Careers opportunities in rail

Have you ever traveled in rail? This is really a ridiculous question. Railways around the world carry thousands of passengers and goods from one part to another. Luxury trains are affordable by rich class people and others opt for trains which are for general public. It is one of the fastest means of transport. You can enjoy the journey and can also rest while traveling during night or day journey.Railways provide large number of employment to the people around the world. Many people are engaged in providing services to the passengers. 

Let's discuss the career opportunities in railways:

1. New tracks are laid down and old tracks are maintained by the railways. Railway services have even spread to mountain regions. Labors, contractors, managers, clerks, drivers, engineers, doctors, sweepers, Security guards, policemen etc are employed by the railways in large numbers. Construction work always remains in progress in some or other place. 
2. Temporary and permanent jobs are in galore in railways. As the development of new stations in new cities take place then large number of technicians and non technicians are required by the railways. Railways are managed by the government, so if you are getting permanent job then you become government employee and you get many extra facilities provided by the government.
   
3. Ticket collector is one of the popular jobs in railways. Entrance exam is conducted and eligibility criteria are fixed by the railway department. After qualifying the entrance exam interviews are held and suitable people are selected by the railway recruiters. Reservation counters are crowded by the long queues and railway employees are responsible for reservation of seats to every individual. 
4. Manufacturing process and maintenance process require large number of engineers and labors. Degree and diploma holders are employed by the railways to perform the job. According to the post the qualification required for the job varies in railways. People from many streams participate in the exams conducted by the railways. 
   
5. People from finance profession expert in handling accounts are employed by the railways on good packages. Daily millions of people travel in railways and up to date record is required to be managed by the IT professionals. Online services provided by the railways have also created employment in IT sector. Website maintenance is an important task to provide the up to date information. Many people are employed to attend the call of passengers for providing the relevant info. You can even reserve your seats on telephone.

As the services are improving large number jobs are created in railways. Proudly you can become a part of railways.