Western Railway zone

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The Western Railway zone is one of the major zones of Indian Railways, overseeing rail operations across parts of western India including the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative division of Indian Railways
railway zone
abbreviation WR
country India
dateFormed 1951
electrificationStatus largely electrified
formedByMergerOf Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway
Jaipur State Railway (parts)
Agra–Bandikui–Jaipur line
surface form: Rajputana Railway (parts)

Saurashtra Railway
other princely state railways in western India
gauge broad gauge
hasDivision Ahmedabad railway division
Bhavnagar railway division
Mumbai Central railway division
Rajkot railway division
Ratlam railway division
Vadodara railway division
headquarters Churchgate, Mumbai
Mumbai
headquartersBuilding Western Railway Headquarters Building
languageOfOperation English
Hindi
regional languages of western India
majorTerminus Ahmedabad Junction railway station
surface form: Ahmedabad Junction

Bandra Terminus
Bhavnagar Terminus
Mumbai Central
Rajkot Junction railway station
surface form: Rajkot Junction

Surat
Vadodara Junction
managesInfrastructure railway stations in its jurisdiction
railway tracks in parts of western India
notableRoute Delhi–Mumbai (via Ratlam) trunk route
Mumbai–Ahmedabad–Delhi main line
surface form: Mumbai–Ahmedabad corridor

Mumbai–Surat–Vadodara–Ahmedabad main line
operatesService Mumbai Suburban Railway
surface form: Mumbai Suburban Railway (Western line)

freight trains
long-distance passenger trains
operatorType government-owned railway operator
parentOrganization Ministry of Railways (India)
surface form: Ministry of Railways, Government of India
partOf Indian Railways
servesRegion Gujarat
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Rajasthan (parts)
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
surface form: Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (parts)
trackGauge 1676 mm
zoneNumber 6

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Ahmedabad–Gandhinagar line operator Western Railway zone
Ahmedabad–Vadodara line partOf Western Railway zone
Ahmedabad–Vadodara line partOf Western Railway zone
this entity surface form: Western Railway network
Ahmedabad–Vadodara line isKeyCorridorFor Western Railway zone
Ahmedabad–Rajkot line partOf Western Railway zone
Ahmedabad–Bhavnagar line operator Western Railway zone
Churchgate, Mumbai operatedBy Western Railway zone
subject surface form: Churchgate railway station