Central Railway zone

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 State Railway.Rao, M.A. (1988). Indian Railways, New Delhi: National Book Trust, p.42{{Cite web|url=http://www.crconstruction.org/project.asp|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080501025422/http://www.crconstruction.org/project.asp|url-status=dead|title=Central Railways-Construction > Projects|archive-date=1 May 2008}}

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.

File:Victoria Terminus, Mumbai.jpg, Mumbai One of the busiest Railway Stations in India. It is also a World Heritage Site]]

• Mumbai CSMT-Kalyan-Igatpuri-Nashik road-Manmad-Jalgaon-Bhusawal
• Bhusawal-Akola-Badnera-Wardha-Nagpur
• Mumbai CSMT-Kalyan-Karjat-Lonavala-Pune
• CSMT-Kurla-Panvel
• Pune-Daund-Solapur-Wadi-Tandur
• Pune-Satara-Karad-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 the shortest route for Marathwada, Andhra and Telangana. The major challenge for this project is 18.96 km long tunnel in Malshej Ghat section.{{cite web | url =

https://marathi.indiatimes.com/editorial/article/development-route-of-kalyan-ahmednagar-railway/articleshow/59907427.cms |title=कल्याण-नगर रेल्वे हा विकासाचा मार्ग |language=mr |trans-title=Kalyan-Nagar Railway is the path of development |publisher=Maharashtra Times }}

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.{{cite news |url=https://www.loksatta.com/thane/article-on-malshej-ghat-railway-route-1210026/lite/ |title=संजीवनी देणारा माळशेज घाट रेल्वे मार्ग |language=mr |trans-title=Revitalizing Malshej Ghat railway line |publisher=Loksatta}}

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• 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

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• 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

• Puntamba-Sai nagar Shirdi
• Miraj-Kurduwadi
• Latur-Kurduwadi

Central railway zone connects to other Zones of Indian railways as at:

Bandra, Goregaon, Dadar, Vasai Road

• Roha

• Balharshah
• Latur Road

• Wadi Jn

• Pimpalkutti
• Akola Jn
• Khandwa Jn
• Ankai Jn (MMR-AWB-J-PBN-NED route)

• Nagpur Jn
• Chhindwara Jn

• Hotgi Jn - For Pune-Solapur-Vijayapura-Gadag line.
• Miraj Jn - For Miraj-Londa-Bangalore line

• Itarsi Jn
• Khandwa Jn

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.

• Mumbai CR railway division
• Solapur railway division
• Bhusawal railway division
• Pune railway division
• Nagpur CR railway division

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 by division are as follows{{Cite web |url=http://www.centralrailwayonline.com/crnet.jsp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509074727/http://www.centralrailwayonline.com/crnet.jsp |url-status=dead |title=Central Railways |archive-date=9 May 2008}}

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{{main|Mumbai CR railway 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-Diva Jn-Kalyan
• Diva Jn-Panvel-Roha
• Panvel-Jasai-Uran
• Jasai-JNPT
• Diva Jn-Vasai Road
• 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.

{{main|Pune Railway Division}}

• Lonavala-Pune Jn-Daund Jn
• Pune Jn-Satara-Karad-Sangli-Miraj Jn-Kolhapur
• Daund Jn -Baramati
• Phaltan - Baramati ( to be completed by 2022)
• Pune Jn-Rajgurunagar-Sangamner-Sinnar-Nashik Road (Project Scrapped){{Cite web |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/work-on-nashikpune-rail-route-begins/761586.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120719093806/http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/work-on-nashikpune-rail-route-begins/761586.html |archive-date=19 July 2012 |url-status=dead |title=Work on Nashik-Pune rail route begins|website=IBN Live |access-date=8 March 2012 }}
• Karad-Chiplun (scrapped){{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/PDAET/articleshow/12178991.cms?from=mdr |title=Maharashtra Government to share cost for Pune-Nashik, Karad-Chiplun rail links |newspaper=The Economic Times}}

{{main|Nagpur CR railway division}}

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• Badnera Jn (Exclude)-Pulgaon Jn-Wardha Jn-Butibori Jn-Nagpur Jn
• Pulgaon Jn-Arvi (narrow-gauge)
• Butobori Jn-Umrer
• 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
• Nagpur-Amla Jn-Itarsi Jn (exclude)
• Amla Junction-Chhindwara(exclude)

{{main|Solapur Railway Division}}

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• Manmad (exclude)-Ahmednagar-Daund Jn
• Daund Jn-Solapur
• Miraj Jn (exclude)-Pandharpur-Kurudwadi Jn-Barshi-Latur-Latur Road (excluding)
• SolapurJn-Hotgi Jn-Gulbarga-Wadi Jn (Include)

{{main|Bhusawal Railway 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{{cite web|title=CATEGORISATION OF STATIONS|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/land_amen/downloads/categorywise.pdf|access-date=15 January 2016}}

• 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)

• Bhigvan-Gulbarga (Doubling completed)
• Pune-Miraj-Londa-Hubli (Doubling in progress)
• Panvel-Karjat
• Karjat-Khopoli

• Kalyan-Kasara
• Kalyan-Karjat
• Sewagram Jn-Balharshah Jn

• Nagpur-Wardha
• Manmad-Igatpuri {{cite web | url=https://www.maharail.com/project-Igatpuri_Manmad.php#:~:text=Owing%20to%20the%20growth%20of,impact%20on%20line%20capacity%20calculations | title=MAHARAIL - Maharashtra Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (MRIDC) }}

• Mumbai CSMT-Kalyan

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Some of the major trains operated by Central Railway zone are as follows:

• 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

• 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

{{Reflist|30em}}

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20040924192037/http://bhusawalrail.gov.in/ Bhusawal Division]
• {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100716231825/http://www.magicalmumbai.com/mumbai-local-train-timetables/ Central, Western and Harbour railway timetable]}}
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20080911094634/http://www.mumbai77.com/City_Info_Guide/Central_TimeTable.html CENTRAL Railway local Train Timetable]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20090829075919/http://www.irinfo.in/ Detailed Mumbai Local Train Time Table]
• [https://muftsarkarinaukri.blogspot.com/2019/12/indian-railway-vacancy.html?m=1 / Mumbai Local Railways Latest Vacancies]

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