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Indian Railways

Index Indian Railways

Indian Railways is a statutory body under the ownership of the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India that operates India's national railway system. [1]

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  1. 356 relations: Absolute block signalling, Ahmedabad, Air conditioning, Ajmer, Akhaura Upazila, Alphanumericals, Alstom Transport Deutschland, Amrit Bharat (trainset), Amrit Bharat Express, Antyodaya Express, Aqueduct (bridge), Arcot, Tamil Nadu, Arthur Cotton, Ashwini Vaishnaw, Attari, Automatic block signaling, Automatic door, Automatic train protection, Axle counter, Banaras Locomotive Works, Bangladesh, Bedding, BEML, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, Bharat Wagon and Engineering, Bhubaneswar, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway, Borivali, Boxcar, Braithwaite & Co., Bridge, Broad-gauge railway, Business Standard, Byculla, Cammell Laird, Cargo, Catering, Ceiling fan, Central Organisation for Modernisation of Workshops, Central Organisation for Railway Electrification, Central Railway zone, Central Warehousing Corporation, Centralised Training Institutes of the Indian Railways, Centre for Railway Information Systems, Chairperson of the Railway Board, Chennai, Chennai Beach railway station, Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System, Chennai Suburban Railway, ... Expand index (306 more) »

  2. Public transport operators
  3. Railway companies established in 1845
  4. Railway companies of India

Absolute block signalling

Absolute block signalling is a British signalling block system designed to ensure the safe operation of a railway by allowing only one train to occupy a defined section of track (block) at a time.

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Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad (is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 (per the 2011 population census) makes it the fifth-most populous city in India, and the encompassing urban agglomeration population estimated at 6,357,693 is the seventh-most populous in India.

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Air conditioning

Air conditioning, often abbreviated as A/C (US) or air con (UK), is the process of removing heat from an enclosed space to achieve a more comfortable interior temperature (sometimes referred to as 'comfort cooling') and in some cases also strictly controlling the humidity of internal air.

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Ajmer

Ajmer is a city in the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan.

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Akhaura Upazila

Akhaura (আখাউড়া) is an upazila of Brahmanbaria District, a district under Chattogram, Bangladesh.

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Alphanumericals

Alphanumericals or alphanumeric characters are any collection of number characters and letters in a certain language.

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Alstom Transport Deutschland

Alstom Transport Deutschland, formerly Linke-Hofmann-Busch, is a German manufacturing company originally established in Breslau (now Wrocław, Poland) to produce locomotives and rolling stock.

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Amrit Bharat (trainset)

Amrit Bharat is an Indian push-pull train, designed and developed by Indian Railways at its Integral Coach Factory in Chennai.

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Amrit Bharat Express

The Amrit Bharat Express is a superfast express service operated by Indian Railways.

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Antyodaya Express

Antyodaya Express are a series of trains operated by Indian Railways.

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Aqueduct (bridge)

Aqueducts are bridges constructed to convey watercourses across gaps such as valleys or ravines.

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Arcot, Tamil Nadu

Arcot (natively spelt as Ārkāḍu) is a town and urban area of Ranipet district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.

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Arthur Cotton

General Sir Arthur Thomas Cotton (15 May 1803 – 24 July 1899) was a British army officer and irrigation engineer who worked in the Madras Presidency.

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Ashwini Vaishnaw

Ashwini Vaishnaw (born 18 July 1970) is an Indian politician, former IAS officer and a businessman who serving as 39th Minister of Railways, 35th Minister of Information and Broadcasting and 2nd Minister of Electronics and Information Technology since 2024.

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Attari

Attari, also spelled Atari, is a village of Amritsar district in the Punjab state of India, 3 km from the Indo-Pakistani border at Wagah.

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Automatic block signaling

Automatic block signaling (ABS), spelled automatic block signalling or called track circuit block (TCB) in the UK, is a railroad communications system that consists of a series of signals that divide a railway line into a series of sections, called blocks.

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Automatic door

An automatic door, also known as an auto door, is a door that opens automatically, without the need for human intervention or usually upon sensing the approach of a person.

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Automatic train protection

Automatic train protection (ATP) is the generic term for train protection systems that continually check that the speed of a train is compatible with the permitted speed allowed by signalling, including automatic stop at certain signal aspects.

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Axle counter

An axle counter is a system used in railway signalling to detect the clear or occupied status of a section of track between two points.

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Banaras Locomotive Works

The Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW), formerly Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW), is a production unit of Indian Railways situated in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

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Bangladesh

Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia.

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Bedding

Bedding, also called bedclothes or bed linen, is the materials laid above the mattress of a bed for hygiene, warmth, protection of the mattress, and decorative effect.

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BEML

BEML Limited, formerly Bharat Earth Movers Limited, is an Indian public sector undertaking which manufactures a variety of heavy equipment, such as that used for earth moving, railways, transport and mining. Indian Railways and BEML are government-owned companies of India.

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Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) is an Indian central public sector undertaking and the largest government-owned power generation equipment manufacturer. Indian Railways and Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited are companies based in New Delhi and government-owned companies of India.

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Bharat Wagon and Engineering

Bharat Wagon and Engineering Limited (BWEL) was a Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) of the Government of India as a subsidiary of Bharat Bhari Udyog Nigam. Indian Railways and Bharat Wagon and Engineering are government-owned companies of India.

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Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Odisha, located in the Khordha district.

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Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh

Bilaspur, also known as "The City of Festivals", is a city located in Bilaspur District in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.

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Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway

The Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway (reporting mark BB&CI) was a company incorporated in 1855 to undertake the task of constructing railway lines between Bombay to the erstwhile Baroda State, that became the present-day Baroda (Vadodara) city in western India.

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Borivali

Borivali (Pronunciation: boːɾiʋəliː) is a suburb which is located in the north-western End of Mumbai and has a large Marathi population followed by others.

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Boxcar

A boxcar is the North American (AAR) and South Australian Railways term for a railroad car that is enclosed and generally used to carry freight.

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Braithwaite & Co.

Braithwaite & Co. Indian Railways and Braithwaite & Co. are government-owned companies of India.

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Bridge

A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or railway) without blocking the path underneath.

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Broad-gauge railway

A broad-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge (the distance between the rails) broader than the used by standard-gauge railways.

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Business Standard

Business Standard is an Indian English-language daily edition newspaper published by Business Standard Private Limited, also available in Hindi.

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Byculla

Byculla (ISO: Bhāykhaḷā; pronunciation: bʱaːjkʰəɭaː) is an area of South Mumbai.

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Cammell Laird

Cammell Laird is a British shipbuilding company.

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Cargo

In transportation, freight refers to goods conveyed by land, water or air, while cargo refers specifically to freight when conveyed via water or air.

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Catering

Catering is the business of providing food services at a remote site or a site such as a hotel, hospital, pub, aircraft, cruise ship, park, festival, filming location or film studio.

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Ceiling fan

A ceiling fan is a fan mounted on the ceiling of a room or space, usually electrically powered, that uses hub-mounted rotating blades to circulate air.

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Central Organisation for Modernisation of Workshops

The Central Organisation For Modernisation of Workshops (COFMOW) was a public sector undertaking in India, created in 1979 to modernise the workshops of Indian Railways. Indian Railways and Central Organisation for Modernisation of Workshops are railway companies of India.

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Central Organisation for Railway Electrification

The Central Organisation for Railway Electrification (CORE) is the unit of Indian Railways responsible for electrification of the network. Indian Railways and Central Organisation for Railway Electrification are railway companies of India.

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Central Railway zone

Central Railway (abbreviated CR) is one of the 19 zones of Indian Railways.

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Central Warehousing Corporation

Central Warehousing Corporation is a statutory body which was established under ‘The Warehousing Corporations Act, 1962. Indian Railways and Central Warehousing Corporation are companies based in New Delhi and government-owned companies of India.

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Centralised Training Institutes of the Indian Railways

The Centralised Training Institutes of the Indian Railways has eight constituent institutes.

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Centre for Railway Information Systems

The Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS) designs, develops, implements and maintains most of the important information systems of Indian Railways. Indian Railways and Centre for Railway Information Systems are railway companies of India.

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Chairperson of the Railway Board

The Chairperson and CEO of the Indian Railway Board is the administrative head of the Indian Railways, which functions under the overall control of the Parliament of India through the Minister for railways.

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Chennai

Chennai (IAST), formerly known as Madras, is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost state of India.

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Chennai Beach railway station

Chennai Beach (formerly known as Madras Beach) (station code: MSB) is a railway terminus of the Southern Railway network in Parry's Corner, Chennai, India.

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Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System

The Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System, commonly referred to as Chennai MRTS, is a metropolitan rail transit system in Chennai, India.

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Chennai Suburban Railway

The Chennai Suburban Railway is a commuter rail system in the city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, operated by the Southern Railways branch of Indian Railways.

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Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus

Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (officially Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus since 2017, formerly Victoria Terminus (VT), Bombay station code: CSMT (mainline)/ST (suburban)), is a historic railway terminus and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

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Chintadripet

Chintadripet (originally Chinna Thari Pettai) is a locality in Chennai, in India.

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Chittaranjan Locomotive Works

Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) is an electric locomotive manufacturer based in India.

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Churchgate railway station

Churchgate (station code: CCG) is the southern terminus on the Western Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway.

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Closed-circuit television

Closed-circuit television (CCTV), also known as video surveillance, is the use of closed-circuit television cameras to transmit a signal to a specific place, on a limited set of monitors.

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Coimbatore

Coimbatore (Tamil: kōyamputtūr), sometimes shortened as Kovai, is one of the major metropolitan cities in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

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Colaba

Colaba (or ISO: Kolābā) is a part of the city of Mumbai, India.

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Commission of Railway Safety

The Commission of Railway Safety is a government commission of India.

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Compressed natural gas

Compressed natural gas (CNG) is a fuel gas mainly composed of methane (CH4), compressed to less than 1% of the volume it occupies at standard atmospheric pressure.

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Computer reservation system

Computer reservation systems, or central reservation systems (CRS), are computerized systems used to store and retrieve information and conduct transactions related to air travel, hotels, car rental, or other activities.

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Concierge

A concierge is an employee of a multi-tenant building, such as a hotel or apartment building, who receives guests.

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Conservation and restoration of rail vehicles

Conservation and restoration of rail vehicles aims to preserve historic rail vehicles.

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Construction

Construction is a general term meaning the art and science of forming objects, systems, or organizations.

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Consulting firm

A consulting firm or simply consultancy is a professional service firm that provides expertise and specialised labour for a fee, through the use of consultants.

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Container Corporation of India

Container Corporation of India Limited (CONCOR) is an Indian public sector undertaking which is engaged in transportation and handling of containers. Indian Railways and container Corporation of India are government-owned companies of India and railway companies of India.

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Covered wagon

A covered wagon, also called a prairie wagon, whitetop, or prairie schooner, is a horse-drawn or ox-drawn wagon with a canvas top used for transportation or hauling.

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COVID-19 lockdown in India

On the evening of 24 March 2020, the Government of India ordered a nationwide lockdown for 21days, limiting the movement of the entire 1.38billion (138 crores) population of India as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 pandemic in India.

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COVID-19 pandemic in India

The COVID-19 pandemic in India is a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

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Curtain

A curtain is a piece of cloth or other material intended to block or obscure light, air drafts, or (in the case of a shower curtain) water.

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Daily News and Analysis

The Daily News and Analysis, abbreviated as DNA, is a Hindi-language news program on Zee news that was earlier a newspaper with multiple local city editions across India.

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Darjeeling Himalayan Railway

The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, also known as the DHR or the Toy Train, is a gauge railway that runs between New Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling in the Indian state of West Bengal.

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Deccan Herald

Deccan Herald is an Indian English language daily newspaper published from the Indian state of Karnataka.

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Deccan Odyssey

The Deccan Odyssey is an Indian luxury train modeled on the Palace on Wheels luxury train and put into service to boost tourism on the Maharashtra route of the Indian Railways.

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Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India

The Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL) is a public sector undertaking which undertakes planning, development, and mobilisation of financial resources and construction, maintenance and operation of the Dedicated Freight Corridors. Indian Railways and Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India are government-owned companies of India and railway companies of India.

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Delhi

Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi (ISO: Rāṣṭrīya Rājadhānī Kṣētra Dillī), is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India.

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Diesel locomotive

A diesel locomotive is a type of railway locomotive in which the power source is a diesel engine.

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Diesel Locomotive Factory, Marhowrah

The Diesel Locomotive Factory, Marhowrah is a joint venture of GE Transportation, part of American company Wabtec, with Indian Railways for the production of 1000 high-power freight locomotives over a period of 10 years designed to run on Indian railway tracks.

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Diesel multiple unit

A diesel multiple unit or DMU is a multiple-unit train powered by on-board diesel engines.

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Dining car

A dining car (American English) or a restaurant car (English), also a diner, is a railroad passenger car that serves meals in the manner of a full-service, sit-down restaurant.

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Direct current

Direct current (DC) is one-directional flow of electric charge.

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Dome car

A dome car is a type of railway passenger car that has a glass dome on the top of the car where passengers can ride and see in all directions around the train.

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Double Decker Express

Double Decker Express are a series of trains started by Indian Railways for shorter routes in order to serve more people than a traditional chair car carriage.

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Double-track railway

A double-track railway usually involves running one track in each direction, compared to a single-track railway where trains in both directions share the same track.

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Dowleswaram

Dowleswaram is a part of Greater Rajamahendravaram Municipal Corporation (GRMC).

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Duewag

Düwag or Duewag, formerly Waggonfabrik Uerdingen, was a German manufacturer of rail vehicles.

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Duronto Express

Duronto Express, translating to "Speedster" in Bengali, is a class of long-distance rapid trains operated by Indian Railways.

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East Central Railway zone

The East Central Railway (abbreviated ECR) is one of the 19 railway zones in India.

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East Coast Railway zone

The East Coast Railway (abbreviated ECoR) is one of the 19 railway zones of Indian Railways.

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Eastern Railway zone

The Eastern Railway (abbreviated ER) is among the 19 zones of the Indian Railways.

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Education

Education is the transmission of knowledge, skills, and character traits and manifests in various forms.

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Electric locomotive

An electric locomotive is a locomotive powered by electricity from overhead lines, a third rail or on-board energy storage such as a battery or a supercapacitor.

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Electric Locomotive Factory, Madhepura

The Electric Locomotive Factory, Madhepura is a joint venture of Alstom SA of France with Indian Railways for the production of 800 high-power locomotives over a period of 11 years designed to run on Indian tracks at.

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Electric multiple unit

An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple-unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages using electricity as the motive power.

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Electric power industry

The electric power industry covers the generation, transmission, distribution and sale of electric power to the general public and industry.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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European Train Control System

The European Train Control System (ETCS) is a train protection system designed to replace the many incompatible systems used by European railways, and railways outside of Europe.

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Excursion train

An excursion train is a chartered train run for a special event or purpose.

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Express trains in India

India has a system of express trains, operated by Indian Railways which comes under the purview of the Ministry of Railways of Government of India.

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Factory

A factory, manufacturing plant or production plant is an industrial facility, often a complex consisting of several buildings filled with machinery, where workers manufacture items or operate machines which process each item into another.

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Fiber-optic cable

A fiber-optic cable, also known as an optical-fiber cable, is an assembly similar to an electrical cable but containing one or more optical fibers that are used to carry light.

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Finance

Finance refers to monetary resources and to the study and discipline of money, currency and capital assets.

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Financial services

Financial services are economic services tied to finance provided by financial institutions.

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Finnish Steam Locomotive Class F1

Finnish Steam Locomotive Class F1 was a class of tank locomotives, which did not have to be turned at terminal stations.

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Fire alarm system

A fire alarm system is a building system designed to detect, alert occupants, and alert emergency forces of the presence of fire, smoke, carbon monoxide, or other fire-related emergencies.

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Flat wagon

Flat wagons (sometimes flat beds, flats or rail flats, US: flatcars), as classified by the International Union of Railways (UIC), are railway goods wagons that have a flat, usually full-length, deck (or 2 decks on car transporters) and little or no superstructure.

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Flatbed truck

A flatbed truck (or flatbed lorry in British English) is a type of truck the bodywork of which is just an entirely flat, level 'bed' with no sides or roof.

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Flatcar

A flatcar (US) (also flat car, or flatbed) is a piece of rolling stock that consists of an open, flat deck mounted on a pair of trucks (US) or bogies (UK), one at each end containing four or six wheels.

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Future of rail transport in India

The Indian Government is undertaking several initiatives to upgrade its aging railway infrastructure and enhance its quality of service.

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Garib Rath Express

The Garib Rath (lit. Poor Chariot) trains are a series of no-frills trains operated by Indian Railways to provide air-conditioned train travel at a cheaper rate compared to regular trains.

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Gatiman Express

The 12049 / 12050 Gatiman Express is an express train run by Indian Railways.

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Germany

Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), is a country in Central Europe.

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Global Positioning System

The Global Positioning System (GPS), originally Navstar GPS, is a satellite-based radio navigation system owned by the United States government and operated by the United States Space Force.

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Godavari River

The Godavari (ɡod̪aːʋəɾiː) is India's second longest river after the Ganga River and drains the third largest basin in India, covering about 10% of India's total geographical area. Its source is in Trimbakeshwar, Nashik, Maharashtra. It flows east for, draining the states of Maharashtra (48.6%), Telangana (18.8%), Andhra Pradesh (4.5%), Chhattisgarh (10.9%) and Odisha (5.7%).

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Golden Chariot

The Golden Chariot is a luxury tourist train that connects the important tourist spots in the Indian states of Karnataka, Goa, Kerala & Tamil Nadu as well as Puducherry, depending on the selected itinerary.

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Goods wagon

Goods wagons or freight wagons (North America: freight cars), also known as goods carriages, goods trucks, freight carriages or freight trucks, are unpowered railway vehicles that are used for the transportation of cargo.

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Gorakhpur

Gorakhpur is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, along the banks of the Rapti river in the Purvanchal region.

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Government of India

The Government of India (IAST: Bhārat Sarkār, legally the Union Government or Union of India and colloquially known as the Central Government) is the central executive authority of the Republic of India, a federal republic located in South Asia, consisting of 28 states and eight union territories.

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Granite

Granite is a coarse-grained (phaneritic) intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase.

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Great Indian Peninsula Railway

The Great Indian Peninsula Railway (reporting mark GIPR) was a predecessor of the Central Railway (and by extension, the current state-owned Indian Railways), whose headquarters was at the Boree Bunder in Mumbai (later, the Victoria Terminus and presently the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus).

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GSM-R

GSM-R, Global System for Mobile Communications – Railway or GSM-Railway is an international wireless communications standard for railway communication and applications.

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Guwahati

Guwahati is the largest city of the Indian state of Assam, and also the largest metropolis in northeastern India.

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Hajipur

Hajipur is the headquarters and largest city of Vaishali district of the state of Bihar in India.

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Harvard University

Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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Health

Health has a variety of definitions, which have been used for different purposes over time.

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Health care

Health care, or healthcare, is the improvement of health via the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, amelioration or cure of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in people.

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Heavy industry

Heavy industry is an industry that involves one or more characteristics such as large and heavy products; large and heavy equipment and facilities (such as heavy equipment, large machine tools, huge buildings and large-scale infrastructure); or complex or numerous processes.

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High-speed rail

High-speed rail (HSR) is a type of rail transport network utilizing trains that run significantly faster than those of traditional rail, using an integrated system of specialized rolling stock and dedicated tracks.

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High-speed rail in India

Indian Railways operates India's railway system and comes under the purview of the Ministry of Railways of Government of India.

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Hill

A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain.

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Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh ("Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a state in the northern part of India.

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Hopper car

A hopper car (US) or hopper wagon (UIC) is a type of railroad freight car that has opening doors on the underside or on the sides to discharge its cargo.

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Horsecar

A horsecar, horse-drawn tram, horse-drawn streetcar (U.S.), or horse-drawn railway (historical), is an animal-powered (usually horse) tram or streetcar.

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Horsepower

Horsepower (hp) is a unit of measurement of power, or the rate at which work is done, usually in reference to the output of engines or motors.

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Housing

Housing refers to the usage and possibly construction of shelter as living spaces, individually or collectively.

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Howrah

Howrah (alternatively pronounced as Haora) is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal.

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Howrah–Chennai main line

The Howrah–Chennai main line is a railway line connecting Chennai and Kolkata cutting across Eastern Coastal Plains of India.

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Howrah–New Delhi main line

The Howrah–New Delhi main line is a railway line connecting Delhi and Kolkata cutting across northern India.

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Howrah–Prayagraj–Mumbai line

The Howrah–Prayagraj–Mumbai line, (formerly known as Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line) is a railway line connecting Kolkata and Mumbai via Prayagraj (formerly Allahabad).

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Hubli

Hubli (officially Hubballi) is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka.

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Hugli-Chuchura

Hugli-Chuchura, also known by its former names Chinsurah or Hooghly-Chinsurah, is a city of Hooghly district and the district headquarters of Hooghly division in the Indian state of West Bengal.

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Human resources

Human resources (HR) is the set of people who make up the workforce of an organization, business sector, industry, or economy.

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Humsafar Express

Humsafar Express is a fully premium service with AC-3 Tier and Sleeper class accommodation having all the modern facilities designed and operated by Indian Railways.

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Hyderabad State

Hyderabad State or Hyderabad Deccan was a kingdom, country, and princely state in the Deccan with its capital at the city of Hyderabad.

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ICF coach

The Integral Coach Factory (ICF) coach is a conventional passenger coach used on the majority of Indian Railways (IR) lines.

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India

India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.

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India Today

India Today is a weekly Indian English-language news magazine published by Living Media India Limited.

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Indian locomotive class WAM-1

The Indian locomotive class WAM-1 was a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in the late 1950s by the Groupement 50Hz (a consortium of European locomotive manufacturers) for Indian Railways.

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Indian locomotive class WAP-5

Indian locomotive class WAP-5 is a class of electric locomotives used by Indian Railways.

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Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation

Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is an Indian public sector undertaking that provides ticketing, catering, and tourism services for the state-owned Indian Railways. Indian Railways and Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation are railway companies of India.

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Indian Railway Finance Corporation

Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) is an Indian public sector undertaking engaged in raising financial resources for expansion and running through capital markets and other borrowings. Indian Railways and Indian Railway Finance Corporation are railway companies of India.

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Indian Railway Health Service

The Indian Railway Health Service (IRHS) is an organized central Group A civil service of the Government of India under the Ministry of Railways, consisting of doctors recruited by the Union Public Service Commission's (UPSC) Combined Medical Services Examination.

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Indian Railway Management service

The Government of India's Ministry of Railways Indian Railway with UPSC has decided to recruit Group-A officers of Indian Railways through a separate examination called Indian Railway Management Service Examination (IRMSE) from 2023 onwards.

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Indian Railway Traffic Service

The Indian Railway Traffic Service, abbreviated as IRTS is a Prestigious Group 'A' Central Civil Service Cadre of the Government of India.

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Indian Railways organisational structure

Indian Railways is a statutory body under the ownership of the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India that operates India's national railway system.

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Inertial navigation system

An inertial navigation system (INS; also inertial guidance system, inertial instrument) is a navigation device that uses motion sensors (accelerometers), rotation sensors (gyroscopes) and a computer to continuously calculate by dead reckoning the position, the orientation, and the velocity (direction and speed of movement) of a moving object without the need for external references.

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Information technology

Information technology (IT) is a set of related fields that encompass computer systems, software, programming languages, and data and information processing, and storage.

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Infrastructure

Infrastructure is the set of facilities and systems that serve a country, city, or other area, and encompasses the services and facilities necessary for its economy, households and firms to function.

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Integral Coach Factory

Integral Coach Factory is an Indian manufacturer of rail coaches.

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Intercity Express (Indian Railways)

The Intercity Express is an express-train service in India which connects major railway junctions and state capitals.

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Interlocking

In railway signalling, an interlocking is an arrangement of signal apparatus that prevents conflicting movements through an arrangement of tracks such as junctions or crossings.

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Intermodal freight transport

Intermodal freight transport involves the transportation of freight in an intermodal container or vehicle, using multiple modes of transportation (e.g., rail, ship, aircraft, and truck), without any handling of the freight itself when changing modes.

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Ircon International

Ircon International, or Indian Railway Construction International Limited (IRCON), is an Indian engineering & construction corporation, specialized in transport infrastructure. Indian Railways and Ircon International are companies based in New Delhi and railway companies of India.

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Jabalpur

Jabalpur, formerly Jubbulpore, is a city situated on the banks of Narmada River in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India.

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Jaipur

Jaipur is the capital and the largest city of the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan.

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Jan Sadharan Express

Jan Sadharan Express trains are series of passenger services operated by Indian Railways in different routes.

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Jan Shatabdi Express

The Jan Shatabdi Express is a more affordable and economical version of the Shatabdi Express. The word 'Jan' refers to common people.

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Jaya Varma Sinha

Jaya Varma Sinha is the current Chairperson of Railway Board (India).

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Jhansi Junction railway station

Jhansi Junction railway station (officially Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi Railway Station, station code: VGLB) is a major railway junction in the city of Jhansi in Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh.

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Joint venture

A joint venture (JV) is a business entity created by two or more parties, generally characterized by shared ownership, shared returns and risks, and shared governance.

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Kacheguda railway station

Kacheguda railway station (station code: KCG) is one of the four Central Stations in Hyderabad City of Telangana in India.

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Kalka–Shimla Railway

The Kalka–Shimla Railway is a narrow-gauge railway in North India which traverses a mostly mountainous route from Kalka to Shimla.

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Kalyan

Kalyan (Pronunciation: kəljaːɳ) is a city on the banks of Ulhas River in Thane district of Maharashtra state in Konkan division.

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Kavach (train protection system)

Kavach is an automatic train protection (ATP) system indigenously developed by Indian Railways through Research Designs & Standards Organisation (RDSO).

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Kilometres per hour

The kilometre per hour (SI symbol: km/h; non-SI abbreviations: kph, km/hr) is a unit of speed, expressing the number of kilometres travelled in one hour.

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Kolkata

Kolkata, formerly known as Calcutta (its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal.

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Kolkata Metro

The Kolkata Metro is a rapid transit system serving the city of Kolkata and the wider Kolkata Metropolitan Region in West Bengal, India.

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Kolkata Suburban Railway

The Kolkata Suburban Railway (colloquially called Kolkata local trains or simply locals) is a set of suburban and regional rail services serving the Kolkata metropolitan area and its surroundings in India.

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Konkan Railway Corporation

Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL) is an Indian public sector undertaking which operates Konkan Railway and also undertakes other railway-related projects. Indian Railways and Konkan Railway Corporation are railway companies of India.

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Kurla

Kurla (Pronunciation: kuɾlaː) is a suburb of East Mumbai, India.

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Latur

Latur is a city in the Indian state of Maharashtra, and is one of the largest cities of the Marathwada region.

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Laura Bear

Laura Charlotte Bear (born 1965) is a British anthropologist and academic, specialising in economic anthropology of South Asia and the United Kingdom.

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LHB coach

Linke-Hofmann-Busch (LHB) coach is a passenger coach of Indian Railways that is developed by Linke-Hofmann-Busch of Germany and produced by rail coach manufacturing units at Kapurthala, Chennai and Raebareli.

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Light-emitting diode

A light-emitting diode (LED) is a semiconductor device that emits light when current flows through it.

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List of countries by rail transport network size

This list of countries by rail transport network size based on length of rail lines.

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List of largest employers

Below is the list of largest employers including government owned companies and institutions in 2022.

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List of largest employers in India

The largest employers in India include companies, the military, railway and the government.

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List of railway companies in India

This is list of railway companies in India. Indian Railways and list of railway companies in India are railway companies of India.

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Long hood

The long hood of a hood unit-style diesel locomotive is, as the name implies, the longer of the two hoods (narrower sections of the locomotive body in front and behind of the cab) on a locomotive, particularly American-type freight locomotives.

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Lower Himalayan Range

The Lower Himalayan Range (पर्वत शृङ्खला parbat shrinkhalā) – also called the Middle Himalayas or Lesser Himalayas or Himachal – is a major east–west mountain range with elevations 3,700 to 4,500 m (12,000 to 14,500 feet) in the northernmost regions of the Indian subcontinent along the crest, paralleling the much higher High Himalayas range from the Indus River in Pakistan across northern India, Nepal and Bhutan but then the two ranges become increasingly difficult to differentiate east of Bhutan as the ranges approach the Brahmaputra River.

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Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway

The Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway was a railway company that operated in southern India.

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Madras Railway

Madras Railway (Madras Railway Company) was one of the railway companies operating rail services in British India. Indian Railways and Madras Railway are railway companies established in 1845.

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Mahamana Express

Mahamana Express is a superfast express series trains operated by Indian Railways in India.

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Mahaparinirvan Express

The Mahaparinirvan Express is a tourist train which was launched by the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) on 28 March 2007, to attract Buddhist pilgrims.

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Maharajas' Express

The Maharajas' Express is a luxury tourist train owned and operated by The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC).

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Mail

The mail or post is a system for physically transporting postcards, letters, and parcels.

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Material

A material is a substance or mixture of substances that constitutes an object.

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MEMU

In Indian Railways, A MEMU is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train that serves short and medium-distance routes in India, as compared to normal EMU trains that connect urban and suburban areas.

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Metre-gauge railway

Metre-gauge railways (US: meter-gauge railways) are narrow-gauge railways with track gauge of or 1 metre.

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Metro Railway, Kolkata

Metro Railway, Kolkata, is the owner and operator of Kolkata Metro, the oldest metro system of India.

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Ministry of Heavy Industries

The Ministry of Heavy Industries is an executive agency of the Government of India.

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Ministry of Railways (India)

The Ministry of Railways is a ministry in the Government of India, responsible for the country's rail transport.

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Mobile app

A mobile application or app is a computer program or software application designed to run on a mobile device such as a phone, tablet, or watch.

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Modern Coach Factory, Raebareli

Modern Coach Factory, Raebareli (formerly Rail Coach Factory, Raebareli) or MCF Raebareli is a rail coach manufacturing unit of the Indian Railways at Lalganj near Raebareli in Uttar Pradesh.

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Mountain railways of India

The Mountain railways of India are the railway lines that were built in the mountainous regions of India.

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Mumbai

Mumbai (ISO:; formerly known as Bombay) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra.

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Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation

Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC) is an Indian public sector undertaking responsible for executing railway projects under the Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP) as sanctioned by Ministry of Railways for enhancing suburban rail transportation. Indian Railways and Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation are government-owned companies of India and railway companies of India.

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Mumbai Suburban Railway

The Mumbai Suburban Railway (translit-std) (colloquially called local trains or simply locals) consists of exclusive inner suburban railway lines augmented by commuter rail on main lines serving outlying suburbs to serve the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.

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Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor

Mumbai–Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Corridor (MAHSR) or Mumbai–Ahmedabad HSR is an under-construction high-speed rail line, which will connect Mumbai, the financial hub of India, with Ahmedabad, the largest city in the state of Gujarat.

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Mumbai–Chennai line

The Mumbai–Chennai line, earlier known as Bombay–Madras line, is a railway line connecting Chennai and Mumbai cutting across southern part of the Deccan Plateau.

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Nabinagar Thermal Power Project

The Nabinagar Thermal Power Station Project (NTPS) of Bhartiya Rail Bijlee Company Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Indian Railways, Ministry of Railways, Government of India. Indian Railways and Nabinagar Thermal Power Project are railway companies of India.

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Narrow-gauge railway

A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge narrower than.

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National Geographic

National Geographic (formerly The National Geographic Magazine, sometimes branded as NAT GEO) is an American monthly magazine published by National Geographic Partners.

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National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited

The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) was incorporated in 2016 to manage high speed rail corridors in India. Indian Railways and National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited are government-owned companies of India and railway companies of India.

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NDTV

New Delhi Television Ltd is an Indian news media company focusing on broadcast and digital news publication. Indian Railways and NDTV are companies based in New Delhi.

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Nepal

Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia.

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New Delhi

New Delhi (ISO: Naī Dillī), is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT).

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New Delhi railway station

New Delhi railway station (station code: NDLS) is the main railway station of the Indian capital of New Delhi.

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New Delhi–Chennai main line

The New Delhi–Chennai main line is a railway line connecting Chennai and Delhi cutting across southern part of the Eastern Coastal Plains of India, the Eastern Ghats, the Deccan Plateau and the Yamuna valley.

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New Delhi–Mumbai main line

The Delhi–Mumbai line is a major railway line in India.

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Nilgiri Mountain Railway

The Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR) is a railway in Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu, India, built by the British in 1908.

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Nilgiri Mountains

The Nilgiri Mountains form a part of the Western Ghats in northwestern Tamil Nadu, southern Karnataka and eastern Kerala in South India.

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Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway

Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway (NGSR) was a railway company operating in India from 1883 to 1950. The company began with a line built privately by the HEH, the Nizam, which was owned and operated by the company under a guarantee from the Hyderabad State. Capital for the line was raised by issuing redeemable mortgage debentures. Indian Railways and Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway are railway companies of India.

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North British Locomotive Company

The North British Locomotive Company (NBL, NB Loco or North British) was created in 1903 through the merger of three Glasgow locomotive manufacturing companies; Sharp, Stewart and Company (Atlas Works), Neilson, Reid and Company (Hyde Park Works) and Dübs and Company (Queens Park Works), creating the largest locomotive manufacturing company in Europe and the British Empire and the second largest in the world after the Baldwin Locomotive Works in the United States.

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North Central Railway zone

The North Central Railway (abbreviated NCR) is one of the 19 railway zones in India.

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North Eastern Railway zone

The North Eastern Railway (abbreviated NER) is one of the 18 railway zones of Indian Railways.

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North Western Railway zone

The North Western Railway (abbreviated NWR) is one of 19 railway zones in India.

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Northeast Frontier Railway zone

The Northeast Frontier Railway (abbreviated NFR) is one of the 19 railway zones of the Indian Railways.

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Northern Railway zone

The Northern Railway (NR) is one of the 19 Railway zones of India and the northernmost zone of the Indian Railways.

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NTPC Limited

NTPC Limited, formerly known as National Thermal Power Corporation, is an Indian central Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) under the ownership of the Ministry of Power and the Government of India, who is engaged in the generation of electricity and other activities. Indian Railways and NTPC Limited are companies based in New Delhi and government-owned companies of India.

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Old age

Old age is the range of ages for people nearing and surpassing life expectancy.

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Open wagon

Open wagons (trucks in the UK) form a large group of railway goods wagons designed primarily for the transportation of bulk goods that are not moisture-retentive and can usually be tipped, dumped or shovelled.

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Operations management

Operations management is concerned with designing and controlling the production of goods and services, ensuring that businesses are efficient in using resources to meet customer requirements.

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Ownership

Ownership is the state or fact of legal possession and control over property, which may be any asset, tangible or intangible.

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Package delivery

Package delivery or parcel delivery is the delivery of shipping containers, parcels, or high-value mail as single shipments.

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Pakistan

Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia.

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Palace on Wheels

The Palace on Wheels is India's first luxury tourist train launched by the Indian Railways in joint collaboration with Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation (RTDC) to promote tourism in Rajasthan.

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Parcel (consignment)

A parcel is an individual consignment of cargo for shipment.

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Parel

Parel (ISO: Paraḷ, pronunciation: pəɾəɭ) is a neighbourhood of Mumbai.

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Parking lot

A parking lot (American English) or car park (British English), also known as a car lot, is a cleared area intended for parking vehicles.

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Parliament of India

The Parliament of India (IAST) is the supreme legislative body of the Republic of India.

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Passenger Amenities Committee

The Passenger Amenities Committee (PAC) is a statutory Organization body under the Ministry of Railways (India), Government of India.

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Passenger rail terminology

Various terms are used for passenger railway lines and equipment; the usage of these terms differs substantially between areas.

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Passenger railroad car

A passenger railroad car or passenger car (American English), also called a passenger carriage, passenger coach (British English and International Union of Railways), or passenger bogie (Indian English) is a railroad car that is designed to carry passengers.

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Passenger train

A passenger train is a train used to transport people along a railroad line.

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Patiala Locomotive Works

Patiala Locomotive Works (PLW) (formerly Diesel Loco Modernization Works (DMW)) is a production unit of the Indian Railways located at Patiala in the Indian state of Punjab.

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Port Pipavav

Port Pipavav, is a port on the west coast of India located in the Amreli district in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat, 90 km South of Amreli, 15 km South of Rajula and 140 km Southwest of Bhavnagar.

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Power (physics)

Power is the amount of energy transferred or converted per unit time.

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Prayagraj

Prayagraj (ISO), also known as Allahabad or Ilahabad, is a metropolis in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

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Prestressed concrete

Prestressed concrete is a form of concrete used in construction.

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Proby Cautley

Sir Proby Thomas Cautley, KCB (3 January 1802 – 25 January 1871), English engineer and palaeontologist, born in Stratford St Mary, Suffolk, is best known for conceiving and supervising the construction of the Ganges canal during East India Company rule in India.

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Propulsion

Propulsion is the generation of force by any combination of pushing or pulling to modify the translational motion of an object, which is typically a rigid body (or an articulated rigid body) but may also concern a fluid.

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Rack railway

A rack railway (also rack-and-pinion railway, cog railway, or cogwheel railway) is a steep grade railway with a toothed rack rail, usually between the running rails.

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Rail Bhawan

Rail Bhawan is the headquarters of the Indian Railways.

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Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala

The Rail Coach Factory at Kapurthala is a coach manufacturing unit of the Indian Railways in the Indian state of Punjab.

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Rail freight transport

Rail freight transport is the use of railways and trains to transport cargo as opposed to human passengers.

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Rail India Technical and Economic Service

RITES Ltd, formerly known as Rail India Technical and Economic Service Limited, is a Navaratna central public sector undertaking under India's Ministry of Railways. Indian Railways and Rail India Technical and Economic Service are government-owned companies of India and railway companies of India.

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Rail Land Development Authority

Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) is a statutory authority, under the Indian Ministry of Railways, set-up by an Amendment to the Railways Act, 1989.

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Rail profile

The rail profile is the cross sectional shape of a railway rail, perpendicular to its length.

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Rail transport

Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel rails.

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Rail Vikas Nigam

Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) is an Indian central public sector enterprise (PSU) which works as the construction arm of the Ministry of Railways for project implementation and transportation infrastructure development. Indian Railways and Rail Vikas Nigam are railway companies of India.

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Rail Wheel Factory

Rail Wheel Factory, Yelahanka (RWF) (also known as Wheel and Axle Plant) is a manufacturing unit of Indian Railways, producing wheels, axles and wheel sets of railroad wagons, coaches and locomotives for the use of Indian Railways and overseas customers is situated at Yelahanka, Bangalore in the Indian state of Karnataka.

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Rail Wheel Plant, Bela

Rail Wheel Plant, Bela (Hindi: रेल पहिया कारखाना, बेला) is an independent Production Unit of Indian Railways.

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RailTel

RailTel Corporation of India Ltd. is an Indian public sector enterprise which provides broadband and VPN services. Indian Railways and RailTel are government-owned companies of India and railway companies of India.

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Railway budget of India

Railway budget of India was the Annual Financial Statement of the state-owned Indian Railways, which handles rail transport in India.

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Railway electric traction

Railway electric traction describes the various types of locomotive and multiple units that are used on electrification systems around the world.

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Railway engineering

Railway engineering is a multi-faceted engineering discipline dealing with the design, construction and operation of all types of rail transport systems.

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Railway Protection Force

Railway Protection Force (RPF) is an armed force of the Union under the Ministry of Railways, Government of India.

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Railway Recruitment Control Board

Railway Recruitment Control Board is a government recruitment agency for Group C and Group D non-gazetted civil service and engineering posts in Indian Railways under Ministry of Railways, Government of India.

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Railway signalling

Railway signalling, or railroad signaling, is a system used to control the movement of railway traffic.

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Railway track

A railway track (British English and UIC terminology) or railroad track (American English), also known as a train track or permanent way (often "perway" in Australia), is the structure on a railway or railroad consisting of the rails, fasteners, railroad ties (sleepers, British English) and ballast (or slab track), plus the underlying subgrade.

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Railways Sports Promotion Board

Railways Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) (originally known as Railways Sports Control Board) is a sports board run by the Indian Railways.

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Rajdhani Express

The Rajdhani Express is a series of passenger train services in India operated by Indian Railways connecting the national capital New Delhi with the capitals or the largest cities of various states.

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Rajya Rani Express

Rajya Rani trains are a series of express trains operated by Indian Railways to connect state capitals with other cities important for tourism, pilgrimage or business.

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Rapid transit

Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT), commonly referred to as metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport that is generally built in urban areas.

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Reforestation

Reforestation is the practice of restoring previously existing forests and woodlands that have been destroyed or damaged.

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Research Design and Standards Organisation

The Research Designs & Standards Organisation (RDSO) is the research and development and railway technical specification development organisation under the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India, which functions as a technical adviser and consultant to the Railway Board, the Zonal Railways, the Railway Production Units, RITES, RailTel and Ircon International in respect of design and standardization of railway equipment and problems related to railway construction, operations and maintenance. Indian Railways and research Design and Standards Organisation are government-owned companies of India and railway companies of India.

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Reservation against Cancellation

A Reservation Against Cancellation (RAC) is a type of ticket that can be sold for travel on the Indian Railways.

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Rolling highway

In rail transportation, a rolling highway or rolling road is a form of combined transport involving the conveying of road trucks by rail, referred to as Ro-La trains.

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Rolling stock

The term rolling stock in the rail transport industry refers to railway vehicles, including both powered and unpowered vehicles: for example, locomotives, freight and passenger cars (or coaches), and non-revenue cars.

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Roorkee

Roorkee (Rūṛkī) is a city and a municipal corporation in the Haridwar district of the state of Uttarakhand, India.

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Rotary engine

The rotary engine is an early type of internal combustion engine, usually designed with an odd number of cylinders per row in a radial configuration.

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Royapuram

Royapuram is a locality in the northern part of the city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

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Safety

Safety is the state of being "safe", the condition of being protected from harm or other danger.

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Sampark Kranti Express

Sampark Kranti Express trains are a series of Superfast express trains operated by the Indian Railways providing quick connectivity to the national capital, New Delhi.

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Schweizerische Wagons- und Aufzügefabrik AG Schlieren-Zürich

The Schweizerische Wagons- und Aufzügefabrik AG (SWS, Swiss Railcar and Lift Factory Corporation, known colloquially as "Wagi"), which was based at Schlieren in the Canton of Zürich, Switzerland, was a manufacturer of railway rolling stock and lifts.

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Sealdah

Sealdah is a neighbourhood of Central Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

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Secunderabad

Secunderabad is a twin city of Hyderabad and one of the six zones of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) in the Indian state of Telangana.

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Sengundram

Sengundram, known in English as Red Hills, is a suburb in the northwestern part of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India in Thiruvallur District.

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Shatabdi Express

Shatabdi Express are a series of fast passenger trains operated by Indian Railways.

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Shipping container

A shipping container is a container with strength suitable to withstand shipment, storage, and handling.

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Short hood

The short hood of a hood unit-style diesel locomotive is the shorter of the two hoods (narrower sections of the locomotive body in front and behind of the cab) on a locomotive.

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Sivalik Hills

The Sivalik Hills, also known as the Shivalik Hills and Churia Hills, are a mountain range of the outer Himalayas.

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Sleeping car

The sleeping car or sleeper (often wagon-lit) is a railway passenger car that can accommodate all passengers in beds of one kind or another, for the purpose of sleeping.

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SMS

Short Message Service, commonly abbreviated as SMS, is a text messaging service component of most telephone, Internet and mobile device systems.

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Solar power

Solar power, also known as solar electricity, is the conversion of energy from sunlight into electricity, either directly using photovoltaics (PV) or indirectly using concentrated solar power.

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Sonipat

Sonipat is a planned industrial city & administrative headquarter in Sonipat district of Haryana state of India.

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South Central Railway zone

The South Central Railway (abbreviated SCR) is one of the 19 zones of Indian Railways.

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South Coast Railway zone

South Coast Railway Zone (SCoR) has been announced as the newest railway zone of the Indian Railways and is headquartered at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

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South East Central Railway zone

The South East Central Railway (abbreviated SECR) is one of the 19 Railway Zones in India.

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South Eastern Railway zone

The South Eastern Railway (abbreviated SER) is one of the 19 railway zones in India.

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South Western Railway zone

The South Western Railway (SWR) is one of the 19 railway zones in India, headquartered at Hubballi in Karnataka State.

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Southern Railway zone

Southern Railway (SR) is one of the eighteen zones of Indian Railways.

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State-owned enterprise

A state-owned enterprise (SOE) is a business entity which is established and/or owned by a national or state/provincial government, by an executive order or an act of legislation, in order to earn profit for the government, control monopoly of the private sector over means of production, provide commodities to citizens at a lower price, implement government policies, and/or to deliver products and services to remote locations that otherwise have trouble attracting private vendors.

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Statute

A statute is a formal written enactment of a legislative body, a stage in the process of legislation.

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Statutory body

A statutory body or statutory authority is a body set up by law (statute) that is authorised to implement certain legislation on behalf of the relevant country or state, sometimes by being empowered or delegated to set rules (for example regulations or statutory instruments) in their field.

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Steam locomotive

A steam locomotive is a locomotive that provides the force to move itself and other vehicles by means of the expansion of steam.

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Sustainable lighting

Sustainable lighting is lighting designed with energy efficient light sources.

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Suvidha Express

The Suvidha Express also called as Premium Express series of trains were introduced by Indian Railways in 2014 for the 1st time which is operated in busiest routes.

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Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works

Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works (German Schweizerische Lokomotiv- und Maschinenfabrik; French Société Suisse pour la Construction de Locomotives et de Machines; or for both, SLM) was a railway equipment manufacturer based in Winterthur in Switzerland.

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Swivel chair

A swivel, swivelling, spinny, or revolving chair is a chair with a single central leg that allows the seat to rotate 360 degrees to the left or right.

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Tambaram railway station

Tambaram railway station (station code: TBM) is an NSG–1 category Indian railway station in Chennai railway division of Southern Railway zone.

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Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu (TN) is the southernmost state of India.

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Tank car

A tank car (International Union of Railways (UIC): tank wagon) or tanker is a type of railroad car (UIC: railway car) or rolling stock designed to transport liquid and gaseous commodities.

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Tatkal scheme

The Tatkal Scheme is a ticketing program established by Indian Railways.

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Tejas Express

The Tejas Express is a semi-high speed fully air-conditioned train introduced by Indian Railways.

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Telecommunications

Telecommunication, often used in its plural form or abbreviated as telecom, is the transmission of information with an immediacy comparable to face-to-face communication.

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Thane

Thane (previously known as Thana, the official name until 1996) is a metropolitan city located on the northwestern side of the state of Maharashtra in India and on the northeastern side of Mumbai.

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Thane Creek

Thane Creek is an inlet in the shoreline of the Arabian Sea that isolates the city of Mumbai from the Konkan region of the Indian mainland.

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The Economic Times

The Economic Times is an Indian English-language business-focused daily newspaper.

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The Financial Express (India)

The Financial Express is an Indian English-language business newspaper owned by The Indian Express Group. Indian Railways and The Financial Express (India) are companies based in New Delhi.

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The Hindu

The Hindu is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

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The Indian Express

The Indian Express is an English-language Indian daily newspaper founded in 1932 by Ramnath Goenka with an investment by capitalist partner Raja Mohan Prasad.

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The New Indian Express

The New Indian Express is an Indian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper published by the Chennai-based Express Publications.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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The Times of India

The Times of India, also known by its abbreviation TOI, is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group.

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The Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), also referred to simply as the Journal, is an American newspaper based in New York City, with a focus on business and finance.

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Tourism

Tourism is travel for pleasure, and the commercial activity of providing and supporting such travel.

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Track circuit

A track circuit is an electrical device used to prove the absence of a train on rail tracks to signallers and control relevant signals.

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Track gauge

In rail transport, track gauge is the distance between the two rails of a railway track.

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Traffic

Traffic comprises pedestrians, vehicles, ridden or herded animals, trains, and other conveyances that use public ways (roads/sidewalks) for travel and transportation.

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Train numbering in India

In accordance with an Indian Ministry of Railways decision, Indian Railways switched from its previous four-digit numbering system for passenger trains to a five-digit system on December 20, 2010.

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Train wheel

A train wheel or rail wheel is a type of wheel specially designed for use on railway tracks.

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Training

Training is teaching, or developing in oneself or others, any skills and knowledge or fitness that relate to specific useful competencies.

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Tram

A tram (also known as a streetcar or trolley in the United States and Canada) is a type of urban rail transit consisting of either individual railcars or self-propelled multiple unit trains that run on tramway tracks on urban public streets; some include segments on segregated right-of-way.

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Tripura

Tripura is a state in Northeast India.

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TV tray table

A TV tray table, TV dinner tray, TV table, or personal table is a type of collapsible furniture that functions as a small and easily portable, folding table.

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Uday Express

UDAY Express or Utkrisht Double Decker Air Conditioned Yatri Express are completely Double-Decker AC chair car trains designed by RDSO.

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Union budget of India

The Union Budget of India, also referred to as the Annual Financial Statement in Article 112 of the Constitution of India.

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University of Virginia

The University of Virginia (UVA) is a public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States.

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Urban rail transit in India

Urban rail transit in India plays an important role in intracity transportation in the major cities which are highly populated.

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USB hardware

The initial versions of the USB standard specified connectors that were easy to use and that would have acceptable life spans; revisions of the standard added smaller connectors useful for compact portable devices.

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Vande Bharat (trainset)

The Vande Bharat trainset, formerly known as Train 18, is an Indian electric multiple unit chair car trainset designed and developed by Indian Railways at its Integral Coach Factory in Chennai.

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Vande Bharat Express

Vande Bharat Express is a medium-distance superfast express service operated by Indian Railways.

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Visakhapatnam

Visakhapatnam (formerly known as Vizagapatam), also known as Vizag, Viśākha or Waltair, is the largest and most populous metropolitan city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

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Vivek Express

Vivek Express is a chain of express trains on the Indian Railways network.

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Wagah

Wagah (واگھا; واہگہ), also spelled Wagha, is a village and union council (UC 181) located in the Wahga Zone near Lahore City District, Pakistan.

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Website

A website (also written as a web site) is a collection of web pages and related content that is identified by a common domain name and published on at least one web server.

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West Bengal

West Bengal (Bengali: Poshchim Bongo,, abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India.

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West Central Railway zone

The West Central Railway (abbreviated WCR), one of the 19 zones of the Indian Railways, came into existence on 1 April 2003.

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Western Railway zone

The Western Railway (abbreviated WR) is one of the 19 zones of Indian Railways and is among the busiest railway networks in India, headquartered at Mumbai, Maharashtra.

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Wind power

Wind power is the use of wind energy to generate useful work.

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World Heritage Committee

The World Heritage Committee is a committee of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization that selects the sites to be listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including the World Heritage List and the List of World Heritage in Danger, defines the use of the World Heritage Fund and allocates financial assistance upon requests from States Parties.

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World Heritage Site

World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection by an international convention administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance.

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Yuva Express

The Yuva Express is a type of trains in India that was introduced by Minister of Railways Mamata Banerjee in 2009-2010 along with the Duronto Express (it became a tradition in India for the new Minister to create new classes of service).

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1974 railway strike in India

The 1974 railway strike in India was a major strike by the workers of Indian Railways in 1974.

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25 kV AC railway electrification

Railway electrification systems using alternating current (AC) at are used worldwide, especially for high-speed rail.

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See also

Public transport operators

Railway companies established in 1845

Railway companies of India

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Railways

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