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Indian Railways

Indian Railways

Indian Railways, a statutory body operates India's national railway system under the Ministry of Railways, Government of India. It manages the third-largest railway network in the world. The Red Hill Railway (constructed by Arthur Cotton to transport granite for road-building) was the country's first transport train, running from Red Hills to Madras' Chintadripet bridge in 1837. India's first passenger train ran for 34 kilometres with 400 people in 14 carriages on 1,676 mm (5
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