South East Central Railway zone
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Overview | |
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Headquarters | Bilaspur Junction |
Locale | Chhattisgarh Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Odisha |
Dates of operation | 2003 | –
Predecessor | South Eastern Railway Zone |
Technical | |
Track gauge | Broad Gauge, Narrow Gauge |
Electrification | Yes |
Other | |
Website | www |
The South East Central Railway (abbreviated SECR) is one of the eighteen Railway Zones in India. The Zone Office is headquartered at Bilaspur and comprises the Bilaspur, Nagpur and Raipur Division.
History[]
This Zone was formerly part of the South Eastern Railway. It was inaugurated on 20 September 1998 and dedicated to the nation on 1 April 2003.
Divisions[]
Infrastructure[]
Bilaspur Railway Station is a regional hub for the system. It is the busiest junction in Chhattisgarh and the fourth-busiest in Central India. The zone's major stations are Itwari railway station (ITR), Gondia (G), Bhandara Road (BRD), Dongargarh (DGG), Rajnandgaon (RJN), Durg Junction railway station (DURG), Bhilai Power House railway station (BPHB), Bhilai (BIA), Raipur (R), Bhatapara (BYT), Tilda (TLD), Bilaspur (BSP), Gevra Road (GAD), Champa (CPH), Raigarh (RIG), and Anuppur (APR), all of which lie on the Mumbai-Howrah and Mumbai-Katni-Bilaspur main lines. Bilaspur, Gondia, Durg and Raipur are the zone's major junctions. By 2007, SECR had added a third rail line between Durg and Raigarh, And a tender has been passed in October 2019 to add the fourth line between Raigarh and Durg due to the heavy freight contranment.
Loco sheds[]
- Electric Loco Shed, Bhilai
- Electric Loco Shed, Bilaspur
- Electric & Diesel Loco Shed, Raipur
- Diesel Loco Shed, Motibagh (Nagpur)
See also[]
References[]
External links[]
- Zones of Indian Railways
- South East Central Railway Zone
- 2003 establishments in India
- India rail transport stubs