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Overview | |
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Headquarters | Rail Soudha, Gadag Road Hubballi Karnataka |
Locale | Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra |
Dates of operation | 2003 | –
Predecessor | Southern Railway zone South Central Railway zone Central Railway zone |
Technical | |
Track gauge | Broad gauge (1676mm, 5'6") |
Previous gauge | Meter gauge |
Electrification | 1,233 kilometres (766 mi) |
Length | 3,566 kilometres (2,216 mi) |
Other | |
Website | www |
The South Western Railway (SWR) is one of the 19 railway zones in India, headquartered at Hubballi in Karnataka State. SWR was created from carving out the routes from Southern Railways, South Central Railways and Central Railways in 2003.