Gauges & Tracks
Indian Railways · गेज और ट्रैक · 15 facts
Broad gauge (1676 mm) is standard gauge of Indian Railways
Metre gauge (1000 mm) is being converted to broad gauge
Narrow gauge (762/610 mm) used in hill railways
Project Unigauge aims to convert all tracks to broad gauge
Indian Railways has over 68,000 km of route length
Over 45,000 km of tracks are electrified
India aims for 100% railway electrification
Indian Railways uses 25 kV AC traction for electric trains
Concrete sleepers have largely replaced wooden sleepers
Dedicated Freight Corridors use special heavy-haul tracks
India's broad gauge (1676 mm) is wider than global standard gauge (1435 mm)
Eastern DFC runs from Ludhiana to Dankuni (1839 km)
Western DFC runs from Dadri to Jawaharlal Nehru Port (1504 km)
Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system prevents signal-passing accidents
Kavach is Indian Railways' indigenous automatic train collision avoidance system