Spotting
 Timeline
 Travel Tip
 Trip
 Race
 Social
 Greeting
 Poll
 Img
 PNR
 Pic
 Blog
 News
 Conf TL
 RF Club
 Convention
 Monitor
 Topic
 #
 Rating
 Correct
 Wrong
 Stamp
 PNR Ref
 PNR Req
 Blank PNRs
 HJ
 Vote
 Pred
 @
 FM Alert
 FM Approval
 Pvt
Forum Super Search
 ↓ 
×
HashTag:
Freq Contact:
Member:
Posting Date From:
Posting Date To:
Blog Category:
Train Type:
Train:
Station:
Pic/Vid:   FmT Pic:   FmT Video:
Sort by: Date:     Word Count:     Popularity:     
Public:    Pvt: Monitor:    Topics:    

Search
  Go  
dark modesite support
 
Mon Sep 23 16:38:23 IST
Home
Trains
ΣChains
Atlas
PNR
Forum
Quiz
Topics
Gallery
News
FAQ
Trips
Login
RailCal Android App
RailCal iPhone App
Post PNRPost BlogAdvanced Search

Blog Entry# 1311355
Posted: Dec 18 2014 (00:07)

2 Responses
Last Response: Dec 18 2014 (11:46)
2 Followers
Rail Fanning
1897 views
10

Dec 18 2014 (00:07)  
 
guest   6387 blog posts
Entry# 1311355               Past Edits
This blog describes about "Project Unigauge" in detail which is an ongoing exercise by Indian Railways to convert most of the rail gauges in India(i.e Narrow Guage,Meter Guage) to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge.
Indian Railways currently has significant lengths of four different gauges: the 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge, the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) metre gauge, and two narrow gauges 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) and 2 ft (610 mm). The total length of track used by Indian Railways was about 115,000 km (71,000 mi) while the total route length of the network was 65,000 km (40,000 mi) in 2011.
Urban
...
more...
mass rapid transport systems (metro rail) built or being built in six large cities in India use both 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge and 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge. However these metro railways are independent corporations not under the jurisdiction of Indian Railways and therefore Project Unigauge does not apply to them.
A broad-gauge network allows bigger trains, higher speeds, and more stability. However, it costs more than smaller gauge. For India, which has one of the world's highest population densities, broad-gauge allows comfortable travel for high volumes of travellers, and is deemed to be economically feasible in the long term.
The following Heritage lines that will not be converted to Broad Guage under
"Project Unigauge"
One metre gauge and four narrow gauge tracks on which heritage trains run in hilly regions will not be converted to broad gauge under "Project Unigauge".
These are as follows:
Nilgiri Mountain Railway
Kalka–Shimla Railway
Kangra Valley Railway
Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
Matheran Hill Railway
For more details regarding "Project Unigauge" please visit:
click here
Here are some pictures of Agartala,Silchar and Lumding Rail Stations which falls in NFR Lumding Division and this section is yet to be converted to broad Guage.
Attached Image
1 Agartala Railway Station 1
Source:
click here
2 Agartala Railway Station 2
Source:
click here
3 Agartala Railway Station3
Source:
click here
4 Silchar Railway Station
Source:
click here
5 Silchar Railway Station1
Source:
click here
6 Silchar Railway Station2
Source:
click here
7 Lumding Railway Junction
Source:
click here

Translate to English
Translate to Hindi

1300 views
2

Dec 18 2014 (00:11)
Bitan^~
Bitan^~   751 blog posts
Re# 1311355-1              
ohh beautiful...
Translate to English
Translate to Hindi

1244 views
3

Dec 18 2014 (11:46)
guest   6387 blog posts
Re# 1311355-2               Past Edits
Sharing the detailed Comparison of different gauges common in India with standard gauge which is not common in India in the attached Image.
Source:
click here
Translate to English
Translate to Hindi

Travel SAFE

1. RailFanning does NOT MEAN dangerous pics/videos.
2. Doorplating pics/youtube videos are strictly FORBIDDEN in IRI.
3. Take plenty of food pics and other safe pics.
4. Write human interest narratives to make the pics interesting.
5. Enjoy blogging and travelling SAFELY.

REMEMBER: YOUR LIFE is the most precious thing, NOT RailFanning.

Leading Polls

6130751  12Rail_0326~
5650504 ★★★ 109jishnuthakur12301^...
4948161 ★★★ 45SCoR~
5092410 ★★★ 69jishnuthakur12301^...
1959644 ★★★ 271Arpit~
4312546 ★★★ 282jishnuthakur12301^...
5341825 ★★ 24SreeNdl^~
5595577 ★★★ 32RoyalIndianRailway...

Rail News

New Trains

Site Announcements

  • Entry# 5648027
    Mar 01 2023 (12:44AM)


    In response to past confusions with Train/Station updates and resulting fights and controversies, the following clear and objective guidelines are being issued, with no room for any arguments or debates about validity. Also, included, some other changes with respect to Ratings. 1. All Red Ratings will require further explanation. Red Ratings won't...
  • Entry# 5388512
    Jun 24 2022 (08:45AM)


    As announced previously, there are a few changes coming to IRI user accounts, based on past practices. 1. As before, you will be able to quickly DELETE your IRI User account at ANY time. However, the menu option for this was hidden in the profile page, and could not easily be located....
  • Entry# 5148000
    Nov 29 2021 (06:40AM)


    A new feature will be released soon, whereby you can follow blogs tagged with specific Trains & Stations. If you have already posted blogs tagged with some Train/Station, then you will be set to automatically follow that Train/Station. Thereafter, any future news/blogs tagged with those Trains/Stations will be marked to your...
  • Entry# 5093784
    Oct 13 2021 (07:04AM)


    These days, every other day, we are getting requests from members to allow email login to their FB-based IRI account. 10 years ago, we had given the option for users to login through FaceBook - in retrospect, this was a mistake. These days, apparently, users are quitting FaceBook in droves because...
  • Entry# 4906979
    Mar 14 2021 (01:12AM)


    Followup to: Fmt Changes The new version of FmT 2.0 will soon be here - in about 2 weeks. As detailed in the previous announcement, many of the old FmT features like Train TT, Speedometer, Geo Location, etc. will be REMOVED. It will be a bare-bones simple app, focused on trip blogging. It...
  • Entry# 4898771
    Mar 06 2021 (10:33PM)


    There are some changes coming to FMT. Many of the features of FMT, like station arrival, TT, speed, geo, passing times, station time, etc. are ALREADY available in OTHER railway apps. So all of these features will be REMOVED. We'll have ONLY BLOGGING - quick upload of pics/videos/audio, etc. You may attach...
Scroll to Top
Scroll to Bottom
Go to Mobile site
Important Note: This website NEVER solicits for Money or Donations. Please beware of anyone requesting/demanding money on behalf of IRI. Thanks.
Disclaimer: This website has NO affiliation with the Government-run site of Indian Railways. This site does NOT claim 100% accuracy of fast-changing Rail Information. YOU are responsible for independently confirming the validity of information through other sources.
India Rail Info Privacy Policy