which three factors influencing the railway network in detail ?
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Indian Railways: Development; Factors Distribution and Improvement of Indian Railways!
Indian railway system is the main artery of the country’s inland transport. Railways virtually form the life-line of the Country, catering to its needs for large scale movement of traffic, both freight and passenger, thereby contributing to economic growth and also promoting national integration. In fact, railways constitute the backbone of surface transport system in India. The first railway line in India was opened for public traffic on 16 April, 1853 between Mumbai and Thane over a distance of 34 km. This line was extended to Kalyan on 1 May, 1854 and to Khopoli on 12 May, 1856. The Khandala-Pune section was opened to traffic on 14 June, 1858.
Meanwhile, the construction of the railway lines was going on in eastern part of the country and the first section of the East Indian Railway, from Haora to Hugli, a distance of 37 km was inaugurated on 15 August, 1854. The Haora-Hugli section was extended to Pundooah on 1 Sept, 1854 and to Raniganj Coal Mines on 3 Feb, 1855.
The line from Kanpur to Allahabad was opened in 1859 and the Haora-Khana-Rajmahal section was completed in 1860. Mughal Sarai also appeared on the railway’ map of India in 1862. In 1860, the Kanpur-Etawah section was opened to traffic and between 1862 and 1866 all the gaps between Howrah and Delhi were filled.
The southern part of the country did not lag behind and got its first 105 km long railway line from Royapuram to Arcot in 1856. This line was extended to Kadalundi (near Calicut) on the west coast in 1861. The Jolar Pettai-Bangalore Cantonment section was opened in 1864.
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The railways are an important mode of transport in India. In 2018-19, 23.12 million passengers daily used Indian Railways network, which operates mainline and suburban rail services in the country. In the same peiod, 3.36 million metric tons of freight was also shipped daily on the IR network. Other rail operations such as metros and tram will increase above figures.[1]
Indian Railways (IR) is the primary operator of rail operations throughout the country, a state-owned organization of the Ministry of Railways which historically had its own government budget. Other locally-owned public corporations operate various suburban and urban railways throughout the country, such as Chennai metro and Kolkata trams. Private sector operations currently exist only for freight trains and railroads exclusively for non-passenger usage, but there has been renewed efforts in 2020 to encourage private sector involvement in running passenger trains.[3]
As of March 2019, the national rail network comprises 123,542 km (76,765 mi) of track[1] over a route of 67,368 km (41,861 mi) and 7,349 stations.[1] It is the fourth-largest national railway network in the world (after those of the United States, Russia and China).[4] 36.21% of routes are double or multi-tracked.[1] 39,886 km (24,784 mi) or 58.49% of the routes are electrified with 25 KV AC electric traction as of April 2020.[2] It is one of the busiest networks in the world, transporting 8.439 billion passengers and 1.225 billion tonnes of freight annually.[1] Indian Railways is the world's eighth largest employer, with more than 1.227 million employees as of March 2019.[1] As of March 2019, IR's rolling stock consisted of 289,185 freight wagons, 74,003 passenger coaches and 12,147 locomotives.
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