Zones and divisions of Indian Railways

Indian Railways divides its operations into zones, which are further sub-divided into divisions, each having a divisional headquarters. There are a total of 18 zones.[1] Each of the divisions is headed by a Divisional Railway Manager (DRM), who reports to the General Manager (GM) of the zone. A DRM can be appointed from any of the eight organized services of Indian Railways, viz. Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers (IRSSE) , Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS), Indian Railway Personnel Service (IRPS), Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE), Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME), Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers (IRSEE), Indian Railways Traffic Service (IRTS) and Indian Railway Stores Service (IRSS) for the tenure of three years, but it can be exceeded on the recommendation of Railway Board. The DRM is assisted by one or two Additional Divisional Railway Managers (ADRM) in the working of the division. Divisional officers heading all departments viz. Stores, engineering, mechanical, electrical, signal and telecommunication, accounts, personnel, operating, commercial, safety, medical, security branches report to the Divisional Railway Manager.

Indian Railway Zones

List of zones and its divisions

The 18 zones and their 70 divisions are listed below.[2][3] South Coast Railway zone is the newest zone in India.[4]

Indian Railways Zones & Divisions
List of IR Zones available
Railway Zone Code Zone Headquarters Operational Statistics[5](in FY2011-12) Railway Divisions
Route length
(km)		 Number of StationsRevenuePassenger Carried
(million)
Central RailwayCRMumbai CSMT3,905 612₹75,447 million (US$1.1 billion)1,675Mumbai,[6] Bhusawal,[7] Pune,[8] Solapur,[9] Nagpur CR[10]
Northern RailwayNRDelhi6,968 1142₹89,246 million (US$1.3 billion)685Delhi,[11] Ambala,[12] Firozpur,[13] Lucknow NR,[14] Moradabad[15]
North Eastern RailwayNERGorakhpur3,667 537₹17,667 million (US$250 million)250Izzatnagar,[16] Lucknow NER,[17] Varanasi[18]
Northeast Frontier RailwayNFRGuwahati3,948 753₹21,079 million (US$300 million)88Alipurduar, Katihar, Rangiya, Lumding, Tinsukia[19]
Eastern RailwayERFairley Place, Kolkata2,414 576₹37,254 million (US$520 million)1,173Howrah,[20] Sealdah,[21] Asansol,[22] Malda [23]
South Eastern RailwaySERGarden Reach, Kolkata2,631 353₹73,721 million (US$1.0 billion)263Adra,[24] Chakradharpur,[25] Kharagpur,[26] Ranchi[27]
South Central Railway[28]SCRSecunderabad3,127 883₹89,114 million (US$1.2 billion)378Secunderabad, Hyderabad, Hazur Sahib Nanded
Southern RailwaySRChennai Central5,079 890₹81,820 million (US$1.1 billion)406Chennai,[29]Trichy,[30] Madurai,[31] Palakkad,[32] Salem,[33] Trivandrum[34]
Western RailwayWRMumbai (Churchgate)6,182 1046₹82,167 million (US$1.2 billion)1,654Mumbai WR,[35] Ratlam,[36] Ahmedabad, Rajkot,[37] Bhavnagar,[38] Vadodara[39]
South Western RailwaySWRHubballi3,177 456₹26,384 million (US$370 million)181Hubli,[40] Bangalore,[41] Mysore[42]
North Western RailwayNWRJaipur5,459 663₹36,240 million (US$510 million)157Jaipur,[43] Ajmer,[44] Bikaner,[45] Jodhpur [46]
West Central RailwayWCRJabalpur2,965 372₹65,135 million (US$910 million)138Jabalpur,[47] Bhopal,[48] Kota[49]
North Central RailwayNCRPrayagraj3,151 435₹87,796 million (US$1.2 billion)182Prayagraj,[50] Agra,[51] Jhansi [52]
South East Central RailwaySECRBilaspur2,447 358₹63,402 million (US$890 million)126Bilaspur,[53] Raipur,[54] Nagpur SEC[55]
East Coast RailwayECoRVisakhapatnam2,204 342₹87,884 million (US$1.2 billion)86Khurda Road,[56] Sambalpur,[57] Rayagada [58], Waltair
East Central RailwayECRHajipur3,628 800₹59,386 million (US$830 million)222Danapur,[59] Dhanbad,[60] Pt Deen Dayal Upadhyaya,[61] Samastipur,[62] Sonpur[63]
Metro Railway MTP Park Street, Kolkata 33.02[lower-alpha 1] 30[lower-alpha 2] ₹1,648 million (US$23 million) 255.5[lower-alpha 3] Line 1, Line 2[64]
South Coast Railway[28] SCoR Visakhapatnam 3,496 ₹130,000 million (US$1.8 billion)[lower-alpha 4] Vijayawada, Guntur, Guntakal

Departments

A typical division has an average track length of about 1,000 km (620 mi) and staff strength of about 15,000. All the departments and services of the Indian Railways are represented in a Division.[65][66][67][68]

Departments & Roles
Name of DepartmentHeaded byAbbre.Role and function
Engineering DepartmentSenior Divisional Engineer/Divisional EngineerSr.DEN/DENMaintenance of all fixed assets of the Division, i.e. Track, Bridges, Buildings, Roads, Water supply etc.
Mechanical Engineering DepartmentSenior Divisional Mechanical EngineerSr.DMEMaintenance of Carriages and Wagons of the Division.
Electrical Engineering Department (General)Senior Divisional Electrical EngineerSr.DEE (General)Maintenance of lighting and power for railway buildings.
Electrical Engineering Department (Traction Distribution)Senior Divisional Electrical EngineerSr.DEE (TRD)Maintenance of Overhead equipment.
Electrical Engineering Department (Operations)Senior Divisional Electrical EngineerSr.DEE (OP)Maintenance of operations of all locomotives including EMUs/MEMUs and its establishment i.e. Assistant Loco Pilots,Loco Pilots,Loco Inspector and Guards.
Signal & Telecommunication Engineering DepartmentSenior Divisional Signal & Telecommunication EngineerSr.DSTEManagement of the Signalling and Telecommunication (S&T) infrastructure of the division for Safe Train operations;
Operating and Traffic (Transportation) DepartmentSenior Divisional Operations ManagerSr.DOMTrain operations
Commercial DepartmentSenior Divisional Commercial ManagerSr.DCMPassenger ticketing, ticket checking, booking of freight rakes and collecting fares
Medical DepartmentChief Medical SuperintendentCMSProviding medical facilities to railway employees and their families
Safety DepartmentSenior Divisional Safety OfficerSr.DSOEnsuring safety of train operations
Stores DepartmentSenior Divisional Material ManagerSr.DMMEnsuring material for maintenance of trains (material for all departments except the Engineering Department)
Accounts DepartmentSenior Divisional Finance ManagerSr.DFMFinancial management of the division
Personnel DepartmentSenior Divisional Personnel OfficerSr.DPOHR functions
Security DepartmentSenior Divisional Security CommissionerSr.DSCSecurity of railway material, passenger and passenger belongings
Managing DepartmentDivisional Railway ManagerDRMManaging all departments

16. Medical Department Chief medical superintendent all medical related metters

Control Room

Every division has a Control Room for train operations, where all the trains in the division are controlled and monitored. There are different types of control rooms such as engineering control, mechanical control etc. which coordinate with operating control and employees of the respective department.

Accident Relief Trains

Every division has Accident Relief Trains (ARTs), Accident Relief Medical Vans (ARMVs) and Breakdown Cranes for assisting in disaster management. These are under the supervision of the Senior Divisional Mechanical of Engineering (SrDME) of the Division, who is also the head of Division.

Locomotive Sheds

The Diesel Locomotive Sheds and Electric Locomotive Sheds in the division maintain diesel and electric locomotives respectively. Their administrative control is with the Divisional Railway Manager (DRM).

Coaching Depots and Sick Lines

Every division has some coaching depots to maintain its passenger cars and sick lines to maintain freight cars which are found unfit at the freight examination points.

Notes
  1. only currently operational 31.365 kms are listed, 75.36 kms are under construction, those are not listed
  2. currently 26 stations are operational on Kolkata Metro Line 1, while other 51 stations are under construction
  3. This is not accurate data, this is calculated on the basis of daily ridership which is something near to 700,000
  4. The route being newly announced it did not show any revenue, the given revenue is projected after its bifurcation

See also

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