Indian Railway Jobs Vacancy 2017-18

 Indian Railway had a historical achievements. The first railway on Indian sub-continent ran from Bombay to Thane on 16th April 1853. Fourteen railway carriages carried about 400 guests from Bombay to Thane covering a distance of 21 miles (34 Kilometers). Since then there has been no looking back. Today, it covers 6,909 stations over a total route length of more than 63,028 kilometers. The track kilometers in broad gauge (1676 mm) are 86, 526 kms, meter gauge (1000 mm) are 18, 529 kms and narrow gauge (762/610 mm) are 3,651 kms. Of the total route of 63,028 kms, 16,001 kms are electrified. The railways have 8000 locomotives, 50,000 coaching vehicles, 222,147 freight wagons, 6853 stations, 300 yards, 2300 goodsheds, 700 repair shops, and 1.54 million work force. Indian Railways runs around 11,000 trains everyday, of which 7,000 are passenger trains. Presently, 9 pairs of Rajdhani and 13 pairs of Shatabdi Express Trains run on the rail tracks of India.

The Ministry of Railways has following nine undertakings:

1. Rail India Technical & Economic Services Limited (RITES)

2. Indian Railway Construction (IRCON) International Limited

3. Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limited (IRFC)

4. Container Corporation of India Limited (CONCOR)

5. Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL)

6. Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation Ltd (IRCTC)

7. Railtel Corporation of India Ltd. (Rail Tel)

8. Mumbai Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. (MRVNL)

9. Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. (RVNL)