India is one of the fastest growing
economies in the world with a transportation infrastructure thats
developing at a phenomenal rate.
- India has 125 airports; of which 11 are designated international
airports
- Indias aviation sector is expected to enjoy a 25% per
annum growth for the next 10 years
- In 2005-06, Indian airports handled 73.3 million passengers and
1.4 million tones of cargo
- Major airport projects already underway include the upgrade of
Bangalore and Hyderabad. Delhi, Cochin and Mumbais facilities
are also being updated
- New airports planned include Delhi, Mumbai and Goa. These will
be Greenfield developments
- Ports are the gateway to India's International trade by sea
which handle over 90% of foreign trade
- There are 12 Major Ports & 187 Minor/Intermediate ports
along the 7,517 kms coast line of the country
- Indias 12 major ports handle 464M tons of cargo per year
- The fastest growth in port traffic during the last decade was
containers.
- India has 6,857 rail stations making it the largest rail network
in Asia and the second largest in the world
- The number of aviation passengers carried per year is equal to
the amount of passengers that travel by rail in India in 1 day
- Indian Railways is at present the largest rail network in the
world under a single management
- Indian Railways handle 4.8 billion passengers and 510 million
tones of freight per year and growing steadily in volume everyday
- Security of railway passengers is shared between the Railway
Protection Force (RPF) and the Government Reserve Police (GRP).
Currently extensive efforts are underway improve security of
passengers on trains and within Railway premises