Indian Railways

Indian Railways operates India’s national railway system. As of 2023, it manages the fourth-largest national railway system by size, with a running track length of 104,647 km and route length of 68,426 km. It operates 13,523 trains daily, covering 7,325 stations, and carried 8.44 billion passengers in 2018-19. With more than 1.2 million employees, it is the world’s ninth-largest employer and India’s second-largest employer. It also operates different classes of rail freight transport.