2003 – 150
Years of Glorious
|
|
Denomination
|
Rs 100,Rs 2
|
Description
|
Elephant showing the lantern (light) as in olden days .
|
Issue Price (Face value)
|
Rs 800
|
Approx. Market Price
|
Rs 2520
|
Mint
|
Kolkata
|
100 Rs
|
Quaternary Alloy , 35 grams, 44mm, 200 serrations
|
2 Rs
|
Copper nickel , 6 grams
|
ü
Indian railways with largest employee base in
the world
ü
Indian
railways started in India 1853.
ü
By
Independence year 1947 there were 42 rails systems.
ü
In
1951, the systems were nationalized as one unit, becoming.
ü
one
of the largest networks in the world.
ü
Indian
Railways has more than 64,215 kms of track and 7083 stations.
ü
It is
the worlds 4th largest railway network after US, Russia, China.
ü
It
has close the 240000 freight wagons, 60,000 coaches and 9000 locomotives.