Editing Inter-city rail (section)

====India====
[[File:Rajendra B.Aklekar.jpg|thumb|The [[Tejas Express]] at [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus]]]]
[[India]]'s [[Intercity Express (Indian Railways)|inter-city trains]] are run by [[Indian Railways]]. With {{convert|68043|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} of rail routes and 7,308 stations,<ref>{{cite web |title=Indian Railways Year Book, 2021-22 |url=https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/stat_econ/2023/PDF%20Year%20Book%202021-22-English.pdf |access-date=11 January 2024 |website=Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) |publisher=Indian Railways Statistical Publications |location=New Delhi |page=5}}</ref> the railway network in India is the third-largest in the world (after Russia and China) and the largest in the world in terms of passenger kilometres. The [[Vande Bharat Express]], [[Gatimaan Express]], [[Tejas Express]], [[Tejas-Rajdhani Express]], [[Rajdhani Express]], [[Shatabdi Express]], [[Jan Shatabdi Express]] and [[Duronto Express]] are the fastest inter-city services in India; of these, the Vande Bharat is the fastest one.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cntraveller.in/story/from-vande-bharat-express-to-rajdhani-indias-fastest-trains/ |title=From Vande Bharat Express to Rajdhani: India's fastest trains |last=Kumar |first=Sharanya |date=30 January 2023 |website=cntraveller.in |access-date=11 January 2024}}</ref> All long-distance journeys generally require a reservation, although unreserved travel is allowed in some trains.