West Central Railway zone

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West Central Railway

12-West Central Railway
Overview
Headquarters	Jabalpur
Locale	Madhya Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Rajasthan
Dates of operation	2003; 21 years ago (2003)–present
Predecessor	Central Railway zone Western Railway zone
Technical
Track gauge	Mixed
Length	2,911 km (1,809 mi)
Other
Website	www.wcr.indianrailways.gov.in

The West Central Railway (abbreviated WCR), one of the 19 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 portion in the state of Uttar Pradesh.