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Railways India, in 36 editions.
The entry for India published Railways in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 23 editions. Each is shown as published. Railways in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 23
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Railroads” (1990 to 1995) and “Railways” (1996 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Same as 2024The same text in 1990 and 1991.
Published as “Railroads”
- 61,850 km total (1986);
- 33,553 km 1.676-meter broad gauge, 24,051 km 1.000-meter gauge, 4,246 km narrow gauge (0.762 meter and 0.610 meter);
- 12,617 km is double track;
- 6,500 km is electrified
61,850 km total (1986); 33,553 km 1.676-meter broad gauge, 24,051 km 1.000-meter gauge, 4,246 km narrow gauge (0.762 meter and 0.610 meter); 12,617 km is double track; 6,500 km is electrified
The same text in 1992 and 1993.
Published as “Railroads”
- 61,850 km total (1986);
- 33,553 km 1.676-meter broad gauge, 24,051 km 1.000-meter gauge, 4,246 km narrow gauge (0.762 meter and 0.610 meter);
- 12,617 km is double track;
- 6,500 km is electrified
61,850 km total (1986); 33,553 km 1.676-meter broad gauge, 24,051 km
1.000-meter gauge, 4,246 km narrow gauge (0.762 meter and 0.610 meter);
12,617 km is double track; 6,500 km is electrified
Published as “Railroads”
- 61,850 km total (1986);
- 33,553 km 1.676-meter broad gauge, 24,051 km 1.000-meter gauge, 4,246 km narrow gauge (0.762 meter and 0.610 meter);
- 12,617 km is double track;
- 6,500 km is electrified
61,850 km total (1986); 33,553 km 1.676-meter broad gauge, 24,051 km
1.000-meter gauge, 4,246 km narrow gauge (0.762 meter and 0.610 meter);
meter); 12,617 km is double track; 6,500 km is electrified
Published as “Railroads”
- total:
- 62,211 km (6,500 km electrified; 12,617 km double track)
- broad gauge:
- 34,544 km 1.676-m gauge
- narrow gauge:
- 23,599 km 1.000-m gauge; 4,068 km 0.762-m and 0.610-m gauge (1994 est.)
Rewritten: too little of the 1994 text remains to mark the changes.
total: 62,211 km (6,500 km electrified; 12,617 km double track)
broad gauge: 34,544 km 1.676-m gauge
narrow gauge: 23,599 km 1.000-m gauge; 4,068 km 0.762-m and 0.610-m
gauge (1994 est.)
The same text in 1996 and 1997.
- total:
- 62,462 km (11,793 km electrified; 12,617 km double track)
- broad gauge:
- 37,824 km 1.676-m gauge
- narrow gauge:
- 20,653 km 1.000-m gauge; 3,985 km 0.762-m and 0.610-m gauge (1995 est.)
total: 62,211 62,462 km (6,500 (11,793 km electrified; 12,617 km double track)
broad gauge: 34,544 37,824 km 1.676-m gauge
narrow gauge: 23,599 20,653 km 1.000-m gauge; 4,068 3,985 km 0.762-m and 0.610-m
gauge (1994 (1995 est.)
- total:
- 62,660 km (12,296 km electrified; 12,617 km double track)
- broad gauge:
- 39,612 km 1.676-m gauge
- narrow gauge:
- 19,210 km 1.000-m gauge; 3,838 km 0.762-m and 0.610-m gauge (1995 est.)
total: 62,462 62,660 km (11,793 (12,296 km electrified; 12,617 km double track)
broad gauge: 37,824 39,612 km 1.676-m gauge
narrow gauge: 20,653 19,210 km 1.000-m gauge; 3,985 3,838 km 0.762-m and 0.610-m
gauge (1995 est.)
- total:
- 62,915 km (12,307 km electrified; 12,617 km double track)
- broad gauge:
- 40,620 km 1.676-m gauge
- narrow gauge:
- 18,501 km 1.000-m gauge; 3,794 km 0.762-m and 0.610-m gauge (1998 est.)
total: 62,660 62,915 km (12,296 (12,307 km electrified; 12,617 km double track)
broad gauge: 39,612 40,620 km 1.676-m gauge
narrow gauge: 19,210 18,501 km 1.000-m gauge; 3,838 3,794 km 0.762-m and 0.610-m
gauge (1995 (1998 est.)
- total:
- 62,915 km (12,307 km electrified; 12,617 km double track)
- broad gauge:
- 40,620 km 1.676-m gauge
- narrow gauge:
- 18,501 km 1.000-m gauge; 3,794 km 0.762-m and 0.610-m gauge (1998 est.)
total: 62,915 km (12,307 km electrified; 12,617 km double track)
broad gauge: 40,620 km 1.676-m gauge
narrow gauge: 18,501 km 1.000-m gauge; 3,794 km 0.762-m and 0.610-m
- total:
- 62,915 km (12,307 km electrified; 12,617 km double track) broad gauge: 40,620 km 1.676-m gauge narrow gauge: 18,501 km 1.000-m gauge;
- 3,794 km 0.762-m and 0.610-m gauge (1998 est.)
total: 62,915 km (12,307 km electrified; 12,617 km double track)
- total:
- 63,693 km (13,771 km electrified)
- broad gauge:
- 45,103 km 1.676-m gauge
- narrow gauge:
- 15,178 km 1.000-m gauge;
- 3,105 km 0.762-m gauge;
- 307 km 0.610-m gauge (2001)
total: 62,915 km (12,307 63,693 km electrified; 12,617 (13,771 km double track) electrified)
broad gauge: 40,620 45,103 km 1.676-m gauge
narrow gauge: 18,501 15,178 km 1.000-m gauge; 3,794 3,105 km 0.762-m and gauge; 307 km 0.610-m gauge (1998 est.) (2001)
- total:
- 63,518 km (15,009 km electrified)
- broad gauge:
- 45,142 km 1.676-m gauge
- narrow gauge:
- 15,013 km 1.000-m gauge; 3,363 km 0.762-m gauge and 0.610-m gauge (2002)
total: 63,693 63,518 km (13,771 (15,009 km electrified)
broad gauge: 45,103 45,142 km 1.676-m gauge
narrow gauge: 15,178 15,013 km 1.000-m gauge; 3,105 3,363 km 0.762-m gauge; 307 km gauge and 0.610-m gauge (2001) (2002)
- total:
- 63,140 km (15,994 km electrified)
- broad gauge:
- 45,099 km 1.676-m gauge
- narrow gauge:
- 14,776 km 1.000-m gauge; 3,265 km 0.762-m gauge and 0.610-m gauge (2003)
total: 63,518 63,140 km (15,009 (15,994 km electrified)
broad gauge: 45,142 45,099 km 1.676-m gauge
narrow gauge: 15,013 14,776 km 1.000-m gauge; 3,363 3,265 km 0.762-m gauge and 0.610-m gauge (2002) (2003)
- total:
- 63,230 km (16,693 km electrified)
- broad gauge:
- 45,718 km 1.676-m gauge
- narrow gauge:
- 14,406 km 1.000-m gauge; 3,106 km 0.762-m gauge and 0.610-m gauge (2004)
total: 63,140 63,230 km (15,994 (16,693 km electrified)
broad gauge: 45,099 45,718 km 1.676-m gauge
narrow gauge: 14,776 14,406 km 1.000-m gauge; 3,265 3,106 km 0.762-m gauge and 0.610-m gauge (2003) (2004)
- total:
- 63,230 km
- broad gauge:
- 45,718 km 1.676-m gauge (16,528 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 14,406 km 1.000-m gauge (165 km electrified); 3,106 km 0.762-m gauge and 0.610-m gauge (2005)
total: 63,230 km (16,693 km electrified)
broad gauge: 45,718 km 1.676-m gauge (16,528 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 14,406 km 1.000-m gauge; gauge (165 km electrified); 3,106 km 0.762-m gauge and 0.610-m gauge (2004) (2005)
The same text in 2007 and 2008.
- total:
- 63,221 km
- broad gauge:
- 46,807 km 1.676-m gauge (17,343 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 13,290 km 1.000-m gauge (165 km electrified); 3,124 km 0.762-m gauge and 0.610-m gauge (2006)
total: 63,230 63,221 km
broad gauge: 45,718 46,807 km 1.676-m gauge (16,528 (17,343 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 14,406 13,290 km 1.000-m gauge (165 km electrified); 3,106 3,124 km 0.762-m gauge and 0.610-m gauge (2005) (2006)
- total:
- 63,327 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 4
- broad gauge:
- 49,820 km 1.676-m gauge (17,786 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 10,621 km 1.000-m gauge (135 km electrified); 2,886 km 0.762-m gauge and 0.610-m gauge (2007)
total: 63,221
63,327 km
country comparison to the world:
4
broad gauge: 46,807
49,820 km 1.676-m gauge (17,343 (17,786 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 13,290
10,621 km 1.000-m gauge (165 (135 km electrified); 3,124 2,886 km 0.762-m gauge and 0.610-m gauge (2006) (2007)
- total:
- 64,015 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 4
- broad gauge:
- 52,808 km 1.676-m gauge (18,172 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 8,473 km 1.000-m gauge; 2,734 km 0.762-m gauge and 0.610-m gauge (2009)
total:63,327 64,015 km
country comparison to the world:
4
broad gauge:49,820 52,808 km 1.676-m gauge (17,786 (18,172 km electrified)
narrow gauge:10,621 8,473 km 1.000-m gauge (135 km electrified); 2,886 gauge; 2,734 km 0.762-m gauge and 0.610-m gauge (2007) (2009)
- total:
- 63,974 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 4
- broad gauge:
- 54,257 km 1.676-m gauge (18,927 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 7,180 km 1.000-m gauge; 2,537 km 0.762-m gauge and 0.610-m gauge (2010)
total:64,015 63,974 km
country comparison to the world:
4
broad gauge:52,808 54,257 km 1.676-m gauge (18,172 (18,927 km electrified)
narrow gauge:8,473 7,180 km 1.000-m gauge; 2,734 2,537 km 0.762-m gauge and 0.610-m gauge (2009) (2010)
The same text in 3 editions, 2012 to 2014.
- total:
- 63,974 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 4
- broad gauge:
- 54,257 km 1.676-m gauge (18,927 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 7,180 km 1.000-m gauge; 2,537 km 0.762-m gauge and 0.610-m gauge (2009)
total:
63,974 km
country comparison to the world:
4
broad gauge:
54,257 km 1.676-m gauge (18,927 km electrified)
narrow gauge:
7,180 km 1.000-m gauge; 2,537 km 0.762-m gauge and 0.610-m gauge (2010) (2009)
- total:
- 68,525 km
- broad gauge:
- 58,404 km 1.676-m gauge (23,654 electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 9,499 km 1.000-m gauge; 622 km 0.762-m gauge (2014)
- country comparison to the world:
- 4
total:
63,974country comparison to the world:broad gauge:
4
54,257(18,927 km (23,654 electrified)
narrow gauge:
7,1802,537 622 km 0.762-m gauge and 0.610-m gauge (2009) (2014)
country comparison to the world: 4
The same text in 2016 and 2017.
- total:
- 68,525 km
- broad gauge:
- 58,404 km 1.676-m gauge (23,654 electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 9,499 km 1.000-m gauge; 622 km 0.762-m gauge (2014)
- country comparison to the world:
- 5
total: 68,525 km
broad gauge: 58,404 km 1.676-m gauge (23,654 electrified)
narrow gauge: 9,499 km 1.000-m gauge; 622 km 0.762-m gauge (2014)
country comparison to the world: 4 5
The same text in 3 editions, 2018 to 2020.
- total:
- 68,525 km (2014)
- narrow gauge:
- 9,499 km 1.000-m gauge (2014)
- broad gauge:
58,404 km 1.676-m gauge (23,654 electrified) (2014)
622 0.762-m gauge
total: 68,525 km (2014)
narrow gauge: 9,499 km 1.000-m gauge (2014)
broad gauge: 58,404 km 1.676-m gauge (23,654 electrified) (2014)narrow gauge: 9,499 km 1.000-m gauge; 622 km 0.762-m gauge (2014)
country comparison to the world: 5
- total:
- 68,525 km (2014)
- narrow gauge:
- 1,604 km 1.000-m gauge (2014)
- broad gauge:
- 63,950 km (39, 329 km electrified) (2014)
total: 68,525 km (2014)
narrow gauge: 9,499 1,604 km 1.000-m gauge (2014)
broad gauge: 58,404 63,950 km 1.676-m gauge (23,654 (39, 329 km electrified) (2014)
622 0.762-m gauge
The same text in 4 editions, 2022 to 2025.
- total:
- 65,554 km (2014)
- narrow gauge:
- 1,604 km (2014) 1.000-m gauge
- broad gauge:
- 63,950 km (2014) (39, 329 km electrified)
total: 68,525 65,554 km (2014)
narrow gauge: 1,604 km (2014) 1.000-m gauge (2014)
broad gauge: 63,950 km (2014) (39, 329 km electrified) (2014)
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Central Intelligence Agency. “India: Railways.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/india/railways.