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    Rail transport in India consists of primarily of passenger and freight shipments along an integrated rail network. Indian Railways (IR), a statutory body...
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    The history of rail transport began before the beginning of the common era. It can be divided into several discrete periods defined by the principal means...
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    Urban rail transit in India plays an important role in intracity transportation in the major cities which are highly populated. It consists of rapid transit...
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  • Murkongselek and Rangiya derail between Helem and Nij Bogaon in Assam, India in the early hours of the day. No passengers are hurt. January 16 – Three people...
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  • Rail transport in China began in the late nineteenth century during the Qing dynasty. Since then, the Chinese rail network has become one of the largest...
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    The history of rail transport in Turkey began with the start of the placement in 1856 of a 130 kilometres (81 mi) railway line between İzmir and Aydın...
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  • Rail transport in Pakistan began in 1855 during the British Raj, when several railway companies began laying track and operating in present-day Pakistan...
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    Rail transport in Tanzania began in the late 19th century. From about 1880 to 1888, a tramway operated in Zanzibar, then ruled by the second Sultan of...
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  • Rail transport in Myanmar (then Burma) began in 1877. Three private rail companies were nationalised nineteen years later. During the Japanese occupation...
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    The history of transport is largely one of technological innovation. Advances in technology have allowed people to travel farther, explore more territory...
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