The Railways in India is an important mode of transportation for passengers as well for freight in India. It makes activities like business, sightseeing, pilgrimage, and transportation of goods to other places easier. It has been more than 150 years that Indian Railways have served us. Railways help for the economic, agricultural and industrial development of the country. The Indian railways have network 7,031 stations. The factors responsible for the dense networks of railways in the Gangetic plains are as follows- The northern plains of India are appropriate for the growth of the railways as these areas have vast areas for the construction of the railways. It has a high population density. Plenty of agricultural resources are available. However, bridges have to be constructed due to a large number of rivers in such areas. These are constructed across the wide beds which posed as the drawback.