The West Central Railway (abbreviated WCR), one of the 19 zones of the

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, came into existence on 1 April 2003. It is headquartered at

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. It was created by taking away two divisions namely

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division and

division from central railways and one division namely Kota division from

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. The WCR zone provides rail route coverage to the west central region of

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. Most of its route is in the states of

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and

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with a very little portion in the state of

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History

On 1 April 2003, the West Central Railway was reconstituted from parts of Central Railway and Western Railway by allocating

and

divisions of the Central Railway zone (CR) and the reorganized of the

(WR) to WCR.

Jurisdiction

The zone serves eastern & central

, southern

, and northeastern

state. It contains the Tuglakabad (TKD) locomotive shed, which belongs to Kota Division of WCR but is situated in the Northern Railways territory. WCR meets Northern Railway at

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, Western Railway at Nagda, North Western Railway at Chittorgarh, Central Railway at Khandwa and Itarsi, North Central Railway at Bina and Manikpur, South East Central Railway at Katni and East Central Railway at Singaroli stations.

Divisions

There are 3 divisions in West Central Railway zone; * Jabalpur railway division * Bhopal railway division * Kota railway division

Loco sheds

There are five loco sheds in WCR. * Electric Loco Shed, Tughlakabad * Electric Loco Shed, Itarsi * Diesel Loco Shed, New Katni Junction * Electric Loco Shed, New Katni Junction * Diesel Loco Shed, Itarsi

Tourist places

The following places of tourist interest are located on the rail route of WCR: * Bandhavgarh National Park, * Bhojpur, * Ranthambore National Park, * Bharatpur, *

, * Sanchi, * Bhimbaithka, *

Kanha National Park Kanha Tiger Reserve, also known as Kanha–Kisli National Park, is one of the tiger reserves of India and the largest National park of India, national park of the state of Madhya Pradesh. It covers an area of in the two districts Mandla and Ba ...

, * Shivpuri National Park, *

, * Kota, * Vidisha, * Bundi, * Pachmarhi, * Pench Tiger Reserve, * Panna National Park and * Maihar

References

External links

West Central Railway System Map

West Central Railway website
West Central Railway zone W 2003 establishments in India {{India-rail-transport-stub