West Central Railway zone

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West Central Railway
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12-West Central Railway
Overview
Headquarters Jabalpur
Locale
Dates of operation2003;21 years ago (2003)present
Predecessor Central Railway zone
Western Railway zone
Technical
Track gauge Mixed
Electrification 3,012 kilometres (1,872 mi) [1]
Length2,911 kilometres (1,809 mi)
Other
Website www.wcr.indianrailways.gov.in

The West Central Railway (abbreviated WCR), one of the 19 zones of the Indian Railways, came into existence on 1 April 2003. It is headquartered at Jabalpur. It was created by taking away two divisions namely Bhopal division and Jabalpur division from central railways and one division namely Kota division from Western Railway zone. The WCR zone provides rail route coverage to the west central region of India. Most of its route is in the states of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan with a very little portion in the state of Uttar Pradesh.

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History

On 1 April 2003, the West Central Railway was reconstituted from parts of Central Railway and Western Railway by allocating Jabalpur and Bhopal divisions of the Central Railway zone (CR) and the reorganized Kota of the Western Railway zone (WR) to WCR. [2]

Jurisdiction

The zone serves eastern & central Madhya Pradesh, southern Uttar Pradesh, and northeastern Rajasthan state. It contains the Tuglakabad (TKD) locomotive shed, which belongs to Kota Division of WCR but is situated in the Northern Railways territory. [3] WCR meets Northern Railway at Mathura, Western Railway at Nagda, North Western Railway at Chittorgarh, Central Railway at Khandwa and Itarsi, North Central Railway at Bina and Manikpur, South East Central Railway at Katni and East Central Railway at Singaroli stations. [4]

Divisions

There are 3 divisions in West Central Railway zone;

Loco sheds

There are five loco sheds in WCR.

Tourist places

The following places of tourist interest are located on the rail route of WCR:

See also

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References

  1. "Bhopal: West Central Railway is 100% electrified, to save Rs 100 crore per year". The Times of India. 10 June 2021. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  2. "New Railway zones to be functional from April 1". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 31 March 2003.
  3. "West Central Railway". wcr.indianrailways.gov.in. Indian Railways. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
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