The IR employs 1.6 million people which makes it the third largest employer in the world after the Peoples Liberation army (the Chinese army) and WalMart with 2.3 millions employees and 2.1 million employees. The Indian Railways has more than 3 million wagons, 7800 locomotives and 40 000 coaches.History of Indian Railways.
They had been established in 1853. Since 1947, when was India's independence proclaimed, IR owned more than 43 rail systems. After that, in 1953 the railways were nationalised and since then they are the biggest in the world.
In order to be easier to manage the IR are divided into zones and after that again subdivided into divisions. Today there are 17 big zones in IR and 67 divisions. The management structure of IR is very simple and logic. In head of each zone is a manager and above him is only the Railway Board. Below the zone manager is the division manager who is in control of the division structure.
The accommodation trains in India are divided also in trains which travel between the cities and suburban trains (including the metro trains). Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and etc. have their own suburban railway system. The accommodation trains are divided in classes. You can choose between 10 different classes. The 1A is the highest of them all and it offers to the passengers very comfortable travel. The coaches are air conditioned, carpeted and very spaces. These coaches are also the most expensive. However IR has also UR class. It is the lowest class and it is also the cheapest. The seats are made of wood and usually aren't cushioned. These coaches are very crowded and you can hardly find a place to sit. Today the company has a surplus of more than $6 billion. The salaries in the company also increases and as general it's future looks bright.
