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{{Infobox rail<br />
| railroad_name = South East Central Railway<br />
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| system_map = Indianrailwayzones-numbered.png<br />
| map_caption = 14-South East Central Railways<br />
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| map_size = 250px <br />
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| locale = [[Chhattisgarh]]<br /> [[Madhya Pradesh]]<br /> [[Maharashtra]]<br /> [[Odisha]]<br /> <!-- Alphabetical order --><br />
| start_year = {{start date and age|2003}}<br />
| end_year = <br />
| predecessor_line = [[South Eastern Railway Zone]]<br />
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| gauge = Broad Gauge, Narrow Gauge <br />
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| electrification = Yes <br />
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| hq_city = {{rws|Bilaspur Junction}}<br />
| website = {{URL|http://www.secr.indianrailways.gov.in/}}<br />
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The '''South East Central Railway''' (abbreviated '''SECR''') is one of the eighteen [[Indian Railways|Railway Zones]] in [[India]]. The Zone Office is headquartered at [[Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh|Bilaspur]] and comprises the Bilaspur, [[Nagpur]] and [[Raipur]] Division.<br />
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==History==<br />
This Zone was formerly part of the South Eastern Railway. It was inaugurated on 20 September 1998 and dedicated to the nation on 1 April 2003.<br />
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==Divisions==<br />
* [[Bilaspur railway division]]<br />
* [[Raipur railway division]]<br />
* [[Nagpur SEC railway division]]<br />
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==Infrastructure==<br />
Bilaspur Railway Station is a regional hub for the system. It is the busiest junction in [[Chhattisgarh]] and the fourth-busiest in [[Central India]]. The zone's major stations are [[Itwari railway station]] (ITR), [[Gondia]] (G), {{rws|Bhandara Road}} (BRD), [[Dongargarh]] (DGG), [[Rajnandgaon]] (RJN), [[Durg Junction railway station]] (DURG), [[Bhilai Power House railway station]] (BPHB), [[Bhilai railway station|Bhilai]] (BIA), [[Raipur]] (R), [[Bhatapara railway station|Bhatapara]] (BYT), [[Tilda Newra|Tilda]] (TLD), [[Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh|Bilaspur]] (BSP), [[Gevra Road railway station|Gevra Road]] (GAD), [[Champa]] (CPH), [[Raigarh]] (RIG), and [[Anuppur]] (APR), all of which lie on the Mumbai-Howrah and Mumbai-[[Katni]]-[[Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh|Bilaspur]] main lines. Bilaspur, Gondia, Durg and Raipur are the zone's major junctions. By 2007, SECR had added a third rail line between [[Durg]] and [[Raigarh]], And a tender has been passed in October 2019 to add the fourth line between [[Raigarh]] and [[Durg]] due to the heavy freight contranment.<br />
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==Loco sheds==<br />
* [[Electric Loco Shed, Bhilai]]<br />
* Electric Loco Shed, Bilaspur<br />
* Diesel Loco Shed, Raipur<br />
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==See also==<br />
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* [[Zones and divisions of Indian Railways]]<br />
* [[All India Station Masters' Association (AISMA)]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{Official website|http://www.secr.indianrailways.gov.in/}}<br />
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{{Indian Railways}}<br />
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[[Category:Zones of Indian Railways]]<br />
[[Category:South East Central Railway Zone| ]]<br />
[[Category:2003 establishments in India]]<br />
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