http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/stat_econ/MTHSTAT/2014/MER_March_2014.pdf Indian Railways] Govt of India (2014) India has a coastline of 7500 kilometers with 13 major ports and 60 operational non-major ports, which together handle 95% of the country's external trade by volume and 70% by value (most of the remainder handled by air). [