East Central Hajipur
Northern New Delhi
North Central Prayagraj
North Eastern Gorakhpur
Northeast Frontier Maligaon (Guwahati)
North Western Jaipur
Southern Chennai
South Central Secunderabad
South Eastern Kolkata
South East Central Railway Bilaspur
South Western Railway Hubli
Western Mumbai
West Central Railway Jabalpur
Metro Railway Kolkata
The main objectives of railways planning have been to develop the transport infrastructure
to carry the projected quantum of traffic and meet the developmental needs of the economy.
Since the inception of the planned era in 1950-51, Indian Railways have implemented nine five-
year plans, apart from annual plans in some years. During the Plans, emphasis was laid on a
comprehensive programme of system modernization. With capacity being, stretched to its limits,
investments of cost-effective technological changes become inescapable in order to meet the
ever-increasing demand for rail transport. Along with the major thrust directed towards
rehabilitation of assets, technological changes and upgradation of standards were initiated in
important areas of track, locomotives, passenger coaches, wagon bogie designs, signalling and
telecommunication.
Relevant Website: www.indianrailways.gov.in
Central Public Sector Enterprises
There are thirteen undertakings under the administrative control of the Ministry of
Railways, viz., (i) RITES Ltd., (ii) IRCON International Limited, (iii) Indian Railway Finance
Corporation Limited (IRFC), (iv) Container Corporation of India Limited (CONCOR), (v)
Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL), (vi) Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation
Limited (MRVC) (vii) Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation Ltd. (IRCTC), (viii)
Railtel Corporation of India Ltd. (Rail Tel), (ix) Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. (RVNL), (x) Dedicated
Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL), (xi) Bharat Wagon and Engineering
Co. Ltd. (BWEL), (xii) Burn Standard Company Limited (BSCL) and (xiii) Braithwaite and
Company Limited (BCL).
Research and Development
The Research Design and Standards Organization (RDSO) at Lucknow is the R&D wing of