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The first railway line in India was opened for public use on 16 April, 1853 between Mumbai and Thane over a distance of 34 km. Further extended to Kalyan on 1 may, 1854 and to Khopoli on 12 May, 1856. Today Indian railway system is the main artery of the country's inland transport. Railway form the life line of the country, its contribution to economic growth and integration of nation is so much that it could be called as the backbone of surface transport system in India. Running 55,000 coaches of 10,000 trains daily, all over the country, the Indian railway provide the cheapest and most convenient mode of passenger transport both for long distance and suburban traffic. The phenomenal growth of Indian railways has taken place in the post independence era. At present, India has the second largest railway network in Asia and fourth largest in the world after USA, Russia and China. But India tops the worlds leading countries with regard to passenger/ km carried. December 2012 transpo…