History

Rail transport in India is one of the most common modes of long-distance transport. Rail operations are largely run by a state-owned company, Indian Railways. The rail network traverses the length and width of the country, covering a total length of 63,140 km. it is said to be the 4^th largest railways network in the world, transporting over 7 billion passengers and over 350 million tonnes of freight annually. Its operations cover twenty-five states and three union territories and also link the neighboring countries of Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan. Railways were introduced to India in 1853, and by the time of India’s independence in 1947 they had grown to forty-two rail systems. In 1951 the systems were nationalized as one unit - Indian Railways – to form one of the largest networks in the world.

Hazrat nizamuddin station is located near the nazrat nizamuddin dargha, were the shrine of Hazrat Shaik Khwaja Syed Muhammad Nizameddin Auliya is located and therefore is also named after him. Hazrat Nizamuddin was a famous sufi saint of Chisthi order and believed in drawing close to god through renunciation of the world and service to humanity. Hazrat Nizamuddin was built to ease the congestion on New Delhi railway station and since then have been a key interchange station for trains headed to west and central India nearly 200 trains operate from the station, 44 of which originates or terminate there. The passenger’s footfall is more than two lakhs per day, many of them foreigners.

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