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A zone of Indian '''Central Railways (IR), formed on 5 November 1951 from the merger of the [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]], the [[Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway]], the [[Dholpur State Railway]] and the [[Scindia State Railway]].''
== External Links ==In 1966, parts of CR were combined with portions of [[Southern Railway]] to form the ninth zone of IR, [[South Central Railway]].
*Indian Railways, [http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/financecode/ADMIN_FINANCE/AdminFinanceCh1.htm "Evolution of Indian Railways - Historical Background"] ''Indian Railway Administration and Finance''.== External links ==
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A zone of Indian Railways (IR), '''Central Railway''' (CR) was formed on 5 November 1951 by grouping several government-owned railways, including the ‘[[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]]’, the ‘[[Scindia State Railway]]’ of the former [[Princely states|princely]] [[Gwalior State|state of Gwalior]], ‘[[Nizam's State Railway]]’, ‘[[Wardha Valley Railway|Wardha Coal State Railway]]’ and the ‘[[Dholpur State Railway]]’.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Railway_(India) "Central Railway (India)"] ''Wikipedia''
*[http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1 "About Indian Railways "] indianrailways.gov.in
*[http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/secret-album-here-s-a-peek-at-rare-british-era-photographs-mumbai-railway-authorities-found/story-H32gLWAsHIXB6QW2hqu3iP.html "Secret album: Here’s a peek at rare British-era photographs Mumbai railway authorities found"] by Aroosa Ahmed October 20, 2017 ''Hindustan Times''
''Although later than partition in 1947 and outside the scope of the Fibis project it is included for information''
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Indian Railways]]
