Indian Railways

state-owned enterprise operating India's national railway system
Organization national_railway Q819425
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Summary

Indian Railways is a national railway[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of national_railway entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,546 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Indian Railways was a member of International Union of Railways[3].
  • Indian Railways is in the country of India[4].
  • Indian Railways's instance of is recorded as national railway[5].
  • Indian Railways's instance of is recorded as railway company[6].
  • Indian Railways's item operated is recorded as indianrail.gov.in[7].
  • Indian Railways is owned by India[8].
  • Indian Railways's headquarters location is recorded as New Delhi[9].
  • Indian Railways's Commons category is recorded as Indian Railways[10].
  • Indian Railways's industry is recorded as rail transport[11].
  • May 8, 1845 marks the founding of Indian Railways[12].
  • Indian Railways's location of formation is recorded as India[13].
  • Indian Railways's official website is recorded as https://indianrailways.gov.in[14].
  • Indian Railways's official website is recorded as https://indianrail.gov.in[15].
  • Indian Railways's official website is recorded as https://भारतीयरेल.सरकार.भारत[16].
  • Indian Railways's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Indian Railways[17].
  • Indian Railways's track gauge is recorded as 1676 mm track gauge[18].
  • Indian Railways's track gauge is recorded as two-foot gauge[19].
  • Indian Railways's track gauge is recorded as 762 mm track gauge[20].
  • Indian Railways's track gauge is recorded as 1000 mm track gauge[21].
  • Indian Railways's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+1230000'}[22].
  • Indian Railways's legal form is recorded as state-owned enterprise[23].
  • Indian Railways's reporting mark is recorded as IR[24].
  • Indian Railways's main Wikidata property is recorded as P5696[25].
  • Indian Railways's owner of is recorded as Sangaldan railway station[26].
  • Indian Railways's owner of is recorded as Kakinada Town railway station[27].

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Founding

May 8, 1845 marks the founding of Indian Railways[12]. Its location of formation is recorded as India[13].

Operations

Indian Railways's headquarters location is recorded as New Delhi[9].

Industry

Indian Railways's industry is recorded as rail transport[11].

Ownership

Indian Railways is owned by India[8].

Why It Matters

Indian Railways ranks in the top 6% of national_railway entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,546 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Owner of → Sangaldan railway station, Kakinada Town railway station, Patas railway station +64
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Owner of: Nilgiri Mountain Railway, using [[User:Frettie/consistency check add.js]]"
  2. 4w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-09-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Owner of → Sangaldan railway station, Kakinada Town railway station, Patas railway station +64
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Owner of: Sheikpura railway station, using [[User:Frettie/consistency check add.js]]"
  3. 15w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Track gauge → 1676 mm track gauge, two-foot gauge, 762 mm track gauge +1
    P14536 → 395572
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14536: 395572, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782462304762"
  4. 16w ago · Sbb1413 · 2026-06-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → https://indianrailways.gov.in, https://indianrail.gov.in, https://भारतीयरेल.सरकार.भारत
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Official website: https://भारतीयरेल.सरकार.भारत"
  5. 21w ago · Sbb1413 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1845-05-08T00:00:00Z
    Owned by → India
    Industry → rail transport
    Aliases → —
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ Official website: https://indianrailways.gov.in"
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