For information about the company in the UK called Central Railway see Central Railway (UK) Central Railway is a company in the United Kingdom who propose to build a new freight railway line from the channel tunnel to the north of England, using much of the trackbed of the former Great Central Railway. ...

The Central Railway is one of the 16 zones of Indian Railways, and is one of the largest. Its headquarters are in Mumbai at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus). It also has the distinction of including the first passenger railway line in India, which opened from Bombay to Thane on April 16, 1853. Railway lines in India cut through a wide variety of terrain. ... The Gateway of India is the citys most recognisable landmark, visited by thousands daily. ... Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus) (better referred to by its acronym CST) - is a historic railway station on Mumbai suburban railway. ... Talao Pali Lake Thane (formerly Thana) is a city in Maharashtra, India, part of the Mumbai Conurbation, northeast of Mumbai at the head of the Thane Creek. ... April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (107th in leap years). ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

Some major cities that fall under the Central Railway zonal jurisdiction are:

• Mumbai
• Pune
• Nagpur
• Kolhapur
• Solapur

The railway covers a large part of the state of Maharashtra, as well as parts of north-east Karnataka and southern Madhya Pradesh. It is organized into five divisions: Bhusawal division, Nagpur division, Mumbai CST division, Solapur division, and Pune division. The Gateway of India is the citys most recognisable landmark, visited by thousands daily. ... Pune city, formerly Poona, Maharashtra state, western India, is situated at the junction of the Mula and Mutha rivers. ... Nāgpur (meaning City of the Snakes) is a city located near the geographical center of India, in the state of Maharashtra. ... Kolhapur is a beautiful city, situated in the south west corner of Maharashtra, India. ... Solapur is a district in Maharashtra, India. ... Maharashtra (महाराष्ट्ऱ) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ... Karnataka (ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ in Kannada) is one of the four southern states of India. ... Madhya Pradesh (मध्‍य प्रदेश) is a state in central India. ...

The Central Railway was formed on November 5, 1951 by grouping several government-owned railways, including the Great Indian Peninsular Railway, and the Scindia State Railway of the former princely state of Gwalior. November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 56 days remaining. ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... A princely state or native state was a feudal monarchy in British India ruled by a hereditary ruler, who was nominally sovereign. ... Teli-ka-Mandir Gwalior is a city in Madhya Pradesh, India. ...

The Central Railway zone formerly covered northern Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh states, and portions of southern Uttar Pradesh, which made it the largest railway zone in India in terms of area, track mileage or manpower. These areas became the new West Central Railway zone in April 2003. Madhya Pradesh (मध्‍य प्रदेश) is a state in central India. ... Chhattisgarh (छत्तीसगढ़), a state in central India, formed when the sixteen southeastern districts of Madhya Pradesh gained statehood on November 1, 2000. ... Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: उत्तर प्रदेश, Urdu: اتر پردیش) is the fifth largest and the most populous state in India. ... The West Central Railway is one of the 16 zones of Indian Railways, created in April 2003. ...

To know more about Central Railway please contact CPRO, Central Railway, CST Mumbai.

Notable Trains

• Deccan Queen - Pride of Central Railway, Connects Pune to Mumbai
• Gitanjali Express - Mumbai to Kolkata

See Also

• Mumbai suburban railway

The Mumbai Suburban Railway system, part of the public transport in Mumbai, carries more than 6. ...

External links

• Bhusawal Division (http://www.bhusawalrail.gov.in/)