Central Railway zone

Central Railway

8-Central Railway
CR's headquarters Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus
Overview
Headquarters	Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Mumbai
Reporting mark	CR
Dates of operation	1951; 73 years ago (1951)–Present
Predecessor	Great Indian Peninsula Railway Scindia State Railway Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway Dholpur State Railway Wardha Coal State Railway
Technical
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad-gauge
Electrification	Yes (100%, all lines of Central Railway are electrified)

Central Railway (abbreviated CR) is one of the 19 zones of Indian Railways.^[1] 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 (171 years ago) (1853-04-16).