Central Railway zone
broad-gauge | |
Electrification | Yes (100%, all lines of Central Railway are electrified) |
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Central Railway (abbreviated CR) is one of the 19 zones of
History
The railway zone was formed on 5 November 1951 by grouping several government-owned railways, including the
The Central Railway zone formerly included large parts of
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-Igatpuri-Nashik road-Manmad-Jalgaon-Bhusawal
- Bhusawal-Akola-Badnera-Wardha-Nagpur
- Mumbai CSMT-Kalyan-Karjat-Lonavala-Pune
- CSMT-Kurla-Panvel
- Manmad-Aurangabad-Jalna-Parbhani-Nanded (South Central Railway line)
- Pune-Daund-Solapur-Wadi-Tandur
- Pune-Satara-Sangli-Miraj-Kolhapur
- Miraj-Pandharpur-Kurduvadi-Barshi-Osmanabad-Latur-Latur Road
- Ballarshah-Majri-Sevagram (formerly Wardha East Jn.)-Nagpur-Amla-Itarsi
One of the oldest and important railway project of central railway zone was Kalyan-Ahmednagar railway project which was in planning stage since British regime. It was referred to as 3rd ghat project. A survey was carried out in 1973, 2000, 2006, 2014 etc, and the project was in the Railways Board pink book in 2010 but unfortunately the project was not started. The alignment length of this project was 184 km and it could have been shortest route for Marathwada, Andhra and Telangana. The major challenge for this project is 18.96 km long tunnel in Malshej Ghat section.[4] Malshej Kriti samiti is following for Kalyan-Ahmednagar railway project. Kalyan-Murbad section which is first phase of this project is already under survey stage.[5]
Branch/Short routes of Central Railway
- Mumbai CSMT-Wadala Road-Bandra-Goregaon
- Thane-Vashi-Panvel
- Daund-Manmad
- Bhusawal-Khandwa
- Amravati-Narkher
- Vasai Road-Diva-Panvel
- Panvel-Karjat
- Badnera-Amravati
- Daund-Baramati
- Puntamba-Shirdi
- Chalisgaon-Dhule
- Pachora-Jamner (NG)
- Pulgaon-Arvi (NG)
- Murtijapur-Yavatmal (NG)
- Murtijapur-Achalapur (NG)
- Jalamb-Khamgaon
- Majri-Pimpalkutti
- Neral-Matheran
- Amla-Chhindwara
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-Kalaburgi-Wadi
- Mumbai-Pune-Miraj-Hubli-Bengaluru-Chennai
- Daund-Ahmednagar-Manmad
Low
- Puntamba-Sai nagar Shirdi
- Miraj-Kurduwadi
- Latur-Kurduwadi
Connections
Central railway zone connects to other Zones of Indian railways as at:
Western Railway Zone
Konkan Railway Zone
South Central Railway zone
Secunderabad railway division
Guntakal Railway Division
Nanded railway division
- Pimpalkutti
- Akola Jn
- Khandwa Jn
- Ankai Jn (MMR-AWB-J-PBN-NED route)
South East Central Railway zone
Nagpur SEC railway division
South Western Railway zone
Hubballi railway division
Western Central Railway zone
Bhopal division
Matheran Hill Railway
Constructed in 1907, the
Divisions
- Mumbai CR railway division
- Solapur railway division
- Bhusawal railway division
- Pune railway division
- Nagpur CR railway division
Organisation
The central railway covers a large part of the state of
Mumbai Division
- Mumbai CSMT-Dadar-Kurla-Thane
- Mumbai CSMT-Wadala Road-Kurla (Harbour Line)
- Wadala Road-Bandra-Goregaon (Inclusive)
- Kurla-Trombay (Goods)
- Kurla-Vashi-Nerul-Panvel (Harbour Line)
- Thane-Vashi-Panvel (Trans-Harbour line)
- Thane-Turbhe-Vashi (Trans-Harbour Line)
- Thane-Turbhe-Nerul (Trans-Harbour Line)
- Thane-Turbhe-Vashi (
- Mumbai CSMT-Wadala Road-Kurla (
- Thane-Diva Jn-Kalyan
- Diva Jn-Panvel-Roha
- Panvel-Jasai-Uran
- Jasai-JNPT
- Panvel-Jasai-Uran
- Diva Jn-Vasai Road
- Diva Jn-Panvel-Roha
- Kalyan Jn-Kasara-Igatpuri (Inclusive)
- Kalyan Jn-Karjat Jn-Lonavala (Inclusive)
- Neral Jn-Matheran (narrow-gauge)
- Karjat Jn-Panvel
- Karjat Jn-Khopoli
Malshej Kriti Samiti is following for Kalyan-Ahmednagar railway project. Kalyan-Murbad section which is first phase of this project is already under survey stage.[5]
Pune Division
- Lonavala-Pune Jn-Daund Jn
- Pune Jn-Satara-Sangli-Miraj Jn-Kolhapur
- Daund Jn -Baramati
- Phaltan - Baramati ( to be completed by 2022)[3]
- Pune Jn-Rajgurunagar-Sangamner-Sinnar-Nashik Road (Project Scrapped)[7]
- Karad-Chiplun (scrapped)[8]
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
- Majri Jn-
- 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)
Solapur Division
- Manmad (exclude)-Ahmednagar-Daund Jn
- Daund Jn-Solapur
- Miraj Jn (exclude)-Pandharpur-Kurudwadi Jn-Barshi-Latur-Latur Road (excluding)
- Gulbarga-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 Central 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[9]
Ongoing Projects
New lines
- Solapur Jn -Tuljapur- Osmanabad. (New Rail Line survey completed but work yet to start)
- Nanded - Yavatmal - Wardha. (Work under process)
- Ashti-Parli Vaijnath line (work under progress). Ahmednagar-Ashti 67 km completed. (Project :- Ahmedanagar- Beed - Parli)
- Phaltan - Baramati (approved, but work yet to start)
- Kolhapur-Vaibhavwadi line (survey under progress)
- Aurangabad-Shani shingnapur-Ahmednagar line (survey completed, but work yet to start)
- Khamgaon-Jalna (survey completed, 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-Gulbarga (Doubling completed)
- Pune-Miraj-Londa-Hubli (Doubling in progress)
- Panvel-Karjat
- Karjat-Khopoli
Tripling
- Kalyan-Kasara
- Kalyan-Karjat
- Sewagram Jn-Balharshah Jn
Quadrupling
- Nagpur-Wardha
- Jalgaon-Bhusawal
- Manmad-Igatpuri [10]
Hexupling
- Mumbai CSMT-Kalyan
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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22221/22222 | Mumbai CSMT–Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express | Mumbai CSMT | Hazrat Nizamuddin. |
12123/12124 | Deccan Queen | Mumbai CSMT | Pune Jn. |
12137/12138 | Punjab Mail | Mumbai CSMT | Firozpur Cantt. |
12859/12860 | Gitanjali Express | Mumbai CSMT | Howrah Jn. |
12071/12072 | Mumbai CSMT-Jalna Jan Shatabdi Express |
Mumbai CSMT | Jalna. |
12321/12322 | Howrah Mail via Prayagraj Chheoki | Mumbai CSMT | Howrah Jn. |
12809/12810 | Howrah–Mumbai Mail via Nagpur | Mumbai CSMT | Howrah Jn. |
11035/11036 | Sharavati Express | Dadar | Mysuru Jn. |
11085/11086 | Lokmanya Tilak Terminus - Madgaon AC Double Decker Express |
Kurla LTT | Madgaon Jn. |
12289/12290 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus - Nagpur Duronto Express |
Mumbai CSMT | Nagpur. |
22107/221078 | Latur Express |
Mumbai CSMT | Latur. |
11301/11302 | Udyan Express | Mumbai CSMT | KSR Bengaluru City |
12025/12026 | Pune - Secunderabad Shatabdi Express | Pune | Secunderabad Jn. |
12051/12052 | CSMT Madgaon Jan Shatabdi Express | CSMT | Madgaon Jn. |
12113/12114 | Pune–Nagpur Garib Rath Express | Pune | Nagpur Jn. |
12115/12116 | Siddheshwar Express | Mumbai CSMT | Solapur |
22119/22120 | Mumbai CSMT - Madgaon Tejas Express |
Mumbai CSMT | Madgaon |
12105/12106 | Vidarbha Express | Mumbai CSMT | Gondia Jn. |
11039/11040 | Maharashtra Express | Kolhapur SCSMT | Gondia Jn. |
12109/12110 | Panchvati Express | Mumbai CSMT | Manmad |
11061/11062 | Pawan Express | Lokmanya Tilak Terminus | Jaynagar. |
11023/11024 | Sahyadri Express | Mumbai CSMT | Kolhapur SCSMT |
11027/11028 | Mumbai Chennai Mail |
Mumbai CSMT | Chennai Central |
Loco Sheds
- Electric Loco Shed, Ajni
- Electric Loco Shed, Kalyan
- Electric Loco Shed, Bhusawal
- Diesel Loco Shed, Pune
- Diesel Loco Shed, Kalyan
- Diesel Loco Shed, Kurla
- Electric Loco Shed, Daund (Under Construction)
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
- Konkan Railway Corporation
References
- ^ "Ministry of Railways (Railway Board)".
- ^ Rao, M.A. (1988). Indian Railways, New Delhi: National Book Trust, p.42
- ^ a b "Central Railways-Construction > Projects". Archived from the original on 1 May 2008.
- ^ "कल्याण-नगर रेल्वे हा विकासाचा मार्ग" [Kalyan-Nagar Railway is the path of development] (in Marathi). Maharashtra Times.
- ^ a b "संजीवनी देणारा माळशेज घाट रेल्वे मार्ग" [Revitalizing Malshej Ghat railway line] (in Marathi). Loksatta.
- ^ "Central Railways". Archived from the original on 9 May 2008.
- IBN Live. Archived from the originalon 19 July 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- ^ "Maharashtra Government to share cost for Pune-Nashik, Karad-Chiplun rail links". The Economic Times.
- ^ "CATEGORISATION OF STATIONS" (PDF). Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ "MAHARAIL - Maharashtra Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (MRIDC)".