<Table> Indian Railways <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Native name </Th> <Td> भारतीय रेल </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Type </Th> <Td> Public sector </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Industry </Th> <Td> Rail transport </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Founded </Th> <Td> 8 May 1845 (172 years ago) (1845 - 05 - 08) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Headquarters </Th> <Td> New Delhi, India </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Area served </Th> <Td> India </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Key people </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Piyush Goyal (Minister of Railways) </Li> <Li> Ashwin Lohani, (Chairman, Railway Board) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Services </Th> <Td> Passenger railways Freight services Parcel carrier Catering and Tourism Services Parking lot operations Other related services </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Revenue </Th> <Td> ₹ 1.874 trillion (US $29 billion) (2017--18) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Net income </Th> <Td> ₹ 64.25 billion (US $1.0 billion) (2017--18) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Owner </Th> <Td> Government of India </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Number of employees </Th> <Td> 1.331 million (March 2016) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Parent </Th> <Td> Ministry of Railways through Railway Board </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Divisions </Th> <Td> 17 zones </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Subsidiaries </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> IRCTC </Li> <Li> RailTel </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.indianrail.gov.in indianrailways.gov.in </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Native name </Th> <Td> भारतीय रेल </Td> </Tr>

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