South East Central Railway zone

South East Central Railway

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Overview
Headquarters	Bilaspur Junction
Locale	Chhattisgarh Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Odisha
Dates of operation	2003 (2003)–
Predecessor	South Eastern Railway Zone
Technical
Track gauge	Broad Gauge, Narrow Gauge
Electrification	Yes
Other
Website	www.secr.indianrailways.gov.in

The South East Central Railway (abbreviated SECR) is one of the eighteen Railway Zones in India. The Zone Office is headquartered at Bilaspur and comprises the Bilaspur, Nagpur and Raipur Division.

History

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.

Divisions

• Bilaspur railway division
• Raipur railway division
• Nagpur SEC railway division

Infrastructure

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), Bhandara Road (BRD), Dongargarh (DGG), Rajnandgaon (RJN), Durg Junction railway station (DURG), Bhilai Power House railway station (BPHB), Bhilai (BIA), Raipur (R), Bhatapara (BYT), Tilda (TLD), Bilaspur (BSP), Gevra Road (GAD), Champa (CPH), Raigarh (RIG), and Anuppur (APR), all of which lie on the Mumbai-Howrah and Mumbai-Katni-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.

Loco sheds

• Electric Loco Shed, Bhilai
• Electric Loco Shed, Bilaspur
• Electric & Diesel Loco Shed, Raipur
• Diesel Loco Shed, Motibagh (Nagpur)

See also

• Zones and divisions of Indian Railways
• All India Station Masters' Association (AISMA)

External links

• www.secr.indianrailways.gov.in