The East Coast Railway is one of the 18 railway zones of Indian Railways. It came into existence on 1 April 2003. The headquarters of the zone are at Bhubaneswar.
The Western Railway is one of the 18 zones of Indian Railways, and is among the busiest railway networks in India. The major railway routes of Indian Railways which come under Western Railways are: Mumbai Central–Ratlam, Mumbai Central–Ahmedabad and Palanpur–Ahmedabad. The railway system is divided into six operating divisions: Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Ratlam, and Mumbai WR. Vadodara railway station, being the junction point for the Ahmedabad–Mumbai route and the Mumbai–Ratlam route towards New Delhi, is the busiest junction station in Western Railways and one of the busiest junctions of Indian Railways too, while Ahmedabad Division earns highest revenue followed by Mumbai Division and Vadodara Division. Surat railway station is one of the busiest railway station in Western Railway in non-junction category where more than 180 trains pass per day.
New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station established in 1960, is an A1 category broad gauge and narrow-gauge railway station under Katihar railway division of Northeast Frontier Railway zone. It is the largest as well as the busiest railway junction of Northeast India. This Junction is largest among the railway stations which serves the city of Siliguri, the largest metropolis of the North Bengal. The other stations are- Siliguri Junction, Gulma, Bagdogra and Siliguri Town. New Jalpaiguri junction ranked 10th cleanest railway station in India in 2016 survey and came among the top 100 booking stations of Indian railway. New Jalpaiguri, as a railway station serves as the entry point to Sikkim, other countries like Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and the seven northeastern states. New Jalpaiguri Junction acts as a connecting base for the Northeastern states to the Indian mainland.
The South Western Railway (SWR) is one of the 18 railway zones in India, headquartered at Hubballi in Karnataka State. SWR was created from carving out the routes from Southern Railways and South Central Railways in 2003.
Junction station usually refers to a railway station situated on or close to a junction where lines to several destinations diverge. The usual minimum is three incoming lines. At a station with platforms running from left to right, the minimum to qualify as a junction station would usually be one line on the left and two on the right.
Hindupur is a city in Anantapur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located at the edge of the Andhra–Karnataka border and is the headquarters of Hindupur mandal in the penukonda revenue division. It is located about 80 km from Bangalore the capital of Karnataka, 95 km From Kadiri, 25 km from Gauribidanur, 60 km from Doddaballapura, 35 km from Penukonda, 464 km from the de jure capital of Andhra Pradesh and 98 km from the district headquarters Anantapur.
Varanasi Junction railway station, also known as Varanasi Cantt railway station, is the main railway station serving the city of Varanasi. The other key railway stations in Varanasi Metro area are Banaras, Varanasi City, Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Jn. and Kashi. The junction station is sandwiched between the cantonment region and Chetganj region of the city. The station is partially controlled by the Lucknow Division of the Northern Railway Zone and the Varanasi Division of the North Eastern Railway Zone of the Indian Railways. Varanasi Junction railway station nearly reaches the frequency of 300 trains daily. Almost, 45 trains originate and terminate at the station. Premium trains of Indian Railways also originate from Varanasi Junction, such as Vande Bharat Express and Mahamana Express
Coimbatore Junction, also known as Coimbatore Main Junction, is the primary railway station serving Coimbatore city.
Vijayawada Junction railway station is an Indian Railways station in Vijayawada of Andhra Pradesh, categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-2 (NSG-2) station in Vijayawada railway division. Situated at the junction of Howrah–Chennai and New Delhi–Chennai main lines, it is the fourth busiest railway station in the country after Howrah Junction, Kanpur Central and New Delhi. The station serves about 1.40 lakh passengers, over 190 express and 170 freight trains everyday. It is one of the major railway junctions of the Indian Railways and is a nationally important halt.
Bhopal Junction railway station is a major railway junction of India and main railway station of Bhopal, the capital of the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. This station also serves as a connecting point for various pilgrims from Asia to visit the Stupa of Sanchi, an important Buddhist stupa, which is about 40 kilometres (25 mi) from this station
The 16591 / 16592 Hampi Express is a daily Express running between the Mysuru and Hubballi Junction, the headquarters of the South Western Railway in India. It is a train of the South Western Railway having primary maintenance at Hubballi.
The Penukonda train collision occurred in the early hours of 22 May 2012, when the Bangalore bound Hampi Express crashed into a stationary freight train near Penukonda, in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The incident killed 25 people while 43 people were injured. Three coaches derailed as a result of the crash while another caught fire. The fire was brought under control and rescue and relief operations started in a couple of hours. Railway Minister Mukul Roy, who was in Kolkata, rushed to the site of the accident and ordered an inquiry into it. Early reports suggested that Hampi Express overshot a signal and collided with a stationary goods train. Roy also announced a compensation of Rs 500,000 to the next of kin of the deceased, Rs 100,000 for those who sustained grievous injuries and Rs 50,000 to those who received minor injuries.
Sargodha Junction railway station is located in the city of Sargodha, Punjab province of Pakistan. It is one of the important railway stations of Pakistan Railways and serves as the junction between the Shorkot–Lalamusa Branch Line and Sangla Hill–Kundian Branch Line.
Ajmer Junction railway station is located in Ajmer district in the Indian state of Rajasthan.
Dharmavaram railway station is the primary railway station serving Dharmavaram, Anantapur district. It is one of the major train junctions in Andhra Pradesh. The station comes under the jurisdiction of Guntakal division of South Coast Railways. The station has five platforms. The station is situated at junction of four lines branching towards Gooty, Sathya Sai Prasanthi Nilayam, Penukonda and Pakala.
Sri Sathya Sai Prasanthi Nilayam is a major railway station and is located around 8 km to the west of the pilgrim town of Puttaparthi in Andhra Pradesh, India. Puttaparthi is a renowned pilgrim center and the location of the ashram of Sathya Sai Baba. The station comes under the jurisdiction of Bangalore division of South Western Railways. It has four platforms and is situated on the line connecting Dharmavaram and Penukonda.
Hubballi Railway Division is one of the three railway divisions under South Western Railway zone of Indian Railways. This railway division was formed on 5 November 1951 and its headquarter is located at Hubballi in the state of Karnataka of India.
The Kacheguda–Mysuru Express is a Express train belonging to South Central Railway zone that runs between Kacheguda and Mysuru in India. It is currently being operated with 12785/12786 train numbers on a daily basis.
