tuhin4u (Unstopable Lover + Mariana World DIAMOND member): Indian railways has several types of passenger coaches. Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) coaches are used for suburban traffic in large cities – mainly Mumbai, Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata, Pune, Hyderabad and Bangalore. These coaches numbered 7,793 on 31 March 2012. *
27-11-14 - 09:55:29

tuhin4u (Unstopable Lover + Mariana World DIAMOND member): They have second class and first class seating accommodation. Passenger coaches numbered 46,722 on 31 March 2012. Other coaches (luggage coach, parcel van, guard's coach, mail coach, etc.) numbered 6,560 on 31 March 2012. *
27-11-14 - 09:56:14

tuhin4u (Unstopable Lover + Mariana World DIAMOND member): Indian Railways earns about 70% of its revenues from freight traffic (Rs. 686.2 billion from freight and Rs. 304.6 billion from passengers in 2011–12). Most of its profits come from transporting freight, and this makes up for losses on passenger traffic. It deliberately keeps its passenger fares low and cross-subsidises the loss- making passenger traffic with the profit-making freight traffic. *
27-11-14 - 09:57:15

tuhin4u (Unstopable Lover + Mariana World DIAMOND member): Indian railways uses four gauges, the 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge which is wider than the 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge; the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) metre gauge; and two narrow gauges, 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) and 610 mm (2 ft). Track sections are rated for speeds ranging from 75 to 160 km/h (47 to 99 mph). *
27-11-14 - 09:59:08

tuhin4u (Unstopable Lover + Mariana World DIAMOND member): The total length of track used by Indian Railways is about 115,000 km (71,000 mi) while the total route length of the network is 65,000 km (40,000 mi). About 23,541 km (14,628 mi) 0r 36% of the route-kilometre was electrified as on 31 March 2013. *
27-11-14 - 10:00:27