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Map of South Western Railway zone (in Cyan) South Western Railway covers most of the railway lines in the state of Karnataka and Goa except the Konkan Railway line, parts of Sri Sathya Sai district and Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh, Krishnagiri district, parts of Dharmapuri district and Tirupathur district of Tamil Nadu and parts of Sangli district and Solapur district of Maharashtra.
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 ) .
1910 map of South Indian Railway. The history of the Southern Railway can be traced back to the Madras Railway. In 1832, the proposal to construct the first railway line in India at Madras was made by the British. [3] In 1835, the railway track was constructed between Little Mount and Chintadripet in Madras and became operational in 1837. [4]
The zone operates more than 500 trains during peak season to clear the rush of passengers. [3] For the financial year 2020–2021, the zone is expected to collect ₹ 13,000 crore (equivalent to ₹ 150 billion or US$1.8 billion in 2023) [ 4 ] per annum as per the DPR of SCoR.
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]
The West Central Railway (abbreviated WCR), one of the 19 zones of the Indian Railways, came into existence on 1 April 2003.It is headquartered at Jabalpur. [2] It was created by taking away two divisions namely Bhopal division and Jabalpur division from central railways and one division namely Kota division from Western Railway zone.
(Indian Railway Map of 1942–43 [4]) (Indian Railway Map of 1956 [5]) And no attempt was made to restore this link for a long period. [6] The Kosi Rail Bridge project included in the budget in the year 2003–04 at an estimated cost of Rs. 323 Crore.
The Southern Indian zonal council includes states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Telangana and Tamil Nadu ... Northeast Frontier Railway East Zone: 2023 15 km ...