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| Zone | Abbreviation | Headquarters | Established |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Railway | CR | Mumbai (CSMT) | 05.11.1951 |
| Eastern Railway | ER | Kolkata | 14.04.1952 |
| East Central Railway | ECR | Hajipur | 01.10.2002 |
| East Coast Railway | ECoR | Bhubaneswar | 01.04.2003 |
| Northern Railway | NR | New Delhi | 14.04.1952 |
| North Central Railway | NCR | Prayagraj (Allahabad) |
| 01.04.2003 |
| North Eastern Railway | NER | Gorakhpur | 14.04.1952 |
| Northeast Frontier Railway | NFR | Guwahati (Maligaon) | 15.01.1958 |
| North Western Railway | NWR | Jaipur | 01.10.2002 |
| Southern Railway | SR | Chennai | 14.04.1951 |
| South Central Railway | SCR | Secunderabad | 02.10.1966 |
| South Eastern Railway | SER | Kolkata (Garden Reach) | 01.08.1955 |
| South East Central Railway | SECR | Bilaspur | 01.04.2003 |
| South Western Railway | SWR | Hubballi | 01.04.2003 |
| Western Railway | WR | Mumbai (Churchgate) | 05.11.1951 |
| West Central Railway | WCR | Jabalpur | 01.04.2003 |
| Metro Railway | MR | Kolkata | 31.12.2010 |
| Southern Coast Railway | SCoR | Visakhapatnam | Announced 2019 |