Almost all rail operations in India are handled by the state-owned organization Indian Railways – one of the biggest and busiest rail networks in the world.
Operating 9,000 passenger trains and transporting up to 20 million passengers every day, trains wind through 40,000 miles of railway track while cutting through some of the most densely populated cities.
Indian Railways Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal unveiled increases in fares for the second time in two months to help mend the networks finances.
Indian commuters get off trains at the Church Gate railway station in Mumbai, India. Indian railway network is one of the world's largest, with some 14 million passengers daily and some 40,000 miles of railway track cut through some of the most densely populated cities. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) #
An employee works in the control room of Kalyan Railway Station in Mumbai. Almost all rail operations in India are handled by state-owned organisation Indian Railways - one of the biggest and busiest rail networks in the world operating 9,000 passenger trains and transporting up to 20 million passengers every day. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar #
A man looks at a notice board inside the information centre at Tundla Junction railway station in Uttar Pradesh. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar #
A woman brushes her teeth after her train stopped at Agra Cantt Railway Station. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
A boy drinks tea in the early morning inside a train at Agra Cantt Railway Station in Agra. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
Indian commuters disembark from a crowded train in Indian Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal is presenting the country's rail budget for next fiscal year in the parliament. Indian railway network is one of the world's largest, with some 14 million passengers daily and some 40,000 miles of railway track cut through some of the most densely populated cities. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Commuters stand at the open doorways of a suburban train as they head toward their destination in Mumbai. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
Children travel on a train heading from Agra to Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh. Almost all rail operations in India are handled by state-owned organisation Indian Railways - one of the biggest and busiest rail networks in the world operating 9,000 passenger trains and transporting up to 20 million passengers every day. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
Empty milk containers hang from the window of a train in Uttar Pradesh. Hundreds of milkmen travel daily by train to Mumbai from neighbouring states to supply millions of litres of milk to fulfill the city's demand. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
Commuters struggle to board a train at Noli railway station in Uttar Pradesh. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
A train passes through slums in Mumbai. Almost all rail operations in India are handled by state-owned organisation Indian Railways - one of the biggest and busiest rail networks in the world operating 9,000 passenger trains and transporting up to 20 million passengers every day. REUTERS/NaveshChitrakar
A train passes through a neighborhood in Mumbai, India. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)
Commuters cross the tracks to reach the other side of the platform in Allahabad. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
A porter combs his hair after taking a shower at the porter restrooms in Agra Cantt Railway Station. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
Train driver Ts Unnikrishnan Nair, 60, who has been working for Indian Railways for 40 years, lies on a bed in the train drivers' rest area at Kalyan Railway Station in Mumbai. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
A cab driver waits for commuters outside the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Railway Station, formerly known as Victoria Terminus, in Mumbai. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
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