Today in this article we are going to discuss about the Indian Railway Zones, Headquarters and their Divisions, The Indian Railways is divided into zones, which are further sub-divided into divisions, each having a divisional headquarters. There are a total of 73 divisions.
Each of the divisions is headed by a Divisional Railway Manager (DRM), who reports to the General Manager (GM) of the zone. A DRM can be appointed from any services of Indian Railway, Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS), IRAS ,IES , IRPS etc.for the tenure of 3 years but it can be exceeded on the recommendation of Railway Board. Divisional officers heading all departments viz. engineering, mechanical, electrical, signal and telecommunication, accounts, personnel, operating, commercial, safety, medical, security branches report to the Divisional Railway Manager. The DRM is assisted by one or two Additional Divisional Railway Managers (ADRM) in the working of the division.
Indian Railway Zones, Headquarters and their Divisions
Name
|
Year of Establishment
|
Divisions
|
Headquarters
|
|---|---|---|---|
Central Railway
|
1951
|
Mumbai, Bhusawal, Pune, Solapur, Nagpur
|
Mumbai
|
East Central Railway
|
2001
|
Danapur, Dhanbad, Mughalsarai, Samastipur, Sonpur
|
Hajipur
|
East Coast Railway
|
2001
|
Khurda Road, Sambalpur, Visakhapatnam
|
|
Eastern Railway
|
1952
|
Howrah, Sealdah, Asansol, Malda
|
Kolkata
|
North Central Railway
|
2003
|
Allahabad, Agra,Jhansi
|
Allahabad
|
North Eastern Railway
|
1952
|
Izzatnagar, Lucknow,Varanasi
|
Gorakhpur
|
North Western Railway
|
2002
|
Jaipur, Ajmer,Bikaner, Jodhpur
|
Jaipur
|
Northeast Frontier Railway
|
1958
|
Alipurduar, Katihar, Rangia, Lumding, Tinsukia
|
Guwahati
|
Northern Railway
|
1952
|
Delhi, Ambala, Firozpur, Lucknow, Moradabad
|
Delhi
|
South Central Railway
|
1966
|
Secunderabad, Hyderabad, Guntakal, Guntur, Nanded, Vijayawada
|
Secunderabad
|
South East Central Railway
|
2003
|
Bilaspur, Raipur, Nagpur
|
Bilaspur
|
South Eastern Railway
|
1955
|
Adra, Chakradharpur, Kharagpur, Ranchi
|
Kolkata
|
South Western Railway
|
2003
|
Hubli, Bangalore,Mysore
|
Hubli
|
Southern Railway
|
1951
|
Chennai, Trichy, Madurai, Palakkad, Salem, Thiruvananthapuram
|
Chennai
|
West Central Railway
|
2003
|
Jabalpur, Bhopal,Kota
|
Jabalpur
|
Western Railway
|
1951
|
Mumbai Central, Ratlam, Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Bhavnagar,Vadodara
|
Mumbai
|
Kolkata Metro Railway
|
2009
|
Kolkata
|
Kolkata
|
