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IRCTC is a major Indian Railways public-sector company associated with online ticketing, catering and railway tourism.
IRCTC stands for Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited.
It was established as a public-sector enterprise under the Ministry of Railways.
IRCTC is best known for operating India's railway online ticket-booking platform, but its responsibilities also include railway catering, packaged drinking water and tourism services.
It also operates and markets various tourism products and luxury railway journeys.
India's passenger railway history began on 16 April 1853 with a historic journey between Bombay and Thane.
Electric railway operation in India began in 1925 with a suburban service between Bombay VT and Kurla.
The standard broad-gauge railway track used across most of Indian Railways measures 1,676 millimetres.
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