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A zone of Indian Railways (IR), formed on 14 April 1952 from the merger of the [[Bengal-Nagpur Railway]] and the [[East Indian Railway]] with the exception of the latter's '''Moradabad, Lucknow & Ellahabad Division''' which was transferred to the [[Northern Railway]].
== Bifurcation ==
The amalgamation of the two large rail systems did not prove successful and on 1 August 1955 the zone was split to form Eastern Railway, essentially that portion of the old East Indian Railway as above together with the Sealdah Division of the [[Bengal and Assam Railway]], and [[South Eastern Railway]], the old Bengal-Nagpu Railway with slight adjustments within Adra District.
== External Links ==
*Indian Railways, [http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/financecode/ADMIN_FINANCE/AdminFinanceCh1.htm "Evolution of Indian Railways - Historical Background"] ''Indian Railway Administration and Finance''.
[[Category:Indian Railways]]
