Indian Railways at a Glance

The
Indian
Railways
started
its
service
161
years ago on 16
April
1853
between
Mumbai
to
Thane.
In south the
first line was
opened on Ist
July, 1856 by
the
Madras
Railway
Company

Indian Railways is
one of the world's
largest
railway
networks
115,000 kms of
track
A
route
of
65,000kms
Covering
7,500
stations.

The Railway has over 239,281

freight
wagons,
59,713
passenger coaches and 9,549
locomotives.
It carries over 13 million
passengers & 1.3 million tones
of freight everyday
The current fastest train was
New Delhi-Bhopal Shatabdi
Express with a maximum
speed of 150km/hr on the
Faridabad-Agra section.

Deutsche Bahn AG at a glance

Deutsche
Bahn AG was
founded
in
1994.
Started
astwo staterun railways
now
combined into
one privatelyrun company

DB Group offers
globally
mobility
and
logistical
services
Operates in over
130
countries

world-wide

The companys core business is

the railway in Germany
Passenger transport division DB
Group transports in its trains &
busses Europe-wide (including
Germany) nearly carry 12 million
passengers daily.
Transport
&
Logistics
divisionaround390 million tons
are transported via rail and more
than95 million shipments with

BSNF at a Glance
BNSFs history
dates back
more than 160
years to 1849,
when the12mile Aurora
Branch Railroad
was founded in
Illinois
BNSF was
created Sept.
22, 1995, from
the merger of
Burlington
Northern Inc.
and Santa Fe
Pacific
Corporation

43,000+ employees
Operates rail network
of 32,500 route miles in
28 states and two
Canadian
provinces
and
has
7000
locomotives
Total operating revenue
was about $22 billion in
2013

Transports everything from

Agricultural, consumer,
Industrial products & coal
BNSF transports enough
crude oil enough to fill the
tanks of more than
656,000 average-sized
vehicles with gasoline
every day.
A new car or truck is
loaded onto a BNSF
automobile train
approximately every 15

Deutsche Bahn v/s Indian Railways (Passenger)

Passenger Services IR:
E-Ticketing (Nget)
PNR Status, Seat Availability/Fare Enquiry
Train arrival/departure Enquiry System
24X7 Customer Service through SMS/Call
Has Centre for Railway Information Systems
(CRIS), develops and manages IT
applications of Indian railway
Attractive packages offered between
destinations
The links for all the above services open as
a new website

Passenger Services Deutsche Bahn:

Convenient Booking, timings and fare
comparison
Real-time & arrival/departure information
available in the same window
Hotel and car search options on
destination
Comparison of train and car journeys
between destinations to select the most
economical way
Attractive packages offered between
destinations
Environmental comparison available for
different modes of transportation

BNSF v/s Indian Railways (Freight)

Freight Services BNSF:
Intermodal Services
BSNF tools for pricing, scheduling,
shipment tracking
Support services like Customer service,
Security solutions, cargo loss / damage
claim, driver/ dispatcher services,
loading and shipment safety
Shipper can check all the requirements
requisite for shipping the kind of product
that he is transporting

Freight Services IR:

Freight E-Demand system
Freight E-Diversion system
Track and trace ( FNR enquiry) System
Parcel Charges calculator
Freight incentive

BNSF Classification of products that

can be transported