Thursday 29 May 2014

Indian Railways Network – the veins of India in terms of Transportation

About Indian Railway

Since childhood I have always been keen in travelling through Indian railways, the whistling of train, the passing trains, seeing the engine from the window of my seat while the train takes a turn and counting the number of coaches of other passing trains was my favorite pass-time.


I will make you aware about few facts about Indian railway first that is in 1851, the first carriage train was started which was meant to carry construction goods to Roorkee while the first passenger train was started from Bori-Bunder to Thane in the city of Bombay, covering total distance of 21 kilometers.


Indian Rail Network Map


Maps have been my favorite subject of interest, gradually I developed a habit of studying the maps whether they are of roads or railways. While studying Indian Rail Network Map, I found that it has been divided into 16 different zones that are:
•    Northern Railway
•    Western Railway
•    Southern Railway
•    Eastern Railway
•    Central Railway
•    North Eastern Railway
•    Northeast Frontier Railway
•    North Western Railway
•    North Central Railway
•    South Central Railway
•    South Eastern Railway
•    South Western Railway
•    South East Central Railway
•    West Central Railway
•    East Coast Railway
•    East Central Railway


The other attention-grabbing fact that I learnt is that the Indian Rail Network Map comprises of a total of 28 states, 3 Union Territories and also provides travelling to international locations like Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan. As per Indian Rail Network Map, it covers long distances that connect the suburban areas.



Railway Map of India


The Railway Map of India comprises of two UNESCO World Heritage Sites where first one is Chatrapati Shivaji Terminal and the second one is Mountain Railways of India. The Railway Map of India has three different railway routes that are part of Mountain Railways of India where one is Darjeeling Himalayan Railway that is located in state of West Bengal while another is the located in state of Tamil Nadu and is named as Nilgiri Mountain Railway and lastly is in state of Himachal Pradesh that operates from Kalka to Shimla.


The Railway Map of India is divided into two parts where first is the General Railway Maps of India and the other is the Railway Map of Metro cities. The General railway comprise of:-


1.    Duronto Express map
2.    Konkan Railway Map
3.    SamparkKranti Route Map
4.    Rajdhani Route Map
5.    Jan Shatabdi Route Map
6.    Palace on Wheels route map
7.    Shatabdi Route Map
8.    Fairy Queen Express Map
9.    Royal Orient Express Map
10.    Deccan Odyssey Map


The other Railway Map of India comprises of:-


1.    Mumbai Railways Map
2.    Delhi Railways Map
3.    Kolkata Railways Map




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