Central Railway zone
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 8-Central Railway | |
 CR's headquarters Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus | |
| Overview | |
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| Headquarters | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Mumbai |
| Reporting mark | CR |
| Dates of operation | 1951–Present |
| Predecessor | Great Indian Peninsula Railway, Scindia State Railway, Dholpur Railway & others |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | Standard Indian Broad Gauge |
| Electrification | Yes |
Central Railway (abbreviated CR and मध्य) is one of the 18 zones of Indian Railways.[1] Its headquarters is in Mumbai at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus. It has the distinction of operating first passenger railway line in India, which opened from Mumbai to Thane on 16 April 1853.
History
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.[2][3]
The Central Railway zone formerly included large parts of Madhya Pradesh and part of southern Uttar Pradesh, which made it the largest railway zone in India in terms of area, track mileage and staff. These areas became the new West Central Railway zone in April 2003.
The Central Railway General Manager's official residence (erstwhile GIPR agent's residence), 'Glenogle'-a Grade II-B heritage bungalow, is located on Bhausaheb Hire Marg (Mount Pleasant Road), adjacent to the Maharashtra Chief minister's official residence 'Varsha' in Malabar Hill, Mumbai.
Routes
Main/Long Routes of Central Railway
- Mumbai CSMT-Kalyan-Kasara-nashik road-Manmad-Jalgaon-Bhusawal-Akola-Badnera(Amravati)-Wardha-Nagpur
- Mumbai CSMT-Kalyan-Neral-Karjat-Lonavala-Pune
- Manmad-Aurangabad-Nanded (south central railway line)
- Pune-Daund-Solapur-Wadi-Tandur
- Pune-Satara-Sangli-Miraj-Kolhapur
- Miraj-Pandharpur-Kurduvadi-Barshi-Osmanabad-Latur-Latur Road
- Balharshah-Majri jn-Sevagram(formerly Wardha East Jn.)-Nagpur-Amla-Itarsi
Branch/Short routes of Central Railway
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- Mumbai CSMT-Vadala-King Circle
- Mumbai CSMT-Vadala-Kurla-Vashi-Panvel
- Thane-Vashi
- Daund-Manmad
- Bhusawal-Khandwa
- Amaravati-Narkher
- Diva-Panvel-Roha
- Panvel-Karjat
- Khopoli-Karjat
- Diva-Bhiwandi Road-Vasai Road
- Badnera-Amravati
- Daund-Baramati
- Puntamba-Shirdi
- Chalisgaon-Dhule
- Pachora-Jamner (NG)
- Pulgaon-Arvi (NG)
- Murtijapur-Yavatml (NG)
- Murtijapur-Achalapur (NG)
- Jalamb-Khamgaon
- Majri jn-Pimpalkutti
Utilization
High
- Mumbai-Thane-Kalyan-Karjat/Kasara sub-urban section
- Mumbai-Bhusawal-Akola-Nagpur
- Mumbai-Bhusawal-Khandwa
- Itarsi-Nagpur-Sevagram-Majri-Balharshah
- Mumbai-Pune-Daund-Solapur-Wadi
- Daund-Manmad
Low
- Puntamba-Sai nagar Shirdi
- Pune-Miraj
- Miraj-Latur
Connections
Central railway zone connects to other Zones of Indian railways as at:
Western Railway zone
Mumbai railway division
Konkan Railway
South Central Railway zone
Secunderabad railway division
- Balharshah
- Latur road jn
Guntakal Railway Division
- Wadi Jn
Nanded railway division
- Pimpalkutti
- Akola Jn
- Khandwa Jn
- Ankai Jn (MMR-AWB-PBN-NED route)
South East Central Railway zone
Nagpur SEC railway division
- Nagpur Jn
- Chhindwara Jn
South Western Railway zone
Hubballi railway division
- Hotgi Jn
Western Central Railway zone
Bhopal division
- Itarsi Jn
- Khandwa Jn
Matheran Hill Railway
Constructed in 1907, the narrow gauge Matheran Hill Railway connects Neral on the Mumbai-Chennai main line with the hill station of Matheran in the Western Ghats, east of Mumbai. Neral is linked to Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus by frequent suburban trains. Steam engines have now been replaced by diesel locomotives. The route is noted for its sharp curves.
Organisation
The central railway covers a large part of the state of Maharashtra and small part of Southern Madhya Pradesh and North-Eastern Karnataka. It is organized into five divisions: Mumbai, Bhusawal, Nagpur, Solapur and Pune. The details of the network divisionwise are as follows[4]
Mumbai Division
- Mumbai CSMT-Dadar-Kurla-Thane
- Mumbai CSMT-Wadala Road-Kurla (Harbour Line)
- Wadala-Kings Circle-Mahim Jn(excl.)
- Kurla-Trombay(Goods)
- Kurla-Mankhurd-Vashi-Nerul-Belapur-Panvel
- Thane-Panvel (Trans Harbour line)
- Thane-Airoli-Sanpada (Trans Harbour Line)
- Thane-Airoli-Nerul (Trans Harbour Line)
- Mumbai CSMT-Wadala Road-Kurla (Harbour Line)
- Thane-Diva Jn-Kalyan
- Diva Jn-Panvel-Roha
- Panvel-Jasai-Uran
- Jasai-JNPT
- Panvel-Jasai-Uran
- Diva Jn-Bhiwandi Road-Vasai Road
- Diva Jn-Panvel-Roha
- Kalyan Jn-Kasara-Igatpuri (Inclusive)
- Kalyan Jn-Ulhasnagar-Neral Jn-Karjat Jn-Lonavala (Inclusive)
- Neral Jn-Matheran (Narrow Gauge)
- Karjat Jn-Panvel
- Karjat Jn-Khopoli
Pune Division
- Lonavala (exclude)-Pune Jn-Daund Jn(exclude)
- Pune Jn-Satara-Sangli-Miraj Jn-Kolhapur
- Daund Jn(exclude)-Baramati
- Lonand Jn-Phaltan ( to be completed in 2021)[5]
- Pune Jn-Rajgurunagar-Sangamner-Sinnar-Nashik Road (Project Scrapped)[6]
- Karad-Chiplun (scrapped)[7]
Nagpur Division
- Badnera Jn(Exclude)-Pulgaon Jn-Wardha Jn-Butibori Jn-Nagpur Jn
- Sewagram-Majri Jn-Tadali Jn-Chandrapur-Balharshah Jn(Include)
- Wardha Jn-Chitoda Jn (on Sewagram-Balharshah line)
- Majri Jn-Wani Jn-pimpalkutti
- Wani Jn-Rajur
- Tadali Jn-Ghugus
- Balharshah Jn-Chanda Fort
- Wardha Jn-Chitoda Jn (on Sewagram-Balharshah line)
- Nagpur-Amla Jn-Itarsi Jn(exclude)
- Amla Junction-Chhindwara(exclude)
- Nagpur-sevagram-majri jn Balharshah
Solapur Division
- Manmad(exclude)-Ahmednagar-Daund Jn
- Daund Jn-Solapur
- Miraj Jn(exclude)-Pandharpur-Kurudwadi Jn-Barshi-Latur-Latur Road (Excluding)
- Solapur-Hotgi Jn-Gulburga-Wadi Jn (Include)
Bhusawal Division
- Manmad-Indore(project scrapped)
- Bhusawal-Badnera-Nagpur(exclude)
- Bhusawal-Khandwa-Itarsi(exclude)
- Jalgaon-Nandurbar-Udhna(exclude)
- Chalisgaon-Dhule
- Khamgaon - Jalamb
- Pachora-Jamner
- Manmad-Aurangabad(exclude)
- Manmad-Daund(exclude)
- Mandmad-Nasik-Igatpuri(exclude)
- Akola-Nanded(exclude)
The number of stations category-wise under these five railway divisions under the Cental Railway Zones are as follows (as of 2008) : A-1 : 7, A : 20, B : 10, C : 80, D : 45, E : 221, F : 93, Total : 476[8]
Ongoing Projects
New lines
- Narayandoho-Parli Vaijnath line. (Work under progress) Ahmednagar-Narayandoho completed.
- Kolhapur-Vaibhavwadi line. (Survey under progress)
- Khamgaon-Jalna (Survey complted, but work yet to start )
- Latur-Latur Road-Ahmedpur-Nanded (Survey completed, but work yet to start)
- Latur Road-Jalkot-Mukhed-Biloli-Bodhan (Announced but not yet taken up)
- Latur-Ausa-Nilanga-Omerga-Aland-Gulbarga (Survey under progress)
Doubling
- Bhigvan-Vakav (Earth work started)
- Tilati-Gulbarga (Earth work started)
- Roha-Panvel
- Daund-Manmad (doubling in progress plus electrification,)
- Bhigvan-Solapur-Gulbarga
Quadrupling
Nagpur Wardha
Jalgaon Bhsawal
Hexupling
- Mumbai CSMT-Kalyan
Electrification
- Manmad-Daund (Electrification) (Work completed)
- Bhigvan-Solapur-Gulbarga (Electrification) (Work is ongoing)
- Kurduwadi-Barshi-Latur-Latur Road (Electrification) (Announced but not yet taken up)
- Pune-Miraj-kolhapur (Electrification) (Work in progress)
Trains
Some of the major trains operated by Central Railway zone are as follows:
| Number | Train Name | Starting Station | Terminating Station |
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| 12123/12124 | Deccan Queen | Mumbai CSMT | Pune Jn. |
| 12137/12138 | Punjab Mail | Mumbai CSMT | Ferozpur Cantt. |
| 11035/11036 | Sharavati Express | Dadar | Mysuru Jn. |
| 11085/11086 | Lokmanya Tilak Terminus - Madgaon AC Double Decker Express | Mumbai LTT | Madgaon Jn. |
| 11301/11302 | Udyan Express | Mumbai CSMT | Bengaluru City |
| 12025/12026 | Pune Secunderabad Shatabdi Express | Pune | Secunderabad Jn. |
| 12051/12052 | Dadar Madgaon Jan Shatabdi Express | Dadar | Madgaon Jn. |
| 12113/12114 | Pune Nagpur Garib Rath Express | Pune | Nagpur Jn. |
| 12115/12116 | Siddheshwar Express | Mumbai CSMT | Solapur |
| 22119/22120 | Mumbai CSMT - Karmali Tejas Express | Mumbai CSMT | Karmali |
| 12105/12106 | Vidarbha Express | Mumbai CSMT | Gondia Jn. |
| 11039/11040 | Maharashtra Express | Kolhapur SCSMT | Gondia Jn. |
| 11023/11024 | Sahyadri Express | Mumbai CSMT | Kolhapur SCSMT |
| 11027/11028 | Mumbai Chennai Mail | Mumbai CSMT | Chennai Central |
See also
- All India Station Masters' Association (AISMA)
- Zones and divisions of Indian Railways
- Mumbai Suburban Railway
- Indian Railways
- Carriage Repair Workshop, Lower Parel, Mumbai
References
- ^ http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,304,366,533,1007,1012
- ^ Rao, M.A. (1988). Indian Railways, New Delhi: National Book Trust, p.42
- ^ Welcome to Central Railways-Construction > Projects Archived 1 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ cnt-rly Archived 9 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Welcome to Central Railways-Construction > Projects Archived 1 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Work on Nashik-Pune rail route begins
- ^ Maharashtra Government to share cost for Pune-Nashik, Karad-Chiplun rail links
- ^ "CATEGORISATION OF STATIONS" (PDF). Retrieved 15 January 2016.
External links
- Bhusawal Division
- Central, Western and Harbour railway timetable
- CENTRAL Railway local Train Timetable
- Detailed Mumbai Local Train Time Table
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