🚆 SpotGenie Fact: How Many Railway Zones Are There in India (2025)?

India runs one of the world’s largest railway systems, and its scale demands structure.
To manage over 68,000+ km of track, Indian Railways is divided into administrative units known as zones.

✅ So, how many railway zones does India have?

As of 2025, India has 19 Railway Zones.

The most recent zone to be formed is:

• South Coast Railway (SCoR), headquartered at Visakhapatnam
  (Created by reorganising parts of South Eastern Railway, East Coast Railway, and South Central Railway.)

📍 List of All 19 Railway Zones (2025)

(Alphabetical for clarity)

1. Central Railway (CR) – Mumbai
2. Eastern Railway (ER) – Kolkata
3. East Central Railway (ECR) – Hajipur
4. East Coast Railway (ECoR) – Bhubaneswar
5. North Central Railway (NCR) – Prayagraj
6. North Eastern Railway (NER) – Gorakhpur
7. Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) – Guwahati
8. Northern Railway (NR) – New Delhi
9. North Western Railway (NWR) – Jaipur
10. Southern Railway (SR) – Chennai
11. South Central Railway (SCR) – Secunderabad
12. South Eastern Railway (SER) – Kolkata
13. South East Central Railway (SECR) – Bilaspur
14. South Western Railway (SWR) – Hubballi
15. South Coast Railway (SCoR) – Visakhapatnam
16. Western Railway (WR) – Mumbai
17. West Central Railway (WCR) – Jabalpur
18. Metro Railway (MR) – Kolkata
19. Konkan Railway (KRCL) – Navi Mumbai

🧭 Why Zones Matter

Zones decentralise operations so each region can manage:

• Train schedules
• Route maintenance
• Infrastructure upgrades
• Staffing & safety
• Passenger services
• Freight movement

This structure keeps India’s vast rail ecosystem running smoothly day and night.

🚗 SpotGenie

A country with 19 railway zones, each running thousands of trains daily, shows how massive India’s transport network is.
Just like zones help manage rail operations, SpotGenie helps manage identity & communication in the road ecosystem. Smart vehicle tagging makes interactions safer, faster, and more traceable for everyone.

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