The civil servants under this service are responsible for Operation and Business Development of Indian Railways in the country.

Earlier, an exclusive service reserved for English officers, admission into the cadre was thrown open to all post-Independence.

Some of these institutions include- The role of an IRTS officer in the Operations Department is that of ensuring efficient, safe and user friendly transportation of freight and passengers.

In the Commercial Department, an IRTS officer is responsible for revenue realization for various services offered by Indian Railways.

The opening up of Indian economy has brought a paradigm shift in the role of IRTS officers – from rail transport to logistics.

They have been instrumental in raising the earnings of Indian Railways through efficient freight movement and improved passenger transport which are conducted 24x7 non-stop.

Railway transportation, being the most energy efficient and convenient over large distances is going to see increased patronization, by passengers and businesses alike, in the coming decades.

Movement of this increased traffic over vast but capacity constrained Indian Railway network is going to be challenging for IRTS Officers to organize Shri Vinoo Narain Mathur was honored as distinguished alumnus on 66th foundation day of NAIR.

Presently, he is member and senior advisor to Japan International Consultation Agency for transport and contributing to the construction of first high speed corridor between Mumbai and Ahmedabad.

For his tireless and innovating efforts for the development of railway business and economy of the country, Shri Ghosh Dastidar was honoured with the title Padmashree.

Some of the books in English authored by Shri Shukla include (i) Silent Raindrop – Collection of poetry, (ii) Philosophy of Bhagvada Gita, and (iii) Four Lane Expressway to Stress Management and Happiness and some of popular books written by him in Hindi are: Taj Mahal ka Tender (Play), Doosra Adhyay (Play) and Pratibodh (1977) (Poem) and Prashnchihan (Collection of poems).

During his long career spanning 38 years, Shri Mittal held various key positions in the Indian Railways.

As chairman, Railway Board, Shri Mittal also held the position of ex officio chairman of the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Ltd (DFCCIL), which has been set up for constructing the two iconic high technology freight corridors of over 3000 km on the Eastern and Western flanks of the country being attempted on a scale of this magnitude for the first time in India.