About Indian Railways, we all are aware of the fact that it is one of the busiest and fourth largest networks all over the world. The network includes numerous tunnels, desserts and mountains. Every day, millions of passengers take the benefits of the services offered by Indian railways. As compared to the earlier days, Indian railways is known to have more than 64,015 kilometers of tracks and about 6,909 stations.

 

History of Indian railways
British introduced, designed and developed Indian railways in year 1853 when they were having their colonial rule of subcontinent. The exact date when railway was inaugurated in India is 16th April of 1853. By the partition in 1947, India has almost 42 rail systems serving the nation. However, in year 1951, all of these systems were united to make one.

 

Indian Railways at Present
Lots of improvements have been implemented to facilitate the passengers nationally and internationally. Now, in order to differentiate systems, railways system has been broadly categorized into six different Indian Railway Zones are as follows:

 

North Railway Zone	Western Railway Zone
North East Railway Zone	South Western Railway Zone
North East Frontier Railway Zone	North Western Railway Zone
Eastern Railway Zone	West Cental Railway Zone
South Eastern Railway Zone	North Central Railway Zone
South Central Railway Zone	South East Central Railway Zone
Southern Railway Zone	East Coast Railway Zone
Central Railway Zone	East Central Railway Zone

Accommodation Classes
There are mainly two to three divisions of classes available which differ in prices and facilities. These classes are 1st and 2nd Class. In 1st class, passengers are provided with separate cabins and they are both non AC & AC.

Other AC classes have 2 or 3 tier berths and 2 tier is more expensive than 3 tier. In AC class, passengers are provided with blankets, pillows and sheets.

Refreshments and meals are also part of the facilities for all reserved passengers.

 

Fares
It can be said about Indian railways that this is world’s cheapest rail transportation means. People from middle to high class can afford to travel in this rail system. Depending upon the preferences and budget, passenger can choose to travel in any class.

 

Popular trains
Some of the popular trains include Nilgiri Mountain Railway, Lifeline Express, Palace on Wheels and Samjhauta Express. The complete railway system can be categorized as East India Travel, South India Travel and North India Travel. These railways systems are covering various interiors and remote parts of the nation. You must book your tickets well in advance to avoid any conflict.