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 Posted - 07/20/2009 : 05:08:42
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http://www.indianex press.com/ news/railway- zones/483792/
* Among 16 Railway Zones, the highest number of people are employed in Northern Railways.
* Among 16 Railway Zones, highest number of female employees are in Central Railway.
* Eastern Railway published the Eastern Zone timetable for first time in 2004.
* Headquarters of East Central Railway is at Hajipur.
* Old Delhi station falls under jurisdiction of both Delhi of NR as well as Bikaner division of (NWR) Railway.
* Konkan Railways is headquartered at Belapur CBD.
* Both Central Railway and Western Railway have their headquarters in Mumbai.
* Both Eastern Railway and South Eastern Railway have their headquarters in Kolkata.
* The highest number of divisions in any Zone is in South Central & western Railway (six)
* While Nagpur station falls under Central Railway, the narrow gauge lines at Nagpur fall under South East Central Railway.
* Headquarters of the two regions of Konkan Railway are at Ratnagiri and Karwar.
* Central Railway was formed on November 5, 1951 by merging Nizam’s state railway, Scindia and Dholpur railways in GIP railway
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fact of Indian Railway zones
