Northern Railway is one amongst the nine older zones
of Indian Railways. Explore Northern Railway zone of India.
Northern Indian Railway
| Headquarters: |
Delhi |
| Divisions: |
Delhi, Ambala, Firozpur, Lucknow, Moradabad |
| Established on: |
14 April 1952 |
The Northern Railway (NR) is one amongst the nine
older zones of Indian Railways. Delhi, the capital city of India, serves
as the headquarters of Northern Railway. The whole zone is divided into
five divisions namely Delhi, Ferozpur, Ambala, Lucknow and Moradabad for
smooth administration. Northern Railway is also acknowledged to have the
largest route kilometers of track (6807 km) under its control
consistently yet after the streamlining of the railways into the new
structure of zones.
On 14 April 1952, Northern Indian Railway came into being after
amalgamation of Jodhpur Railway, Bikaner Railway, Eastern Punjab
Railway, north-west of Mughalsarai and three divisions of the East
Indian Railway. Northern Railway embraces states of Jammu and Kashmir,
Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and
Chandigarh (Union Territory) in India. Not only this, NR is also known
for operating world's largest route relay interlocking (RRI) at Delhi.
