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Important facts about Indian Railways
- July 14, 2020
- Posted by: amit yadav
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Important facts about Indian Railways
Zones and Headquarters of Indian Railways
| Name | Established | Headquarters | Divisions |
| Southern | 14 April 1951 | Chennai | Chennai, Tiruchirappalli, Madurai, and Salem, Palakkad,Thiruvananthapuram |
| Central | 5 November 1951 | Mumbai | Mumbai,CST, Bhusawal, Pune, Solapur and Nagpur |
| Western | 5 November 1951 | Mumbai | Mumbai,Central, Ratlam, Ahmedabad, Rajkot,Bhavnagar and Vadodara |
| Eastern | 14 April 1952 | Kolkata | Howrah, Sealdah, Asansol and Malda Town |
| Northern | 14 April 1952 | Delhi | Delhi, Ambala, Firozpur, Lucknow and Moradabad |
| North Eastern | 14 April 1952 | Gorakhpur | Izzatnagar, Lucknow and Varanasi |
| South Eastern | 1955 | Kolkata | Adra, Chakradharpur, Kharagpur and Ranchi |
| Northeast Frontier | 15 January 1958 | Maligaon | Alipurduar, Katihar, Rangia, Lumding and Tinsukia |
| South Central | 2 October 1966 | Secunderabad | Vijayawada, Secunderabad, Guntakal, Guntur,Hyderabad and Nanded |
| East Central | 1 October 2002 | Hajipur | Danapur, Dhanbad, Mughalsarai, Samastipurand Sonpur |
| North Western | 1 October 2002 | Jaipur | Jaipur, Ajmer, Bikaner and Jodhpur |
| East Coast | 1 April 2003 | Bhubaneswar | Khurda Road, Sambalpur and Visakhapatnam |
| North Central | 1 April 2003 | Allahabad | Allahabad, Agra and Jhansi |
| South East Central | 1 April 2003 | Bilaspur | Bilaspur, Raipur and Nagpur |
| South Western | 1 April 2003 | Hubli | Hubli, Bangalore, Mysore and Gulbarga |
| West Central | 1 April 2003 | Jabalpur | Jabalpur, Bhopal and Kota |
| Metro Railway | Kolkata | ||
| South Coast Railway | 28/2/2019 | Visakhapatnam | Vijayawada, Guntur, Guntakal A part of Waltair Division |
Railway Tracks:
Track – Distance between rails
- Broad Gauge – 1676 mm
- Meter Gauge – 1000 mm
- Narrow Gauge – 762 mm/610 mm
Manufacturing Unit
| Name of the Unit | Location |
| Chittaranjan Locomotive Works | Chittaranjan, West Bengal |
| Central Organisation for Railway Electrification | Allahabad, UP |
| Diesel Locomotive Works | Varanasi, UP |
| Diesel Loco Modernisation Works | Patiala, Punjab |
| Integral Coach Factory | Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
| Rail Coach Factory | Kapurthala, Punjab |
| Rail Wheel Factory | Bangalore, Karnataka |
| Rail Coach Factory | Raebareli, UP |
| Rail Wheel Plant | Chhapra, Bihar |
| Diesel Component Factory | Dankuni, West Bengal |
Luxury Train routes
| Name | Run by |
| Palace on Wheels | Rajasthan Tourism |
| Deccan Odyssey | Maharashtra Tourism |
| The Golden Chariot | Karnataka Tourism |
| Royal Rajasthan on Wheels | Rajasthan Tourism |
Important Railway Committees
- Shahnawaz Committee – 1954, High Level Safety Review Committee
- Kanjaru Committee – 1962, Railway Accidents Committee
- Wahchoo Committee – 1968, Railway Safety Committee
- Seekari Committee – 1978, Railway Accidents Enquiry Committee
- Khanna Committee – 1998, Railway Safety Review Committee
- Arvind Panagariya committee – 2016 to fast-track bullet train project