Question
Describe the three categories of Indian Railways based on the width of the track.
Solution
There are three categories of Indian Railways on the basis of width of the tracks:
(i) Broad Gauge : The width of the broad gauge track is 1676 mm (1.676m) and the total route length is 44383 km (70.7 per cent).
(ii) Metre Gauge : The width of the metre gauge is 1,000 mm (lm) and its route length is 15013 km (23.0 per cent).
(iii) Narrow Gauge : The width of the narrow gauge is 762 mm and 610 mm and its route length is 3363 km (5.4 per cent).
