(1) The most north-eastern station of GQR
(2) The most eastern station of east-west corridor
(3) The most western station of east -west corridor
(4) The most northern station of north-south corridor
(5) The most southern station of north-south corridor
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1. Overview
Headquarters
Gorakhpur
Dates of operation
1952; 68 years ago–present
Predecessor
Oudh and Tirhut Railway
Assam Railway
Cawnpore–Barabanki Railway
Cawnpore–Achnera Provincial State Railway
Successor
North Eastern Railway zone
Northeast Frontier Railway (1958)
Technical
Track gauge
Mixed
Other
Website
North Eastern Railway
Zonal Rail Training Institute (ZRTI) is established in district Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh.
North Eastern Railway is one of the most important transit zones, that is, it is used to take in loaded wagons, especially food grains, from Northern Railway divisions like Firozpur, and move it towards Eastern belt and the Northern Frontier region (Seven Sister States). Thus, it acts as an essential cog in the food security of the country. Apart from being an important transit zone, it is also at the center-stage for much inward traffic from the neighboring zones. The inward traffic comprises food grains, fertiliser, stone chips, cement, petroleum, coal, etc.
As North Eastern Railway caters to a large area spread from the western part of Uttar Pradesh towards eastern Uttar Pradesh and area comprising western Bihar, it runs many passenger trains for the economically weaker sections. Thus, in its true sense, North Eastern Railway is delivering on the balance between social as well commercial objective of the Indian Railways.