Central Railway is one of the 19 zones of Indian Railways. Its headquarters is in Mumbai at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus. It has the distinction of operating the first passenger railway line in India, which opened from Mumbai to Thane on 16 April 1853.
CR's headquarters Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus
Image: Shortened form of Central Railway zone
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Mumbai One of the busiest Railway Stations in India. It is also a World Heritage Site
Central Railway Headquarters at CSMT.
Indian Railways (IR) is a statutory body under the ownership of the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India that operates India's national railway system. As of 2023, it manages the fourth largest national railway system by size with a running track length of 104,647 km (65,025 mi) and route length of 68,426 km (42,518 mi) of which 60,451 km (37,563 mi) is electrified. With more than 1.2 million employees, it is the world's ninth-largest employer and India's second largest employer.
Rail Bhawan, the headquarters of Indian Railways
The railway viaduct near Thane in 1855
A typical red-colored ICF coach used by the Indian Railways till the late 1990s
Introduced in 2019, Vande Bharat Express operating on a train-set built by ICF, is the fastest train in India
