Indian Railways
Indian Railways (Ministry of Railways) · IR · India
Runs the world's largest broad-gauge freight operation, now anchored on the Western and Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridors.
Key facts
- Line code
- IR
- Country
- India
- Region
- South Asia
- Gauge
- Indian (1676 mm)
- Traction
- Electric
- Network
- ~68,000 route-km
- Terminals
- 2
- Corridors
- 1
Schedule coverage: High — daily or multiple daily services on core relations. This is an editorial coverage indicator, not a measured count of services.
Emissions profile
Across the 1 corridor this operator runs on RailScanner, the mean intensity is 15 gCO₂ per tonne-kilometre — about 76% below the road benchmark of 62 g. Fully electric traction is the main reason this figure is low.
Planning estimates following GLEC v3 methodology — not a regulatory-grade declaration. For compliance reporting, reference the certified consignment documentation.
Services sold
Containers, swap bodies and semi-trailers on flat wagons.
Individual wagons consolidated into mixed trains.
A whole train moving point to point without reformation.
Coal, ore, aggregates and grain in dedicated wagons.
Finished vehicles and automotive parts.
Terminals served
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