Indian Railways: Mileage Open



Indian Railways total track mileage open and other statistics
- 1853 - 20 miles
- 1854 - 71
- 1855 - 169
- 1856 - 272
- 1857 - 287
- 1858 - 427
- 1859 - 625
- 1860 - 838
- 1861 - 1,587
- 1862 - 2,333
- 1863 - 2,507
- 1864 - 2,958
- 1865 - 3,363
- 1866 - 3,563
- 1867 - 3,929
- 1868 - 4,008
- 1869 - 4,225
- 1870 - 4,771
- 1880 - 8,996
- 1885 - 12,152[1]
- 1890 - 16,404
- 1900 - 24,752
- 1910 - 32,099
- 1920/1 - 37,029
- 1930/1 - 42,281
- 1940/1 - 41,052
- 1950/1 - 34,079
Notes
- 1937/8 Burma Railways separated
- 1947/8 Pakistan and Bangladesh Railways separated