Northern railway was establishe dformally in te year 1952. This Nortthern region of Indi9an Railway is till date the largest zone of Indian Railways in terms of route kilometers. It is even the largest railway zone after the Indian Railway was re structured in 16 zones.
Indian Northern railway, the largest zone of Indian Railways is divided in five divisions. Th divisions include Ambala, Delhi, Ferozpur, Lucknow and Moradabad. Previously the zone had almost 110470.43 route Kms but at present the distance is reduced to 6807.80 rute Kms.
The Northern railway region offers some of the most beautiful travel destinations to all its passengers. The route takes you to the beautiful Himalayan mopuntains, terrain, vallies as well as the beutigul gangetic plain.
Northern railway takes you to the Jammu where every year millions of pilgrim gather to pay respect to the Vaisno Devi shrine. You can also go to Srinagar, Pahalgam, Gulmarg, Kargil, Ladakh and Zanskar, te important tourist spot.
Amritsar is another important destination of Northern railway. Ludhiyana, Shimla, Chandigarh, Moradabad, Delhi, Lucknow, dehradun, Pankoghat and Haridwar are the most important places to visit in the Northern railway region.
Northern railway also plays the role of the economic lifeline of the nation. Everyday Northern railway operates 471 freight trains that carries the raw materials of different industries, food grains, fertilizers. The industries who are benefited from the freight trains include the cement industry, Iron and steel industry, bridge and Fertilizers. Thus Northern railway is a very important zone of Indian Railway.
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