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Indian Railways have mostly converted all the rail tracks into broad gauge. Give reason.

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Generally, broad gauge railway tracks are located in areas with dense population whereas narrow gauge railway tracks are located in areas with less population or where there is less need. During a rail journey, passengers or goods need to change the train due to the difference of gauges.

This consumes more time, money and also it becomes tedious. Out of the three gauges, the broad gauge has the highest capacity to bear load and allow running high power rail locomotives. Having one single gauge helps to save a lot of time for transporting goods and passengers. This also saves quite a lot of money. As a result, Indian Railways have mostly converted all the rail tracks into broad gauge.



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