The Indian railways are classified based on the ____ of the rails.

gauge length

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gauge breadth

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gauge width

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All of the above

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Solution

The correct option is C gauge width
The Indian railways are classified based on the gauge width of the rails. They are three types, Broad gauge with a rail width of 1.676 metres that cover roughly 74% of the rail length in India. Metre gauge with a width of 1 metre covers about 21% of rail length in India. The remaining 5% goes to Narrow gauge with a width of 0.762/0.610 metres.

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