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Minister of Railways

head of the Ministry of Railways in India
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Minister of Railways

Summary

Minister of Railways is a position[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of position entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (342 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Minister of Railways is in the country of India[3].
  • Minister of Railways's instance of is recorded as position[4].
  • Minister of Railways is a type of ministry of railways[5].
  • Minister of Railways is part of Indian Railways[6].
  • Minister of Railways is part of Union Council of Ministers of India[7].
  • Minister of Railways's Commons category is recorded as Ministers of Railways of India[8].
  • August 15, 1947 marks the founding of Minister of Railways[9].
  • Minister of Railways's appointed by is recorded as President of India[10].
  • Minister of Railways's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Railway ministers of India[11].
  • Minister of Railways's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as India[12].
  • Minister of Railways's position holder is recorded as Ashwini Vaishnaw[13].
  • Minister of Railways's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'ministra de Ferrocarrils'}[14].

Body

Definition and Type

Minister of Railways's instance of is recorded as position[4]. It is a type of ministry of railways[5].

Origins

August 15, 1947 marks the founding of Minister of Railways[9].

Use and Application

Part of include Indian Railways[6], a national railway[15], in India[16], founded in 1845[17], headquartered in New Delhi[18] and Union Council of Ministers of India[7], a group of humans[19], in India[20].

Why It Matters

Minister of Railways ranks in the top 7% of position entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (342 views/month).[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Related Entities

George Fernandes India Lalu Prasad Yadav Mamata Banerjee

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [15] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Circeus · 2026-07-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position holder → Ashwini Vaishnaw
    Appointed by → President of India
    Applies to jurisdiction → India
    Instance of → position
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q140609169]]"
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