In last five years, Indian Railways flagged off 1,024 new trains and extended 907

Indian Railways carried 693.25 crore passengers between January 1 and November 30 last year. In FY25, a total of 715 crore passengers -- a number equal to 87% of the global population -- travelled by train in India.

Kolkata: In terms of numbers, the Indian Railways is a monster. In FY25, a total of 715 crore passengers — a number equal to 87% of the global population — travelled by train in India. Earlier this week Ashwini Vaishnaw, the Union Minister for Railways, said that in the past five years the national carrier introduced 1,024 trains, extended 907 trains, raised the frequency of 168 trains and augmented 4,651 coaches to meet rising passenger demand.........

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