TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION
RAILWAYS
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67, 956 KM
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60, 313 KM
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65, 456 KM
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69, 388 KM
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Detailed explanation-1: -Indian Railways (IR) is a statutory body under the ownership of the Ministry of Railways, Government of India that operates India’s national railway system. It manages the fourth largest national railway system in the world by size, with a total route length of 68, 103 km (42, 317 mi) as of 31 March 2022.
Detailed explanation-2: -A standard-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge of 1, 435 mm ( 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in).
Detailed explanation-3: -The Indian Railways’ track is spread across a massive 115, 000 km, making it the largest rail network in Asia and the world’s second largest network operated under a single management. The entire track covers a route length of 67, 368 km.
Detailed explanation-4: -The total track route in undivided India at independence was around 65, 000 km, out of which a sixth (10, 700 km) went to the newly created state of (East and West) Pakistan.