Bhopal railway division

BHOPAL
Railway Division
General information
LocationHabibganj railway station
India
Coordinates23°13′18″N 77°26′24″E / 23.221589°N 77.440137°E / 23.221589; 77.440137
Elevation495.760 metres (1,626.51 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byWest Central Railways
Line(s)New Delhi-Chennai main line
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Fare zoneWest Central Railway zone
History
OpenedApril 1952, 01; 72 years ago (01-04-1952)
ElectrifiedYes

Bhopal railway division is one of the three railway divisions falling under West Central Railway zone (WCR) of Indian Railways. This railway division was formed on 1 April 1952 and its headquarters are located at Habibganj railway station, Bhopal in the state of Madhya Pradesh of India.

Jabalpur railway division and Kota railway division being the other two. West Central Railway zone's headquarters are at Jabalpur.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Zones and their Divisions in Indian Railways" (PDF). Indian Railways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Bhopal Railway Division". Railway Board. North Eastern Railway zone. Retrieved 13 January 2016.