Indian Railway PPT of 20 min ... short and effective one Done By the Students Of VESIT , Mumbai

1. INDIAN RAILWAYS

2. • Class : D-9 (EXTC) {2012-13}
• Group No. : 8
• Group Name : THE DEXTERS
• Members :
1. Suraj Malpani (50)
2. Chaitanya Marathe (51)
3. Rahul Mhatre (52)
4. Atharva Nandurdikar (53)
5. Himanshu Phatnani (54)
6. Atharva Ponkshe (55)
7. Yogesh Prajapati (56)

3. Contents
I. Development of Indian rail transport
II. General Facts
III. Major zones
IV. Comparison with Chinese Railway
V. Major effects on Indian Economy
VI. Attractions of Indian Railways
VII.Future Projects
VIII.Conclusion

4. In India…
• The railways were a group of privately owned
companies
• East India Company, later of the British Indian
Army, contributed to the birth and growth of
the Indian railways

5. April 16, 1853
at
3:35 pm

6. The First Passenger Train in India
• Started from : Boree Bunder
(Bombay)
• Destination : Tannah
(Thane)
• Distance
Travelled : 34 kms

7. • Before 1857,Great Indian Peninsula Railway included only
these stations-
• 1. Boree Bunder(Mumbai)
• 2. Tannah(Thane)
• 3. Callian ( Kalyan) via
• 4. Campoolie ( Khopoli)
• 1890 : Great Indian Peninsula Railway became a government
owned company.
• Various independent kingdoms began to have their own rail
systems.
• By 1929, there were 66,000 km (41,000 miles) of railway lines
serving most of the districts in the country.
• By 1946 all rail systems had been taken over by the
government.

8. After Independence….
• 42 separate railway systems
• Included into The Indian Railways
• 1952 : Existing rail networks were divided
into six zones

9. Exactly how vast is
Indian Railways
Today…

10. The total track length of
Indian Railway is
115,000 KM !!

11. That is equivalent to going around the
entire Circumference of earth !!!

12. That is equivalent to going around the
entire Circumference of earth !!!
X 3

13. Indian Railways carries
7500 million
Passengers annually !!

14. That is like carrying the ENTIRE population of
United States of America

15. That is like carrying the ENTIRE population of
United States of America
X 24

16. Indian railways carry
2.8 million Tons
of load DAILY !!!

17. Equivalent to carrying TAJ MAHAL !!

18. Equivalent to carrying TAJ MAHAL !!
X 215

19. General Facts
• Indian Railways is owned and operated by the
Government of India through the Ministry of
Railways.
• It is the 4th largest railway network
• It is the biggest employer in the world.
• It has total of 1.4 million employees

20. General Facts
• Indian Railways runs 10000 trains daily
• Indian Railways comprises of a Rail network over
a route of 65,000 kms and 75,000 Stations all
over
• Out of 65000 kms 40000 Kms route is electrified

21. Gauge Route Running Track Total Track
Km. km. km.
Broad Gauge 54257 76758 101486
Metter Gauge 7180 7792 9290
Narrow Gauge 63974 87087 113617

22. Now….
The widespread rail network
is divided into 17 zones

23. ZONES
1. Northern Railway 10. South Western Railway
2. North Eastern Railway 11. North Western Railway
3. Northeast Frontier 12. West Central Railway
Railway 13. North Central Railway
4. Eastern Railway 14. South East Central
5. South Eastern Railway Railway
6. South Central Railway 15. East Coast Railway
7. Southern Railway 16. East Central Railway
8. Central Railway 17. Konkan Railway
9. Western Railway

24. Major zones are

25. Central Railways (CR)
• Date Of Establishment : • Divisions :
November 5, 1951 1. Mumbai
2. Pune
• Headquarter : Mumbai 3. Bhusaval
4. Nagpur
• Route span : 3905 kms 5. Solapur
• No. of stations : 477

26. Western Railways(WR)
• Date Of Establishment : • Divisions :
November 5, 1951 1. Mumbai
2. Vadodara
• Headquarters : Mumbai 3. Ahmedabad
4. Ratlam
• Route span : 6182 kms 5. Rajkot
6. Bhavnagar

27. Eastern Railways (ER)
• Date Of Establishment : • Divisions :
April 14, 1952 1. Howrah
2. Sealdah
• Headquarter : Kolkata 3. Asansol
4. Malda
• Route span : 2500 kms
• No. of stations : 547

28. Northern Railways(NR)
• Date Of Establishment : • Divisions -
April 14, 1952 1.Delhi,
2.Ambala
• Headquarters : Delhi 3.Firozpur
4.Lucknow
• Route span : 6986 kms 5.Muradabad

29. Southern Railways(SR)
• Date Of Establishment : • Divisions :
April 14, 1951 1. Chennai
2. Trichy
• Headquarters : Chennai 3. Palghat
4. Salem
• Route span : 5098 kms 5. Trivendram

30. Comparing Indian railways to Chinese Railway
Indian Chinese
Railways Railways
General
1. Stations 6858 5437
2. Track Km 109227 106184
3. Double Line 16184 23058
4. Employees (million) 1.51 1.758
Average Annual Rs. RMB
5.
salary 126650 16640
6. Equated TUS Billion 829 2048
7. Operating Ratio 96% 94.6%
8. GDP in $ Billion 515 1200
9. Per Capital Income $ 502 1500

31. Comparing Indian railways to Chinese Railway
Indian Chinese
Railways Railways
FREIGHT
Originating
1. 493 2043
Loading (mt)
2. Tonne Km (btkm) 333 1551
3. Lead Km 643 759
4. No. of Wagons 216717 445707
5. Market Share % 30 15
6. Route Km 63140 71897
Population
7. 1000 1300
(Million)

32. Comparing Indian railways to Chinese Railway
Indian Chinese
Railway Railways
s
PASSENGER
Originating Market
1. 15 6.6
Share
Originating Passengers
2. 5093 1056
(Million)
3. Passenger Kms (Billion) 493 497
4. Passenger Lead Km 97 471
Per capita trips per
5. 5.09 0.82
annum
6. Passenger Coaches 39263 37942

33. Effects on Indian Economy
Economical Effects Related Social Effects
Development in Agriculture Encouragement to the yield of
Diverse crops
Growth of markets Inspiration to domestic
businesses
Mobility of labour and capital Availability of man-force
Help in internal trade Boost to national integration

34. Economical Effects Related Social Effects
Check on price fluctuation Stable demand for goods
Elimination of famines Increased sense of security
Availability of employment Upliftment in socio-economical
status of the middle class and
other castes
Encouragement to tourism Increased curiousity to know the
country

35. ATTRACTIONS OF INDIAN RAILWAYS
• Fastest Trains: •Notable Attractions:
1. Duronto Express 1. Palace On Wheels
2. Rajdhani Express 2. The Golden Chariot
3. Deccan Odyssey
3. Shatabdi Express 4. Samjhauta Express
5. Garib Rath Express
6. Other Attractions

36. Duronto Express
• START: New Delhi
• END :Sealdah
• MAX SPEED: 130 Kmph
• These are the non-stop point to point rail services.
• These trains connect the metros and major state capitals of India.
• Are faster than Rajdhani Express.

37. Palace on wheels
• The luxury train
• From : New Delhi
• Stops :
1. Jaipur 5. Chittaurgarh
2. Jaisalmer 6. Udaipur
3. Jodhpur 7. Bharatpur
4. Sawai Madhopur 8. Agra
• Salient Features :
1. Tourism promotion in Rajasthan
2. 4th best luxury train in the world
• Similar Trains:
1. The Golden Chariot
2. Deccan Odyssey
Interior

38. Rajdhani Shatabdi
Express Express
• START: New Delhi • START: New Delhi
• END: Howrah • END: Bhopal
• Speed:91 kmph
• Speed: 89 kmph
• The Rajdhanis have high priority and
are one of the fastest trains in India, • The Shatabdi trains are AC
travelling at about 130 km/h. intercity seater-type trains for
travel during day.

39. SAMJHAUTA GARIB RATH
EXPRESS EXPRESS
STARTED ON : JULY 22,1976 STARTED IN: YEAR 2005
STARTS AT: LAHORE JUNCTION STARTS AT: SAHARSA ,BIHAR
ENDS AT :AMRITSAR JUNCTION ENDS AT :AMRITSAR,PUNJAB
TOTAL TRACK : 52 KM MAX SPEED: 130 kmph
THE FRIENDSHIP TRAIN POOR MAN’S CHARIOT

40. Konkan Railway
• From : Mangalore (Karnataka)
• To : Roha (Maharashtra)
• Route length : 738 kms
• Salient Features :
1. Spectacular views of Arabian coastline
2. The route is a single-line track, and is not
electrified.
3. Special attraction ‘Deccan Odyssey’
4. Special ‘CHINAB BRIDGE’ constructed by SKY BUS:DEVELOPED BY
Konkan railway in Jammu KONKAN RAILWAYS
• Challenges faced :
1. Land acquisition
2. Flash floods
3. Land slides
4. Tunnel collapses
5. Dense forests with wild animals

41. Pamban rail bridge
• Salient Features :
• From : Rameshwaram
1. 2nd longest sea bridge in India
(Pamban Island)
2. Breathtaking view of the Bay of
• To : Mandapam Bengal
(Mainland) • Challenges faced :
• Route length : 2.3 kms 1. Highly corrosive environment
2. Cyclone prone area

42. Matheran hill railway
• From : Neral
• To : Matheran
• Route length : 20 kms
• Salient Features :
1. Scenic beauty of Western
Ghat hills
2. Heritage railway
• Challenges faced :
1. Gradient of hill
2. Landslides in monsoon
Matheran toy train running through the Western Ghats.

43. Looking forward to..
Future projects

44. Bullet train
• The Vision 2020’
proposal was submitted
to Indian Parliament by
Indian ministry of
Railways on Dec 18,
2009.
• High Speed Rail
Corporation (HSRC) is
set up to work on bullet
trains

45. • Trains will run on elevated corridors.
• Speed:- 250 to 350 kmph.
• Total tracks distance :- 4060 kms.
• Total estimated cost :- Rs. 167,00,00,00,000/-
(US$ 3.63 billion).

46. Rapid Transit in India
• It consists of metro and monorail systems.
• First rapid transit: Kolkata Metro Railway started in
1984.

47. METRO
• Rs 200,000 crore to be
invested on metro rail
projects in next ten
years.
• All cities having
population more than 2
million will have metro
rail system.

48. Projects under construction
System City Start of operation
Chennai Metro Chennai 2014
Rapid Metro Rail Gurgaon Gurgaon 2013
Hyderabad Metro Hyderabad 2014
Jaipur Metro Jaipur 2013
Mumbai Metro Mumbai 2013
Navi Mumbai Metro Navi Mumbai 2013
Kochi Metro Kochi 2015
Metrolink Express (MEGA) Gandhinagar and 2015
Ahmedabad

49. Credits
• www.indianrail.gov.in
• www.wikipedia.com
• www.indianrailways.gov.in
• www.scribd.com
• headlinesindia.mapsofindia.com
• railwatchindia.com
• www.preservearticles.com

50. Th a n k Yo u
For travelling with Us…