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'''Central Railways ''' | |||
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]]’. | |||
In 1966, parts of CR were combined with portions of [[Southern Railway]] to form the ninth zone of IR, [[South Central Railway]]. | |||
== External links == | |||
*[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]] | [[Category:Indian Railways]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:35, 6 July 2020
Central Railways
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 state of Gwalior, ‘Nizam's State Railway’, ‘Wardha Coal State Railway’ and the ‘Dholpur State Railway’.
In 1966, parts of CR were combined with portions of Southern Railway to form the ninth zone of IR, South Central Railway.
External links
- "Central Railway (India)" Wikipedia
- "About Indian Railways " indianrailways.gov.in
- "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