Central Railway (India)

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Central Railway headquarters at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
Central Railway headquarters at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus

The Central Railway is one of the largest of the 16 zones of Indian Railways. Its headquarters is in Mumbai at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus). It includes the first passenger railway line in India, which opened from Bombay to Thane on April 16, 1853.

The central railway covers a large part of the state of Maharashtra and parts of North-Eastern Karnataka and Southern Madhya Pradesh.

The railway was formed on November 5, 1951 by grouping several government-owned railways, including the Great Indian Peninsula Railway, and the Scindia State Railway of the former princely state of Gwalior.

The Central Railway zone formerly included northern Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh states and part of southern Uttar Pradesh, which made it the largest railway zone in India in terms of area, track mileage and staff. These areas became the new West Central Railway zone in April 2003.

To find out more about Central Railway please contact CPRO, Central Railway, CST Mumbai.

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[edit] Divisions of Central Railway

It is organized into five divisions: Mumbai CST, Bhusawal, Nagpur, Solapur and Pune. The details of the network divisionwise are as follows [1]

[edit] Mumbai Division

  • Mumbai CST-Dadar-Kurla
    • Mumbai CST - Wadala Road- Kurla(Harbour Line)
      • Wadala - Kings Circle - Mahin Jn - Bandra (Harbour Line)
    • Kurla - Trombay(Goods)
    • Kurla - Mankhud - Vashi - Sanpada - Panvel
      • Sanpada - Airoli - Thane
  • Kurla-Thane-Diva Jn- Kalyan
    • Diva Jn-Panvel-Roha
      • Panvel-Jasai-Uran
        • Jasai-JNPT
    • Diva Jn- Vasai Road
  • Kalyan Jn-Kasara-Igatpuri(Inclusive)
  • Kalyan Jn-Neral Jn-Karjat Jn-Lonavala(Inclusive)
    • Neral Jn - Matheran( Narrow Guage)
    • Karjat Jn-Panvel
    • Karjat Jn-Khopoli

[edit] Bhusawal Division

  • Igatpuri(Exclude)-Manmad Jn-Chalisgaon Jn-Pachora Jn-Jalgaon Jn-Bhusawal Jn
    • Chalisgaon Jn- Dhule
    • Pachora Jn- Jamner ( Narrow Guage)
  • Bhusawal-Burhanpur-Khandwa(Include)
  • Bhusawal-Jalamb Jn-Akola-Murtajapur Jn-Badnera Jn(Include)
    • Jalamb Jn-Khamgaon
    • Murtajapur Jn-Yavatmal(Narrow Guage)
    • Murtajapur Jn-Achalpur (Narrow Gauge)
    • Badnera Jn-Amravati

[edit] Nagpur Division

  • Badnera Jn(Exclude)- Pulgaon Jn - Wadha Jn - Butobori Jn-Nagpur Jn
    • Pulgaon Jn-Arvi(Narrow Guage)
    • Butobori Jn - Umrer
  • Wardha Jn- Majri Jn - Tadali Jn - Chandrapur-Ballarshah Jn(Include)
    • Majri Jn - Wani Jn - Rajur
      • Wani Jn - Pipalkutti
    • Tadali Jn - Ghugus
    • Ballarshah Jn - Chanda Fort
  • Nagpur-Amla Jn-Itarsi Jn(exclude)
    • Amla Junction-Chhindwara(exclude)

[edit] Solapur Division

  • Manmad(exclude)-Ahmednagar-Daund Jn
  • Daund Jn - Kurudwadi Jn - Solapur
    • Kurudwadi Jn- Pandharpur
    • Kurudwadi Jn-Latur(Guage Conversion NG-to-BG)
  • Solapur - Hotgi Jn - Gulburga - Wadi Jn(Include)

[edit] Pune Division

  • Lonavala (exclude)-Pune Jn-Daund Jn(exclude)
    • Daund Jn(exclude) - Baramati
  • Pune Jn - Satara - Sangli - Miraj Jn - Kolhapur
    • Miraj Jn - Pandharpur (Guage Conversion NG-to-BG)

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[edit] Notable Trains

[edit] The Matheran Line

Constructed in 1907, the narrow gauge Matheran line connects Neral on the Mumbai-Pune main line with the hill station of Matheran in the Western Ghats, east of Mumbai. Neral is linked to Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus) by frequent suburban electric trains. Steam engines have now been replaced by diesel locomotives but it is still a pleasurable journey. The route is noted for its sharp curves.

[edit] See also

[edit] External Links

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