Which is the newest zone in Indian Railway?
South Coast Railway Zone
South Coast Railway Zone (SCoR) has been announced as the newest railway zone of the Indian Railways and is headquartered at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
How many divisions are there in SCR?
six divisions
SCR has now six divisions – SECUNDERABAD, HYDERABAD, VIJAYAWADA, GUNTUR, GUNTAKAL and NANDED. SCR is the third largest zone in Indian Railways, both in terms of size and gross earnings.
Which is the first railway zone?
Southern Railway Zone
Do you know which is the first railway zone in India? Southern Railway Zone is the first of the 18 zones of Indian Railways. This railway zone came into existence on 14th April 1951 after three state railways namely Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway, the South Indian Railway and the Mysore State Railway were merged.
Which is the biggest railway station in South Central Railway?
South Central Railway zone
| SCR’s largest station, the Secunderabad Railway Station | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Rail Nilayam, Secunderabad |
| Locale | Telangana, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh |
| Dates of operation | 2 October 1966– |
Who is the GM of South Central Railway?
Gajanan Mallya
Important Officials
| Designation | Name | E-mail.ID |
|---|---|---|
| GM | Gajanan Mallya | [email protected] |
| AGM | Arun Kumar Jain | – |
| SDGM | Chandrima Roy | – |
| Pr.CE | Sanjeev Agarwal | – |
When was the South Central Railway carved out?
South Central Railway was formed on 02-10-1966 when Hubli and Vijayawada Divisions of Southern Railway and Sholapur and Secunderabad Divisions of Central Railway were carved out and merged into a new Zone.
Which is a part of Central Railway zone?
The railway zone was formed on 5 November 1951 by grouping several government-owned railways, including the Great Indian Peninsula Railway, the Scindia State Railway of the former princely state of Gwalior, Nizam State Railway, Wardha Coal State Railway and the Dholpur Railways.
Which is the headquarters of South Western Railway zone?
It is headquartered at Hubballiand comprises three divisions namely Hubballi, Mysuru, and Bengaluru. The fourth division at Kalaburgiwill come up shortly and preparations of work has already begun.[1] The zone came into existence on 1 April 2003. Jurisdiction[edit] Map of South Western Railway zone (in Cyan)
When was Secunderabad Division merged with South Central Railway?
Subsequently, Guntakal Division of Southern Railway was merged with South Central Railway on 02-10-1977 and Sholapur Division was remerged with Central Railway. Secunderabad Division was split into two Divisions viz. Secunderabad and Hyderabad on 17-02-1978.