South Central Railway

Railway Division in South Central Railway

South Central Railway (SCR) was formed on 02-October-1966 when Hubli and Vijayawada Divisions of Southern Railway and Sholapur and Secunderabad Divisions of Central Railway were carved out and merged into a new Zone. Subsequently, Guntakal Division of Southern Railway was merged with South Central Railway on 02-Oct-1977 and Sholapur Division was remerged with Central Railway.

Secunderabad Division was split into two Divisions viz. Secunderabad and Hyderabad on 17-Feb-1978. Following re-organisation of zones and Divisions with effect from 01-04-2003, two new Divisions viz., Guntur and Nanded were operationalised duly transferring Hubli Division to newly formed South Western Railway.

Facts about South Central Railway (SCR)

Headquarters: Secunderabad
Location: Secunderabad Railway Station
Length: 5803
Area Covered: Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Telangana
Predecessor: Southern Railways
Track gauge: Mixed
Dates of established: 02-Oct-1996
Dates of operation: 02-Oct-1996
Website: http://www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in/

Railway Zones

• Central Railway
• East Central Railway
• East Coast Railway
• Eastern Railway
• Konkan Railway
• North Central Railway
• North Eastern Railway
• North Western Railway
• Northeast Frontier Railway
• Northern Railway
• South Central Railway
• South Coast Railway
• South East Central Railway
• South Eastern Railway
• South Western Railway
• Southern Railway
• West Central Railway
• Western Railway