How Many Railway Zones are There in India

Introduction

Indian Railways divides into different zones, and each division has its headquarters. Indian Railway network is the biggest in Asia and the Fourth largest in the world and one of the types of transportation which connect different parts of the country and provide affordable means of connectivity to the population.

Indian Railways

Indian Railways is known to be a lifeblood of the country because it transports both Freight and Passengers. Indian Railways plays a crucial role in the economic development and integration of the country and enhance its progress. Along with being beneficial to citizens also aided the expansion of several businesses.

Historically too Indian Railway played an important role in spreading nationalist views and as means to connect patrons from different parts of the country and fight for their grievances imposed by the Britishers on the native peoples.

Zones of the Railways

Different zones have been formed to lessen the burden on railways zone, and their operating units are known as Divisions. So in total, 16 zones are currently working.

• Central Railway, head office is present in Mumbai

• Konkan Railway, its head office is located in Navi Mumbai

• Metro Railway in present in Kolkata

• Northern Railway, its headquarter is situated in Delhi

• North Central Railway, having its head office in Prayagraj

• North Eastern Railway, headquartered located in Gorakhpur

• Northeast Frontier Railway, headquartered in Maligaon

• North Western Railway, the main branch is present in Jaipur

• Eastern Railway, having its headquarter present in Kolkata.

• East Central Railway, headquartered in Hajipur

• East Coast Railway, headquartered in Bhubaneshwar

• Southern Railway, main branch in Chennai Central

• South Central Railway, head office in Secunderabad Junction.

• South Coast Railway, head office located in the Visakhapatnam

• South Eastern Railway, headquartered in Garden Reach, Kolkata

• South East Central Railway, situated in Bilaspur

• South Western Railway, head office situated in Hubbali

• Western Railway, headquartered in Mumbai

• West Central Railway, headquartered in Jabalpur

Sub Divisions of Zones with headquarters

The central zone headquarters is in Mumbai, and the division of this zone is in the following areas:

• Mumbai

• Nagpur

• Bhusawal

• Pune

• Sholapur

The East Central Railway zone headquarters is in Hajipur and is subdivided into:

• Danapur

• Mugalsarai

• Dhanbad

• Sonpur

• Samastipur

The next Zone is Eastern Railway Zone, and its headquarters is found in Kolkata and sub-divided into the following zones:

• Howrah-I

• Howrah-II

• Sealdah

• Malda

• Asansol

• Chittaranjan

East Coast Railway zone headquarters found in Bhubaneshwar and sub-divided into these zones:

• Khurda Road

• Waltair

• Sambalpur

The next zone is Northern Railway, and its headquarters found in Baroda House, New Delhi and sub-division zones in the following areas:

• Delhi-I

• Delhi-II

• Ambala

• Moradabad

• Lucknow

• Firozpur

Northern Central Railway zone headquarters found in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh and sub-division in the following areas:

• Allahabad

• Jhansi

• Agra

North Eastern Railway zone headquarters found in Gorakhpur and sub-division these areas:

• Izzatnagar

• Lucknow

• Varanasi

• DLW ( Dilwa Railway Station)

North Frontier Railway zone headquarters found in Maligaon, Guwahati and sub-division in the following areas:

• Katihar

• Alipurduar

• Rangiya

• Lumding

• Tinsukia

North Western Railway zone headquarters found in Jaipur and sub-division in such areas:

• Jaipur

• Jodhpur

• Bikaner

• Ajmer

Southern Railway zone headquarters found in Chennai and sub-division in the following areas:

• Chennai

• Madurai

• Palghat

• Trichy

• Trivandrum

Southern Central zone headquarters found in Secunderabad and sub-division in the following areas:

• Secunderabad

• Hyderabad

• Guntakal

• Vijayawada

• Nanded

South Eastern Railway zone headquarters found in Garden Reach, Kolkata and the subdivision of the zone located in the following areas:

• Kharagpur

• Adra

• Chakradharpur

• Ranchi

• Shalimar

South Eastern Railway zone headquarters found in Bilaspur, a subdivision of the zone in the following areas:

• Bilaspur

• Nagpur

• Raipur

South Western Railway zone headquarters found in Hubli, sub-division in the following areas:

• Bangalore

• Mysore

• Hubli

• RWF/YNK

Western Railway zone headquarters found in Mumbai CST, sub-division in the following areas:

• BCT

• Vadodara

• Ahmedabad

• Ratlam

• Rajkot

• Bhavnagar

West Central Railway zone headquarters found in Jabalpur, sub-division in the following areas:

• Jabalpur

• Bhopal

• Kota

South Coast Railway zone headquarters found in Visakhapatnam, sub-division in the following areas:

• Vijayawada

• Guntur

• Guntakal

• Waltair

Conclusion

Indian Railway is transforming with time in every form, from the pantry to the speed of the train, taking steps to reduce accidents by a coalition of trains by facilitating KAVACH systems in Indian trains to stop casualties. Indian Railways are also in contact with the world's Railways to adopt technologies and to make the country more integrated. This will promote less time taken in the transportation of goods as India faces this problem of more time taken which even makes perishable goods of no use.