Central Railway

central railway

O­n April 16, 1853, the Great Indian Peninsular (GIP) Railway came into existence while the first train o­n the Indian Sub-continent started off from Mumbai to Thane, a humble distance of o­nly 33 kms. Central Railway was carved out of former GIP Railway o­n November 5, 195
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Central Railway covers a great part of the state of Maharashtra and regions of North-Eastern Karnataka and Southern Madhya Pradesh. It’s a organization with a network of 3905.47 route kilometers and 5975.33 track kilometers connecting 477 stations in five divisions i.e. Mumbai, Pune, Bhusawal, Nagpur and Solapur.

Central Railway is the greatest passenger carrying system. It transports more than 4 lakh passengers each day to each nook and corner of the country by Mail/Express/Passenger trains. Mumbai Suburban Train organization is the lifeline of the Metropolitan City.  As well as 3 million passenger travel every day in 1573 suburban trains, moving across 77 stations. 40 suburban services are operated o­n Pune-Lonavla division in Pune division.

The Mumbai Suburban organization of Central Railway leads from Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus to Kalyan (54 Kms.), where it bifurcates into 2 directions, o­ne to Kasara (121 Kms) and the other to Khopoli (114 Kms.).
Central Railway is also differentiated for its Neral – Matheran Line (Narrow Gauge line), which links Neral with the fascinating hill station of Matheran in the Western Ghats, o­n the Mumbai-Pune main channel. Deccan Queen, Punjab Mail, Gitanjali Express, Hussain Sagar Express and Pushpak Express are the some prestigious trains operated by Central Railway.
The cargo business is the major source of income for the Indian Railway. Major trade goods that are carried o­n Central Railway across its network are Coal, Imported Coal, Cement, Petroleum products, Indigenous Fertilizers, Sugar, Containers, and o­nion etc.

http://www.cr.indianrailways.gov.in/