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 Western Railway System Map-9 | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Churchgate, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Reporting mark | WR |
| Locale | Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh |
| Dates of operation | 5 November 1951 – present |
| Predecessor | |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | broad gauge, metre gauge & narrow gauge |
| Other | |
| Website | WR official website |
The Western Railway (abbreviated WR) is one of the 19 zones of Indian Railways and is among the busiest railway networks in India, headquartered at Mumbai, Maharashtra. The major railway routes of Indian Railways which come under Western Railways are: Mumbai Central–Ratlam, Mumbai Central–Ahmedabad and Palanpur–Ahmedabad. The railway system is divided into six operating divisions: Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Ratlam, and Mumbai WR. Vadodara railway station, being the junction point for the Ahmedabad–Mumbai route and the Mumbai–Ratlam route towards New Delhi, is the busiest junction station in Western Railways and one of the busiest junctions of Indian Railways too, while Ahmedabad Division earns highest revenue followed by Mumbai Division and Vadodara Division. Surat railway station is one of the busiest railway station in Western Railway in non-junction category where more than 180 trains pass per day.[1][2]
Western Railway General Manager's official bungalow 'Bombarci' (abbreviation of Bombay, Baroda and Central India) is located on Altamont road in Cumbala hill, Mumbai.[3]
- ^ "About Western Railway". Total Train Info.
- ^ "Railway Zones and Divisions". Press Information Bureau, Government of India.
- ^ "HERITAGE INVENTORY OF INDIAN RAILWAYS:BUILDINGS AND STATIONS" (PDF). Indian Railways.