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'''Central Railways ''' A zone of Indian Railways (IR), '''Central Railway''' (CR) was formed on 5 November 1951 from the merger of 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 Guaranteed State Railway]]’, the ‘[[Dholpur Wardha Valley Railway|Wardha Coal State Railway]] ’ and the ‘[[Scindia 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''.
*Indian Railways, [http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/financecode/ADMIN_FINANCErailwayboard/AdminFinanceCh1view_section.htm jsp?lang=0&id=0,1 "Evolution of About Indian Railways "] indianrailways.gov.in*[http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai- Historical Backgroundnews/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 ''Indian Railway Administration and FinanceHindustan 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]]
