Hi regarding this query, I found a reply of former Railway officer on quora:
“Route kilometer
A unit of distance, measuring the distance by rail between two points on the railway network. It is a permanent way distance between point A and point B.
Running track kilometers
It indicates the sum of all running lines (counting each line of doubled, tripled, etc., lines separately) between two points say A&B.
Track kilometers or total track kilometers
They include the sum total of all running lines and sidings, yard trackage, etc., between two points A&B.
For example, in 1950–51, route km of Indian railways were 53,596; running track km were 59,315; and total track km were 77,609 (including track in stations, yards, sidings etc.).”
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