CENTRAL RAILWAY (INDIA)

The 'Central Railway' is one of the of the largest of the 16 zones of Indian Railways. Its headquarters is in Mumbai at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus). It includes the first passenger railway line in India, which opened from Bombay to Thane on April 16 1853.
Some major cities in the Central Railway zone are:

★ Mumbai

★ Pune

★ Kolhapur

★ Solapur

★ Bhusawal
The railway covers a large part of the state of Maharashtra and parts of north-east Karnataka and southern Madhya Pradesh. It is organized into five divisions: Mumbai CST, Bhusawal, Nagpur, Solapur and Pune.
The railway was formed on November 5 1951 by grouping several government-owned railways, including the Great Indian Peninsula Railway, and the Scindia State Railway of the former princely state of Gwalior.
The Central Railway zone formerly included northern Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh states and part of southern Uttar Pradesh, which made it the largest railway zone in India in terms of area, track mileage and staff. These areas became the new West Central Railway zone in April 2003.
To find out more about Central Railway please contact CPRO, Central Railway, CST Mumbai.

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The Matheran Line

Notable Trains

See also

External links

The Matheran Line

Constructed in 1907, the narrow gauge Matheran line connects Neral on the Mumbai-Pune main line with the hill station of Matheran in the Western Ghats, east of Mumbai. Neral is linked to Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus) by frequent suburban electric trains. Steam engines have now been replaced by diesel locomotives but it is still a pleasurable journey. The route is noted for its sharp curves.

Notable Trains

★ Deccan Queen - Pune to Mumbai, pride of the Central Railway

★ Gitanjali Express - Mumbai to Kolkata

★ Punjab Mail - Mumbai to Ferozpur

★ Hussain Sagar Express - Mumbai to Hyderabad

★ Pushpak Express - Mumbai to Lucknow

See also

★ Mumbai suburban railway

★ Harbour line

External links

★ Bhusawal Division