Indian Railways Facilitating Tourism

In India, railways and tourism are interconnected.

- Aritra Mitra

Indian railways is one of the largest and busiest rail networks in the world, transporting over 18 million passengers and more than two million tons of freight daily. It is the world’s largest commercial utility employer with more than 1.4 million employees. Indian Railways provides services, amenities, facilities and tourism packages to international and domestic tourists in addition to operating tourist and special trains for promoting tourism.

Indian Railways has grown into a gigantic network that spreads over 64460 kms, 7133 railway stations, 9213 locomotives and 11824 trains. More than 7651 million passengers are travelling through Indian Railways. Indian railway services are well-equipped to meet the travel needs of domestic and foreign tourists, providing them infrastructural facilities in terms of accommodation, destination development, catering and restaurants and also linking them with tourist destinations in various locations in India.

Promoting rail tourism