Indian Railways is a statutory body under the ownership of the Ministry of Railways, Government of India that operates India's national railway system. Number of employees: 1,308,000 (2016-2017) Subsidiaries: INTEGRAL COACH FACTORY (ICF) CHENNAI, MORE Headquarters: New Delhi, India Track length: 222.952756 million′ 0″ Founded: April 16, 1853, India Key people: Ashwini Vaishnaw; (Minister for Railways); Anil Kumar Lahoti; IRSE (Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer); Owner: Ministry of Railways, Government of India