Question

The total route length of the railways in India is _________
A. 83589 km
B. 68155 km
C. 60371 km
D. 108486 km

Answer 1

Hint: The Indian Railways is operated by the Ministry of Railways and the railways is a government entity. When we look at its size then it is the fourth largest railway network in the world.

Complete answer: 68155 is the total route length of the Indian Railways as of March 2019. The current Minister of Railways is Piyush Goyal. A lot of services are given by the Indian Railways like - railway for passengers, freight services, parcel services, services of catering and tourism and parking lot operations are also provided by the railways.
-It is estimated that the railways generate a revenue of around 28 billion dollars (2018-19) and the net income of the railways is around 840 million dollars (2018-19). The railways is a huge employment provider and currently there are 12.3 lakh employees. There are 18 zones in which the railways are divided.
-Variation can be seen in the maximum speed of trains with Vande Bharat Express running at 180 km/h. When we look at the freight segment the Indian Railways run more than 9146 trains on a daily basis.
-To become a ‘net zero (carbon emissions) railway’ by the year 2030 is the aim of the Indian Railway and for this the Indian government has committed that by 2023-24 India’s entire rail network will be electrified.

Therefore the correct answer is option B.

Note: India’s first passenger train ran from Bori Bunder (Mumbai) to Thane and this happened on 16th April 1853. Great Indian Peninsula Railway was the entity to operate this train.