Question

How many relway zone in India ?​

Answer 1

there are 17 zones.

Answer 2

Here is your answer :-

17 zones
Indian Railways is divided into 17 zones, which are further sub-divided into divisions. The number of zones in Indian Railways increased from six to eight in 1951, nine in 1966 and sixteen in 2003. Each zonal railway is made up of a certain number of divisions, each having a divisional headquarters.

Here is your answer in brief :-

The Indian Railways is divided into 1 Zones and around 73 sub-divisional Zonal headquarter. North Zone is the largest Railway Zone of Indian Railways. There are three types of rail lines in India: Broad Gauge; Meter Gauge; and Narrow Gauge.

Here, I am giving the list of the Major Railways Zones in India which can be used as quick revision GK study material in the preparation of different competitive examinations is given below:

List of the Major Railways Zones in India

Railway Zone Zonal Headquarte

Central Railway Mumbai

Eastern Railway Kolkata

East Central Railway Hajipur

East Coast Railway Bhubaneshwa

Northern Railway Baroda Hous New Delhi

North Central Railway Allahabad

North Eastern Railway Gorakhpur

North Frontier Railway Maligaon, Guwahati

North Western Railway Jaipur

Southern Railway Chennai

South Central Railway Secunderaba

South Eastern Railway Garden Reac Kolkata

South East Central Railway Bilaspur

South Western Railway Hubli

Western Railway Mumbai CST

West Central Railway Jabalpur

Kolkata Metro Kolkata

First train in India was started by

Lord Dalhousie on April 16, 1853 from Bombay to thane (34 Kms). Indian Railways was nationalised in 1950 and presently, it is the largest Railway Network in Asia and second largest in the world. In the above list of the Major Railways Zones in India that will help the aspirants to attune and equipped for examinations like UPSC, IAS, SSC, CDS, NDA, Railways etc.

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