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North Central Railway |
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The formation of North Central Railway dates back to April 1st 2003. The headquarters of North Central Railway is at Allahabad and the present network extends over a large area of North Central India. This covers the states of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Haryana. The North Central Railway is one of the sixteen railway zones in India. The three divisions of North Central Railway include Allahabad and Jhansi Divisions of the erstwhile Northern and Central Railways, and a new Division Agra formed from sections of the then four Zonal Railways.
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The activity centers in the jurisdiction of North Central Railway include Workshops, Loco sheds, and Training institutes have also been made integral parts of the new Zonal set up. The connectivity provided by North Central Railway includes the traditional as well as ancient heritage. North Central Railway is in process of developing tourist-friendly
ambience and amenities both for foreign as well as local tourists. NCR remained closely associated with celebrations organized by the State Govt. of U.P. in connection with 350 years of the Taj monument.
On the freight side of North Central Railway the railway constitutes less than 5% of Indian Railway Network, ferries nearly 16% of the total traffic across its trunk routes. The mix of traffic here include power house coal, steel, cement, petroleum products, fertilizer, containers and food grains under public distribution system, maintaining vital supply chain for the crucial industrial sectors of the country. It is regarded as the “Workhorse of Indian Railways”. The total route kilometers at North Central Railway are 3062. Ghaziabad-Mugal Sarai and Palwal-Agra-Bina are the two heavy densities over saturated electrified sections of North Central Railway.
Fuel (Electricity and Diesel) constitutes the second largest component of North Central Railway’s working expenses. NCR pays around Rs 520 crores for electric traction, Rs. 170 crores for diesel traction, Rs. 45 crores for non-traction electric purposes, which are around 22%, 7% and 2% of total working expenses.
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