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In December 1950, the Central Advisory Committee for Railways approved the plan for re-organizing Indian Railways into six regional zones which were divided subsequently to create newer zones. As of 2024, there are 17 operational zones of Indian Railways. [13] The zones are headed by a General manager and are further sub-divided into divisions.
South Central Railway topped among all railway zones of India in terms of train punctuality and passenger earnings in 2016–17. [19] The zone has become the first in the country to complete 100% LED lighting at all 733 stations under its jurisdiction. In 2018, for the cleanliness category it was ranked second among all railway zones in India. [20]
Extent of the Indian railway network in 1909. Officially notified as a new railway zone on 14 April 1952, its origin goes back to 3 March 1859. On 14 April 1952, the Northern Railway zone was created by merging Jodhpur Railway, Bikaner Railway, Eastern Punjab Railway and three divisions of the East Indian Railway north-west of Mughalsarai (Uttar Pradesh).
The South Western Railway (SWR) is one of the 19 railway zones of Indian Railways, headquartered at Hubballi in the Indian state of Karnataka. [1] SWR was created from carving out the routes from Southern Railways , South Central Railways and Central Railways in 2003.
The railway system is divided into six operating divisions: Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Ratlam, and Mumbai WR. [1] Vadodara railway station, being the junction point for the Ahmedabad–Mumbai route and the Mumbai–Ratlam route towards New Delhi, is the busiest junction station in Western Railways and one of the busiest junctions ...
7 (47XXX): South Central Railway zone; If the first digit is 5, 6 or 7, the second digit identifies the railway zone where the train is operated or maintained: 0 (E0XXX): Konkan Railway; 1 (E1XXX): Some Central and West Central Railway zone trains; 2 (E2XXX): Some Northern, North Central, North Western, North Eastern and East Central Railway ...
Northern and North Western Railway: 1875 305 km (190 mi) 110 km/h (68 mph) Yes [12] Delhi–Moradabad † Northern Railway: 1900 167 km (104 mi) 110 km/h (68 mph) 2019 [13] Haryana Orbital ‡ Northern Railway: 2026 121.7 km (75.6 mi) 160 km/h (99 mph) Under construction [14] Jaipur–Ahmedabad † North Western and Western Railway: 1881
Central Railway (abbreviated CR) is one of the 19 zones of Indian Railways. [1] Its headquarters are located at Mumbai . [ 2 ] It has the distinction of operating the first passenger railway line in India , which opened from Mumbai to Thane on 16 April 1853 (171 years ago) ( 1853-04-16 ) .