Central Railways Profile

Central Railway is one of the 16 zones of Indian Railways. Its headquarters is in Mumbai at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus. It has the distinction of operating first passenger railway line in India, which opened from Mumbai to Thane on 16 April 1853.

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.

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.

Central Railway : Website

The Zonal Headquarters Office of Central Railways:

Mumbai, Maharastra.

Postal Address:

General Manager CR

Twitter - @GM_CRly

Divisional Headquarters:

1. Mumbai, Maharastra.
2. Bhusaval, Maharastra.
3. Nagpur, Maharastra.
4. Solapur, Maharastra.
5. Pune, Maharastra.

Workshops of Central Railways:

1. Matunga Workshop
2. Civil Workshop Manmad
3. Electric Locomotive Workshop Bhusawal
4. Loco Workshop Parel
5. Wagon Workshop Khurdwadi
6. Signal Workshop Byculla
7. Traction Motor Workshop Nashik

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