Third largest railway network in the world with route kilometer of nearly 64,000 route km.
IR operations span 170 years, from the first train that ran from Mumbai to Thane on April 16, 1853.
19,000 trains are run every day including 12,000 passenger trains and 7,000 freight trains.
Over 7,000 stations.
Transports 2.65 million tonnes of freight every day.
Ferries 23 million passengers every day, 7.2 billion annually.
1.36 million employees on its rolls.
Seventh largest employer in the world, according to Economist magazine.
Ranks as largest employer after the US defence department, the Chinese army, Wal-Mart, China National Petroleum, State Grid of China and British health services.
Has an annual revenue base of Rs.1,06,000 crore ($21 billion).