Slow and fast passenger trains in India
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The Slow and fast passenger trains are passenger train services of Indian Railways which connect small towns and cities to metropolitan cities in India.[1] The classification Passenger means it is an ordinary passenger train which halts at all or most of the stations on the railway routes. Currently, a total of 3572 passenger trains are running of all railway zones of Indian Railways.
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Service type | Connecting various states of India |
Status | Operating |
First service | 16 April 1853; 171 years ago (1853-04-16) |
Current operator(s) | Indian Railways |
Website | http://indianrail.gov.in |
On-board services | |
Class(es) | Unreserved Seating & Unreserved Sleeper |
Seating arrangements | Yes |
Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
Catering facilities | On-board catering |
Baggage facilities | Underseat |
Technical | |
Rolling stock | ICF rakes |
Track gauge | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge |
Operating speed | Maximum 40–80 km/h (25–50 mph) |
Track owner(s) | Indian Railways |
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