West Central Railway zone explained

Railroad Name:West Central Railway
Logo Filename:Shortened form of West Central Railway Zone of Indian Railways.jpg
System Map:Indianrailwayzones-numbered.png
Locale:
End Year:present
Predecessor Line:Central Railway zone
Western Railway zone
Gauge:Mixed
Hq City:Jabalpur

The West Central Railway (abbreviated WCR), one of the 19 zones of the Indian Railways, came into existence on 1 April 2003. It is headquartered at Jabalpur. It was created by taking away two divisions namely Bhopal division and Jabalpur division from central railways and one division namely Kota division from western railway. The WCR zone provides rail route coverage to the west central region of India. Most of its route is in the states of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan with a very little portion in the state of Uttar Pradesh.

History

On 1 April 2003, the West Central Railway was reconstituted from parts of Central Railway and Western Railway by allocating Jabalpur and Bhopal divisions of the Central Railway zone (CR) and the reorganized of the Western Railway zone (WR) to WCR.[1]

Jurisdiction

The zone serves eastern & central Madhya Pradesh, southern Uttar Pradesh, and northeastern Rajasthan state. It contains the Tuglakabad (TKD) locomotive shed, which belongs to Kota Division of WCR but is situated in the Northern Railways territory.[2] WCR meets Northern Railway at Mathura, Western Railway at Nagda, North Western Railway at Chittorgarh, Central Railway at Khandwa and Itarsi, North Central Railway at Bina and Manikpur, South East Central Railway at Katni and East Central Railway at Singaroli stations.[3]

Divisions

There are 3 divisions in West Central Railway zone;

Loco sheds

There are five loco sheds in WCR.

Tourist places

The following places of tourist interest are located on the rail route of WCR:

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: New Railway zones to be functional from April 1. Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 31 March 2003.
  2. Web site: West Central Railway . wcr.indianrailways.gov.in . Indian Railways . 17 March 2021.
  3. Web site: West Central Railway . wcr.indianrailways.gov.in . Indian Railways . 18 March 2021.