How Railways Connected India

Indian Railways is the 4th largest rail network in the world spanning more than 68,000 km.
844 crore passengers use it every year for intercity or regional travel journeys. It was first started in 1837 and has played a significant role in the Indian society and remains an intergral part of it.

Map References: OpenStreetMap Contributors, Indian Railways, Wikipedia, GoogleMaps, Mapbox.
Music: Storyblocks

Video Chapters:
0:00​ Intro
0:42 Industrial Railways (1837-52)
2:49 Passenger Railways (1853-60)
6:15 Network Expansion (1861-70)
8:35 Economic Growth (1871-99)
11:36 Centralisation (1900-25)
14:40 Electrification (1926-46)
16:07 Partition & Aftermath (1947-50)
17:56 Re-organization & Development (1951-80)
19:08 Technology & Konkan (1981-99)
20:55 Rapid Transit & Internet (2000-22)
22:40 Present Network & Improvements
24:14 Future Expansion