South Eastern Railway zone
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Headquarters | Garden Reach, Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
Locale | West Bengal, Jharkhand and Odisha |
Dates of operation | 1 August 1955; 69 years ago (1 August 1955)–present |
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Website | ser.indianrailways.gov.in |
The South Eastern Railway (abbreviated SER) is one of the 19 railway zones in India. It is headquartered at Garden Reach, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It comprises Adra railway division, Chakradharpur railway division, Kharagpur railway division and Ranchi railway division.
History
Predecessor
The Bengal Nagpur Railway (BNR) Company was incorporated in 1887[1] to take over from the Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway and to convert the line to broad gauge. The work was completed in 1888. The extension of the main line from Nagpur to Asansol was completed by 1891. A 161-mile branch line (258 km) that connected Bilaspur to Umaria coal mine was built and linked to the existing line from Umaria to Katni (1891). By the turn of the twentieth century, work on the Calcutta–Bombay and Calcutta–Madras lines was completed. Through the first half of the twentieth century work on the BNR lines progressed steadily. In 1921 the Talcher coalfields were connected by a railway line starting from Nergundi. In 1931, the Raipur–Vizianagaram line was set up, which connected the east coast with the Central Province. By the end of the 1930s the BNR owned the largest narrow-gauge network in the country. The BNR management was taken over by the Indian government on 1 October 1944.[2] and continued to be called by that name until 14 April 1952, when it was amalgamated with the East Indian Railway to form one of six newly carved zones of the Indian Railways: the Eastern Railway.
Re-organisation
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On 1 August 1955, the erstwhile Bengal Nagpur Railway portion was separated and a new zone, the South Eastern Railway, came into existence.[3] In July 1967, the South Eastern Railway took over the Bankura Domodar River line.
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Till April 2003, the South Eastern Railway comprised eight divisions: Kharagpur, Adra, Sambalpur, Khurda Road, Visakhapatnam, Chakradharpur, Bilaspur and Nagpur. In April 2003 two new zones were carved out from the SER. On 1 April 2003 the East Coast Railway (E.Co.R) comprising South Eastern Railway's Khurda Road, Sambalpur and Visakhapatnam divisions was dedicated to the nation; on 5 April 2003 the South East Central Railway (S.E.C.R) comprising South Eastern Railway's Nagpur and Bilaspur divisions and a new Raipur division was dedicated to the nation. On 13 April 2003 the SER reorganized Adra and Chakradharpur divisions to form the new Ranchi division.[4] The South Eastern Railway has electric multiple unit sheds in Tikiapara, Kharagpur and Panskura. Electric locomotive sheds are in Santragachi, Tatanagar, Bokaro Steel City, Rourkela, Kharagpur and Bondamunda. Diesel locomotive sheds are located in Kharagpur, Bokaro Steel City, and Bondamunda. The coach maintenance yard is in Santragachi. The South Eastern Railway has a major workshop located in Kharagpur.[5]
Administration
The administrative head of South Eastern Railway is Shri Anil Kumar Mishra, who is the present General Manager of SER. The South Eastern Railway caters to the states of West Bengal, Jharkhand and Odisha. SER also runs regular electric multiple units (EMU) services to areas adjacent to Kolkata, from Howrah to Kharagpur, Amta, Medinipur, Tatanagar, Balasore, Rourkela and Santragachi to Shalimar. It also handles major freight traffic to Kolkata and Haldia and Howrah to Digha and Mecheda to Digha
Divisions
- Adra railway division
- Kharagpur railway division
- Chakradharpur railway division
- Ranchi railway division
Gallery
- Howrah - Mumbai Mail
- Coromandel Express
- East Coast Express
- SMVT Bengaluru - Howrah Superfast Express
- Howrah – Chennai Mail
- Howrah - Pune Duronto
- Ispat Express
- Amaravati Express
- BNR House, residence of the GM of SER
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Loco sheds
- Electric Loco Shed, Tatanagar
- Electric Loco Shed, Bokaro Steel City
- Electric Loco Shed, Santragachi
- Electric Loco Shed, Rourkela
- Electric Loco Shed, Bondamunda
- Electric Loco Shed, Kharagpur
- Electric Loco Shed, Ispatnagar
- Diesel Loco Shed, Bondamunda
See also
- Howrah Station
- Eastern Railway zone
- Zones and divisions of Indian Railways
- All India Station Masters' Association (AISMA)
References
- ^ Rao, M.A. (1988). Indian Railways, New Delhi: National Book Trust, p. 28
- ^ Rao, M.A. (1988). Indian Railways, New Delhi: National Book Trust, p.37
- ^ Rao, M.A. (1988). Indian Railways, New Delhi: National Book Trust, p.43
- ^ "Major events since trifurcation (1.4.2003)". South Eastern Railway website. Archived from the original on 19 November 2005.
- ^ "History of Adra Railway Division" (PDF). Railway Board. South Eastern Railway zone. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
External links
Media related to South Eastern Railway Zone at Wikimedia Commons
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- Ministry of Railways
- Rail Bhavan
- Railway Board
organisations
- Central Organisation for Modernisation of Workshops (COFMOW)
- Central Organisation for Railway Electrification (CORE)
- Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS)
- Commission of Railway Safety (CRS)
- Container Corporation of India (CCI)
- Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCIL)
- High Speed Rail Corporation of India Limited (HSRI)
- Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC)
- Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC)
- Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation (IRSDC)
- Ircon International (IRCON)
- Konkan Railway Corporation (KRC)
- Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC)
- National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL)
- Passenger Amenities Committee (PAC)
- Rail India Technical and Economic Service (RITES)
- Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA)
- Rail Vikas Nigam (RVNL)
- RailTel
- Railway Protection Force (RPF)
- Railway Recruitment Control Board (RRCB)
- Railways Sports Promotion Board (RSPB)
- Research Design and Standards Organisation (RDSO)
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units
- Banaras Locomotive Works
- BEML Limited
- Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
- Bharat Wagon and Engineering
- Braithwaite & Co.
- Burn Standard Company
- Chittaranjan Locomotive Works
- Diesel Locomotive Factory
- Electric Locomotive Factory
- Integral Coach Factory
- Marathwada Rail Coach Factory
- Modern Coach Factory
- Patiala Locomotive Works
- Rail Coach Factory (Kapurthala)
- Rail Coach Factory (Sonipat)
- Rail Wheel Factory
- Rail Wheel Plant
- Titagarh Wagons
depots
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institutes
- Indian Railways Institute of Civil Engineering (IRICEN)
- Indian Railways Institute of Electrical Engineering (IRICEE)
- Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (IRIMEE)
- Indian Railways Institute of Signal Engineering and Telecommunications (IRISET)
- Indian Railways Track Machine Training Centre (IRTMTC)
- National Academy of Indian Railways (NAIR)
- National Rail and Transportation Institute (NRTI)
- Jagjivan Ram Railway Protection Force Academy (JRRPFA)
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