| Railway system in india, Rail transport is the most commonly used mode of long distance transportation in India (3387 words) |
 | It is one of the largest and busiest rail networks in the world, transporting over 5 billion passengers and over 350 million tonnes of freight annually.[1] Its operations covers twenty-seven states and three Union territories and also links the neighbouring countries of Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan. |
| The GIPR was one of the largest rail companies at that time.Soon various independent kingdoms began to have their own rail systems and the network spread to the regions that became the modern-day states of Assam, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh. |
| The existing rail networks were abandoned in favour of zones in 1951 and a total of six zones came into being in 1952. |
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