Question.
Find out the current Railway zones and their headquarters. Also, locate the headquarters of Railway zones on the map of India.
( Chapter - 7 Lifelines of the National Economy, Cass X NCERT Contemporary India -II )
Answer.
As per the Railway Yearbook 2019-20, the length of Indian Railways was 67,956 km. Due to the huge size of the railway network and centralized railway management, the management system of railways is divided into 19 divisions [by Nov-2022].
The following are the current railway divisions of India with their headquarters mentioned in brackets.
Central Railway [HQ: Mumbai CST]
Eastern Railway [Kolkata]
East Central Railway [Hajipur]
East Coast Railway [Bhubaneswar]
Northern Railway [New Delhi]
North Central Railway [Prayag Raj Junction]
North East [Gorakhpur]
North East Frontier Railway [Maligao-Guwahati]
North Western Railway [Jaipur]
Southern Railway [Chennai]
South Central Railway [Secunderabad]
southeast [Kolkata]
South East Central [Bilaspur]
South Western [Hubli]
Western Railway [Mumbai-Church Gate]
West Central [Jabalpur]
Konkan Railway [Navi Mumbai]
Metro Railway [Kolkata]
South Coast Railway [Visakhapatnam]
The following map of India shows the railway zone headquarters.
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