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How were the 9 older zones created out of the former independent railway networks?

22-06-2019

Around 1950, legislation was passed allowing the central government to take over many of the independent railway systems that were in operation. In 1951, the following zones were created: SR — April 14: From Madras & Southern Mahratta Rly., South Indian Rly., and Mysore State Rly. (about 9660 km). CR — Nov. 5: From the GIPR, the Nizam's State Rly., and the Scindia and Dholpur Rly. (about 8690 km). WR — Nov. 5: From the BB&CI Rly., the Saurashtra, the Rajasthan, the Jaipur, and the Cutch Rlys. (about 9120 km). In 1952, the following zones were created: NR — April 14: From the Jodhpur Rly., Bikaner Rly., three divisions of the East Indian Rly. north-west of Mughalsarai,

*Policy on Drunkenness On-duty of Railway Staff

July 26, 2019

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Are there any trains run by private companies or non-IR public concerns on IR tracks and/or with IR stock?

July 19, 2019

Occasionally there are some trains run by private companies using IR stock on IR routes - these are perhaps not really 'private' trains but rather trains which have been leased out by IR for private runs. Most of these are heritage or tourism specials chartered by travel agencies, private individuals, or state tourist boards for various occasions.

Which was the first Rajdhani and when was it introduced?

July 19, 2019

The first Rajdhani was introduced between Howrah and New Delhi on March 1, 1969. It was initially a bi-weekly 8 car train - Brake/Luggage/Generator, AC I, AC Pantry, AC Chair, AC Chair, AC Chair, AC Chair, Brake/Luggage/Generator - hauled by a single WDM-4. It left Howrah on Wednesdays and Saturdays, and left New Delhi on Mondays and Fridays. The

Are there two Dadar stations? Are there stations shared by two or more zones or divisions?

July 19, 2019

Some stations are physically in one building complex but are considered separate stations for operational and administrative reasons. Usually, these oddities reflect the historical development of the station, where more than one railway company in British India served that station. The best example of this is Dadar, which actually consists of one

What’s the difference between Vadodara and Baroda? And other stations that have changed names.

July 19, 2019

Many towns have changed names over the years. In many cases the change in the spelling of a place stems from a desire for the name to more closely reflect the pronunciation of the name in the local language. Older spellings were generally assigned in the Roman script by the British and in some cases did not correspond closely to the spoken version

Why are there so many express and long-distance trains to or from obscure locations like Manduadih, Habibganj, etc.?

July 19, 2019

Often, the terminus for long-distance trains into a city or town is not the railway station that is the "main" station for that town, but rather some outlying or suburban station that can better handle the long-distance traffic. The names of the trains, unfortunately, often reflect these actual termini rather than the "real" destination to which

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