Railway Zones Map Of India

Indian railway zones indian railways divides its operations into zones which are further sub divided into divisions each having a divisional headquarters.

Railway zones map of india. There are a total of 18 zones. Zones division s no. Indian railways is divided into 17 zones which are further sub. Railway zones in india indian railways is owned and operated by the government of india through the ministry of railways.

1 mumbai 2 nagpur 3 bhusawal 4 pune 5 sholapur. It also hosts a centralized database of indian railways trains stations and provides crowd sourced irctc train enquiry services. Map of almost all railway stations and railway routes in india sorted by states and railway zones state headquarters zonal headquarters zonal junctions junctions other stations distance in kilometers state and international boundaries. Each of the divisions is headed by a divisional railway manager drm who reports to the general manager gm of the zone.

View larger map india railway zonal map showing all 17 zones of indian railways with boundaries and major railway junction. Central railway zone headquartered at. East central railway. All efforts have been made to make this image accurate.

The living atlas of indian railways india rail info is a busy junction for travellers rail enthusiasts. Railway zones indian railways is divided into zones which are further sub divided into divisions. South central railway. As per media reports naharlagun a town near the state capital itanagar is now part of the railway map of india.

Railway zones of india. Railways were first introduced to india in the year 1853 from bombay to thane. Name of the railway zone. The indian railway network covers 28 states 3 union territories and some areas of nepal bangladesh and pakistan.

Each zonal railway is made up of a certain number of divisions each having a divisional headquarters. As of 2010 indian railway consists of 16 zones and 67 divisions. South east central railway. Railway route map with railway stations of india.

The number of zones in indian railways increased from six to eight in 1951 nine in 1952 and finally 16 in 2003. List of major railway routes in india. In 1951 the systems were nationalized as one unit the indian railways becoming one of the largest networks in the world. The total length of railway line in india is around 63 320 kilometres.

The harmuti naharlagun line which became functional in april 2014 was conceived.