| The central Indian Railways has its headquarters in | | | | Previousy, Central Railway Zone also had northern |
| Mumbai and was established on 5th November | | | | Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh and southern part of |
| 1951.The divisions that the central Indian Railways | | | | Uttar Pradesh. |
| include are Mumbai, Bhusawal, Pune, Nagpur and | | | | Due to its broad region exposure, CR was the leading |
| solapur. | | | | railway zone having greatest track mileage and |
| The Central Railway is possibly the very old railway | | | | employees. Nevertheless, these areas were passed |
| zone of Indian Railways. This is one of the largest of | | | | away to the West Central Railway zone in April 2003 |
| the sixteen zones divided by Indian Railways. Central | | | | for improved and superior organization. Central |
| Railway also boasts of the foremost passenger | | | | Railway Zone is also distinguished for its Matheran |
| railway line in India that linked Bombay with Thane. | | | | Line, which links Neral with the enthralling hill station of |
| Central Railway has its head office at Chhatrapati | | | | Matheran in the Western Ghats, on the Mumbai-Pune |
| Shivaji Terminus just before Victoria Terminus in | | | | main track. Deccan Queen, Punjab Mail, Gitanjali |
| Mumbai. Mumbai, Pune, Solapur, Kolhapur and | | | | Express, Hussain Sagar Express and Pushpak |
| Bhusawal are a few of the most important cities that | | | | Express are a quantity of of the notable trains that run |
| fall under the list of Central Railway zone. | | | | under the administration of the Central Railway. |
| Central Railway covers up the chief part of | | | | From the date 1st April 2003, after the restructuring of |
| Maharashtra, southern part of Madhya Pradesh and | | | | zonal railways, Central Railway is a system of 3832 |
| north-east part of Karnataka. The Central Railway | | | | route kilometers and 5818 track kilometers linking 476 |
| zone is further prearranged into five sections that are | | | | stations in the region of 5 divisions straddling across |
| Mumbai CST, Bhusawal, Nagpur, Solapur and Pune. On | | | | the states of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and |
| Nov' 5 1951, The so called Central Railway was | | | | Karnataka and take an active part in the development |
| recognized by merging several government | | | | and advancement of the nation as a transporter of |
| possessed railways, jointly with the Great Indian | | | | traveler and cargo traffic. |
| Peninsula Railway and the Scindia State Railway. | | | | |