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{{Infobox rail<br />
| railroad_name = West Central Railway<br />
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| system_map = Indianrailwayzones-numbered.png<br />
| map_caption = 12-West Central Railway<br />
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| locale = *[[Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
*[[Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
*[[Rajasthan]] <br />
| start_year = {{start date and age|2003}}<br />
| end_year =present <br />
| predecessor_line = [[Central Railway zone]]<br />[[Western Railway zone]]<br />
| successor_line = <br />
| gauge = Mixed<br />
| old_gauge =<br />
| electrification = <br />
| length = {{cvt|2911|km}}<br />
| hq_city = [[Jabalpur Junction railway station|Jabalpur]]<br />
| website = {{URL|http://www.wcr.indianrailways.gov.in/}}<br />
}}<br />
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The '''West Central Railway''' (abbreviated '''WCR'''), one of the 18 [[Zones and divisions of Indian Railways|zones]] of the [[Indian Railways]], came into existence on 1 April 2003. It is headquartered at [[Jabalpur]]. It was created by taking away two divisions namely Bhopal division and Jabalpur division from central railways and one division namely Kota division from western railway. The WCR zone provides rail route coverage to the west central region of India. Most of its route is in the states of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan with a very little porion in the state of Utter Pradesh.<br />
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==History==<br />
On 1st April 2003, the West Central Railway was reconstituted from parts of Central Railway and Western Railway by allocating [[Jabalpur]] and [[Bhopal]] divisions of the [[Central Railway zone]] (CR) and the reorganized {{rwd|Kota}} of the [[Western Railway zone]] (WR) to WCR.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://pib.nic.in/archieve/lreleng/lyr2003/rmar2003/31032003/r310320031.html|title=New Railway zones to be functional from April 1|publisher=Press Information Bureau, Government of India|date=31 March 2003}}</ref><br />
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==Jurisdiction==<br />
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The zone serves eastern & central [[Madhya Pradesh]], southern [[Uttar Pradesh]], and northeastern [[Rajasthan]] state. It contains the Tuglakabad (TKD) locomotive shed, which belongs to Kota Division of WCR but is situated in the Northern Railways territory.<ref>{{cite web |title=West Central Railway |url=https://wcr.indianrailways.gov.in/ |website=wcr.indianrailways.gov.in |publisher=Indian Railways |access-date=17 March 2021}}</ref> WCR meets Northern Railway at Mathura, Western Railway at Nagda, North Western Railway at Chittorgarh, Central Railway at Khandwa and Itarsi, North Central Railway at Bina and Manikpur, South East Central Railway at Katni and East Central Railway at Singaroli stations.<ref>{{cite web |title=West Central Railway |url=https://wcr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,291 |website=wcr.indianrailways.gov.in |publisher=Indian Railways |access-date=18 March 2021}}</ref><br />
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==Divisions==<br />
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There are 3 divisions in West Central Railway zone;<br />
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* [[Jabalpur railway division]]<br />
* [[Bhopal railway division]]<br />
* [[Kota railway division]]<br />
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==Loco sheds==<br />
There are five loco sheds in WCR.<br />
* [[Electric Loco Shed, Tuglakabad|Electric Loco Shed, Tughlakabad]]<br />
* [[Electric Loco Shed, Itarsi]]<br />
* Electric Loco Shed, New Katni Junction (NKJ)<br />
* Diesel Loco Shed, New Katni Junction (NKJ)<br />
* Diesel Loco Shed, Itarsi<br />
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==Tourist Places==<br />
The following places of tourist interest are located on the rail route of WCR:<br />
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[[Bandhavgarh National Park]], [[Bhojpur, Madhya Pradesh|Bhojpur]], [[Ranthambore National Park]], [[Bharatpur, Rajasthan|Bharatpur]], [[Jabalpur]], [[Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh|Sanchi]], [[Bhimbaithka]], [[Kanha National Park]], [[Shivpuri National Park]], [[Bhopal]], [[Kota, Rajasthan|Kota]], [[Vidisha district|Vidisha]], [[Bundi]], [[Pachmarhi]], [[Pench Tiger Reserve]], [[Panna National Park]], and [[Maihar]]<br />
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==See also==<br />
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* [[All India Station Masters' Association (AISMA)]]<br />
* [[Rail transport in Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.wcr.indianrailways.gov.in/ West Central Railway website]<br />
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{{Indian Railways}}<br />
{{Railways in Western India}}<br />
{{Railways in Central India}}<br />
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[[Category:Zones of Indian Railways|W]]<br />
[[Category:2003 establishments in India]]<br />
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