Indian Railway Year Book · Ministry of Railways · Government of India · 2004–05 to 2024–25

Number of Railway Stations in India

Year-wise count of stations on Indian Government Railways, covering Broad Gauge, Metre Gauge, and Narrow Gauge networks from 2004–05 through 2024–25. Total stations grew from 6,909 in 2004–05 to 7,469 in 2024–25, driven by new Broad Gauge additions even as Metre and Narrow Gauge networks contracted through gauge conversion.

🚉 2024–25 Total: 7,469 ↑ Net gain: +560 stations since 2004–05 📐 Broad Gauge: dominant gauge 🔄 MG + NG declining via conversion
Source: Indian Railway Year Book — Ministry of Railways, Government of India Compiled via data.gov.in (OGD Platform) & Dataful.in (Factly / Ministry of Railways) Data as on 31 March each financial year
All-India Snapshot

Stations 2024–25

7,469

Latest available

Stations 2004–05

6,909

Baseline (20 yrs)

Net Gain (20 years)

+560

↑ +8.1%

Peak Year

7,469

2024–25

Lowest in Period

6,853

2000–01 (pre-period)

BG Stations (2013–14)

6,591

≈93% of total
Data Sources & Notes: Station counts sourced from the Indian Railway Year Book (Ministry of Railways, Government of India) as published on the Open Government Data Platform India (data.gov.in) and aggregated by Factly (Dataful.in, last updated March 2026). Figures are as on 31 March of each financial year. Counts cover classified stations on Government Railways (Broad Gauge, Metre Gauge, and Narrow Gauge). Years 2004–05 through 2011–12 are interpolated from the verified 2000–01 baseline (6,853) and 2013–14 endpoint (7,112) using the gauge-wise growth trajectory published by data.gov.in (Ministry of Railways); these intermediate values are labelled as estimated. Directly published figures are: 2000–01, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2017 (approx.), 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25.
Annual Trend · 2004–05 to 2024–25

Total Number of Railway Stations — All India

As on 31 March each year · Source: Indian Railway Year Book, Ministry of Railways · Circles = confirmed; triangles = interpolated from gauge-wise data

Total Stations (confirmed) Interpolated from gauge-wise data

Steady Long-Term Growth

Total stations rose from 6,909 in 2004–05 to 7,469 in 2024–25 — a net increase of 560 stations over two decades, driven almost entirely by expansion of the Broad Gauge network.

BG Boom, MG Decline

Broad Gauge stations climbed 25%+ between 2000–01 and 2013–14 (5,261 → 6,591) while Metre Gauge shrank 76% (1,318 → 315) over the same period — a direct result of systematic gauge conversion.

COVID-Era Dip

A slight dip to 7,308 in 2021–22 from 7,337 in 2020–21 is visible in the data, likely reflecting reclassification or closure of low-traffic halts during the pandemic period.

Amrit Bharat Push

Post-2021, stations increased steadily — from 7,308 in 2021–22 to 7,469 in 2024–25. The government's Amrit Bharat Station Scheme identified 1,337 stations for redevelopment, not new additions.

Gauge-wise Composition · 2000–01 vs 2013–14

Gauge-wise Stations — 2000–01 vs 2013–14

Source: Ministry of Railways via data.gov.in (published Dec 2015)

Broad Gauge Metre Gauge Narrow Gauge

Share of Gauge Types — 2013–14

Broad Gauge now dominates; MG & NG account for only ~7% of stations

Broad Gauge · 2000–01

5,261

76.8% of total

Broad Gauge · 2013–14

6,591

92.7% of total · ↑ +25.3%

Metre Gauge · 2000–01

1,318

19.2% of total

Metre Gauge · 2013–14

315

4.4% of total · ↓ −76.1%

Narrow Gauge · 2000–01

274

4.0% of total

Narrow Gauge · 2013–14

206

2.9% of total · ↓ −24.8%

Full Year-wise Data Table

Station Count — All India, 2004–05 to 2024–25

Source: Indian Railway Year Book (Ministry of Railways, Government of India). * = interpolated from gauge-wise trajectory data published by data.gov.in.

Financial Year Total Stations Change (YoY) Data Source Growth Trend