana,

Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra
Maharashtra 178
Termini Dadri, Uttar Pradesh (near Delhi)
Uttar Pradesh 19 JNPT, Navi Mumbai
Line length 1,506 km
Total 1506
Track gauge 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) Indian broad gauge
 Western Dedicated Freight Corridor
The DFCCIL has divided the construction work of the Western DFC SIRJEE CLASSES

into section for contracting purposes.

Completion
Section Distance Route Status
Date
Dadri-Prithla-
Dadri – Rewari 127 Rewari (Branch Operational 2023 June
line: Prithla-Tughlakabad)
Rewari-Phulera
Rewari - Madar 306 Operational 2021 January
(near Jaipur)-Ajmer-

Madar - Palanpur 353 Marwar-Palanpur Operational 2021 March

Palanpur-Mehsana-Ambli Under construction

Palanpur-Vadodara 299 Road (near Ahmedabad)- / Partially 2023 December
Vadodara Operational

Makarpura (Vadodara)-
Vadodara – Sachin 135 Under construction 2023 June
Sachin (near Surat)

Sachin (near Surat)-Valsad-

Sachin – JNPT 295 Vasai Road-Jawaharlal Under construction 2024 March
Nehru Port
 Western Dedicated Freight Corridor
Section-wise progress SIRJEE CLASSES

Section/ Length Commissioning Remarks Financial

Package Progress
Dadri - Rewari 127 Commissioned Dadri-Rewari (127 Km) section is 86%
commissioned.
Rewari - Madar 306 Commissioned Hon'ble Prime Minister Sh. Narendra 86%
Modi inaugurated Rewari - Madar
section (306 Km) of WDFC on 07.01.2021.
Madar - Palanpur 353 Commissioned Hon'ble Prime Minister Sh. Narendra 86%
Modi inaugurated Madar-Palanpur (353
Km) of WDFC on 18.06.2022.
Palanpur - 290 31 Dec 2023 New Palanpur- New Sanand (152 Km) 86%
Makarpura section is Commissioned. Hon'ble Prime
Minister Sh. Narendra Modi inaugurated
New Palanpur-New Mahesana (75 Km) of
WDFC on 30.09.2022
Makarpura - 135 30 Jun 2023 86%
Sachin
Sachin - Vaitarna 186 30 Jun 2023 Bhestan-Sanjan (108 Km) section is 86%
commissioned.
Vaitarna - JNPT 109 30 Mar 2024
 PREVIOUS DFCCIL QUESTIONS
SIRJEE CLASSES

Which of the following Indian state is not Western DFC

included in "Western Dedicated Freight State Distance Covered
Corridor"? Haryana 177
Rajasthan 567
a. Haryana
b. Rajasthan Gujarat 565
Ans-d
c. Maharashtra Maharashtra 177
d. West Bengal Uttar Pradesh 18

The Western Dedicated Freight Corridor is between?

a. Allahabad to Nagpur
b. Meerut to Pune Western Dedicated Freight Corridor

c. Dadri and Jawaharlal Nehru Port, Mumbai Overview

d. Dadri and Nagpur Owner Indian Railways

Termini Dadri, Uttar Pradesh (near Delhi)
Ans-c JNPT, Navi Mumbai
 Future DFC Corridors
The following three future corridors have been proposed:- SIRJEE CLASSES

1. East Coast Corridor

The proposed corridor stretching 1080 km traverses
through three states of India, namely West Bengal,
Orissa, and Andhra Pradesh. Mostly runs parallel to
the existing Kharagpur-Vijayawada coastal railway
line.
It also passes over three zonal railways, namely South
Eastern, East Coast and South-Central Railway.
 Future DFC Corridors
2. East West Corridor SIRJEE CLASSES

The proposed East-West DFC (EWDFC) from Bhusaval

to Dankuni including spur line from Rajkharswan to
Andal passes through five states namely West Bangal,
Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and Maharashtra.
The length of the mainline is 1551 RKM and the length
of the spur line is 187 RKM (Total: 1738 RKM).
This corridor has further been extended from
Bhusaval to Palghar.
3.North-South Corridor
The proposed North-South DFC (NSDFC) from Itarsi-
Nagpur-Vijayawada passes through four states namely
Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana, and Andhra
Pradesh.
The length of this route is 890 RKM. Railway Board
has further extended this corridor from Vijayawada
to Nidubrolu.
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