South Eastern Railway Zone (India)

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South Eastern Railway
System map
5-South Eastern Railway
Locale West Bengal, Jharkhand and Orissa
Dates of operation 1955–
Predecessor Eastern Railway
Headquarters Garden Reach, Kolkata
Website SER official website

The South Eastern Railway (SER) is one of the sixteen railway zones in India. It is headquartered at Garden Reach, Kolkata. It comprises four divisions:

  1. Adra Railway Division
  2. Chakradharpur Railway Division
  3. Kharagpur Railway Division
  4. Ranchi Railway Division

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[edit] History

[edit] The Bengal Nagpur Railway

The Bengal Nagpur Railway (BNR) Company was incorporated in 1887[1] to take over from the Nagpur Chattisgarh Railway and to convert the line to Broad Gauge. The work was completed in 1888. The extension of the main line from Nagpur to Asansol was completed by 1891. A 161 mile long branch line (258 km) which connected Bilaspur to Umaria coal mine was built and linked to the existing line from Umaria to Katni (1891). By the turn of the twentieth century work on the Calcutta-Bombay and Calcutta-Madras lines were completed. Through the first half of the twentieth century work on the BNR lines progressed steadily. In 1921 the Talcher coalfields were connected by a railway line starting from Nergundi. In 1931, the Raipur-Vizianagaram line was set up, which connected the East Coast with the Central Province. By the end of the 1930s the BNR owned the largest narrow gauge network in the country. The BNR management was taken over by the British Indian Government on 1 October 1944.[2] and continued to be called by that name until 14 April 1952, when it was amalgamated with the East Indian Railway to form one of six newly carved zones of the Indian Railways : the Eastern Railway.

[edit] The South Eastern Railway

On August 1, 1955 the erstwhile Bengal Nagpur Railway portion was separated and a new zone, the South Eastern Railway came into existence.[3] In July, 1967 the South Eastern Railway took over Bankura Domodar River line.

Till April, 2003, the South Eastern Railway comprised eight divisions: Kharagpur, Adra, Sambalpur, Khurda Road, Visakhapatnam, Chakradharpur, Bilaspur and Nagpur. In April, 2003 two new zones were carved out from the SER. On 1 April 2003 the East Coast Railway(E.Co.R) comprising South Eastern Railway's Khurda Road, Sambalpur and Vishakhapatnam divisions was dedicated to the nation and on 5 April 2003 the South East Central Railway(S.E.C.R) comprising South Eastern Railway's Nagpur and Bilaspur divisions and a new Raipur division was dedicated to the nation. Later, on 13 April 2003 the SER reorganized Adra and Chakradharpur divisions to form the new Ranchi division.[4] The South Eastern Railway has Electric Multiple Unit sheds located in Tikiapara and Panskura. Electric locomotive sheds are located in Santragachi, Tatanagar, and Bondamunda. Diesel locomotive sheds are located in Kharagpur, Bokaro Steel City, and Bondamunda. The coach maintenance yard is located at Santragachi. The South Eastern Railway also has a major workshop located in Kharagpur.

[edit] Administration

The South Eastern Railway caters to states of West Bengal, Jharkhand and Orissa. S.E also runs regular Electrical Multiple Units (EMU) services to areas adjacent to Kolkata, from Howrah to Kharagpur, Amta, Medinipur, Tatanagar, Rourkela and Santragachi to Shalimar. It also handles major freight traffic to Kolkata and Haldia. It also connects to Digha, a popular sea-beach of West Bengal.

[edit] Important trains operated by South Eastern Railway

South Eastern Railway operates following trains ...

Long Distance overnight Trains:


Intercity Trains:


Non Stop Trains:

[edit] General Manager

A.K.Verma

[edit] List of financial advisors

Name Year of Joining Year of Retirement
Ranjan Tewari, IRAS 2014 ((Vijay Kumar) ) ,(IRAS)

2019

[ {KVB Reddy }](1983) 2017

[edit] List of Chief Electrical Engineers

Name Year of Joining Year of Retirement
I. Srirama, IRSEE
Ambika Prasad, IRSEE

[edit] List of Commercial Traffic Managers

Name Year of Joining Year of Retirement
S.N.Gupta, BNR 1948 1950
B.K.De, BNR 1950 1952

[edit] List of Chief Mechanical Engineers

Name Year of Joining Year of Retirement
[O P Coube]], IRSME
P K Chatterjee, IRSME

[edit] See also

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[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Rao, M.A. (1988). Indian Railways, New Delhi: National Book Trust, p.28
  2. ^ Rao, M.A. (1988). Indian Railways, New Delhi: National Book Trust, p.37
  3. ^ Rao, M.A. (1988). Indian Railways, New Delhi: National Book Trust, p.43
  4. ^ "Major events since trifurcation (1.4.2003)". South Eastern Railway website. http://www.serailway.gov.in/HQ/pro/major_tourist_spots.htm. 

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