Railway Zones and Their Headquarters
» Indian Railways (reporting mark IR) is a state-owned railway company, responsible for rail transport in India. It is owned and operated by the Government of India through the Ministry of Railways. It is fourth largest railway network in the world.
» Railways first introduced to India in 1853 from Bombay to Thane. In 1951 the systems were nationalised as one unit, the Indian Railways, becoming one of the largest networks in the world.
» The Indian Railways is divided into zones, which are further sub-divided into divisions, each having a divisional headquarters. There are a total of 73 divisions.
List of zones and its divisions of Indian Railways
The 17 zones and the 69 divisions are listed below:
Railway Zone
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Code
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Zone Headquarters
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Railway Divisions
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Central Railway
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CR
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Mumbai
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Mumbai, Bhusawal, Pune, Solapur, Nagpur
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Eastern Railway
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ER
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Kolkata
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Howrah, Sealdah, Asansol, Malda
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East Central Railway
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ECR
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Hajipur
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Danapur, Dhanbad, Mughalsarai, Samastipur, Sonpur
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East Coast Railway
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ECoR
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Bhubaneswar
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Khurda Road, Sambalpur, Waltair
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Konkan Railways
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KR
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Navi Mumbai
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Northern Railway
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NR
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Delhi
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Delhi, Ambala, Firozpur, Lucknow NR, Moradabad
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North Central Railway
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NCR
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Allahabad
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Allahabad, Agra, Jhansi
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North Eastern Railway
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NER
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Gorakhpur
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Izzatnagar, Lucknow NER, Varanasi
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North Western Railway
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NWR
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Jaipur
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Jaipur, Ajmer, Bikaner, Jodhpur
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Northeast Frontier Railway
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NFR
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Guwahati
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Alipurduar, Katihar, Rangiya, Lumding, Tinsukia
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Southern Railway
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SR
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Chennai
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Chennai, Tiruchirappalli, Madurai, Palakkad, Salem, Thiruvananthapuram
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South Central Railway
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SCR
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Secunderabad
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Secunderabad, Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Guntakal, Guntur, Nanded
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South East Central Railway
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SECR
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Bilaspur
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Bilaspur, Raipur, Nagpur SEC
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South Eastern Railway
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SER
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Kolkata
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Adra, Chakradharpur, Kharagpur, Ranchi
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South Western Railway
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SWR
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Hubballi
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Hubballi, Bengaluru, Mysuru
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Western Railway
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WR
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Mumbai
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Mumbai WR, Ratlam, Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Vadodara
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West Central Railway
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WCR
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Jabalpur
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Jabalpur, Bhopal, Kota
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Metro Railway
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Kolkata
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Frequently asked questions on Indian Railway Zones and Divisions
How many zones are there in Indian Railways?
There are 17 railway zones in India now. Indian Railways is divided for administrative convenience into several regional railways.
Which is the largest railway zone in India?
The Northern Railways is one of the 16 zones (17 if Kolkata Metro zone is included) and the northernmost zone of the Indian Railways. Its headquarter is New Delhi Railway Station. Northern Railways is one of nine old zones of Indian Railways and also the biggest in terms of a network having a 6807-kilometre route.
Where is the headquarters of Central Railway?
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Mumbai.
The Central Railway is one of the largest of the 16 zones of Indian Railways. Its headquarters is in Mumbai at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus. It includes the first passenger railway line in India, which opened from Mumbai to Thane on 16 April 1853.
The Central Railway is one of the largest of the 16 zones of Indian Railways. Its headquarters is in Mumbai at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus. It includes the first passenger railway line in India, which opened from Mumbai to Thane on 16 April 1853.
What is DRM in railways?
The Indian Railways is divided into zones, which are further sub-divided into divisions, each having a divisional headquarters. There are a total of 69 divisions. Each of the divisions is headed by a Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) who reports to the General Manager (GM) of the zone.
