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28-544: The Northeast Frontier Railway (abbreviated NFR ) is one of the 19 railway zones of the Indian Railways . It is headquartered in Maligaon , Guwahati in the state of Assam , and responsible for operation and expansion of rail network all across Northeastern states and some districts of eastern Bihar and northern West Bengal . Northeast Frontier Railway is divided into 5 divisions: Each of these divisions

56-405: A General manager and are further sub-divided into divisions. Each division is headed by a Divisional Railway Manager (DRM), who are responsible for the operation and maintenance in the respective divisions. The 17 operational zones and their divisions are listed below. South Coast Railway zone is proposed to be created as the eighteenth zone, but is not yet operational as of 2023. In every zone,

84-526: A Senior Administrative Grade / Higher Administrative Grade officer, provide technical and operational support to the divisions in train operations. In 1881, the Assam Railway and Trading Company opened a metre gauge line 65 kilometres (40 mi) long from Dibrugarh to Makum . This company later started the first passenger train in Assam by the name of Dibru–Sadiya Railway . The North Eastern Railway

112-680: A US federal court of violating Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) regulations by making improper payments from its subsidiary Pioneer Friction based in Kolkata , to government officials of the Indian railway board to obtain and retain business with the Railway Board and curb taxes. On 3 May 2013, the CBI arrested then minister of railways Pawan Kumar Bansal 's nephew, Vijay Singla for accepting an alleged bribe of ₹ 9 million (US$ 110,000) from

140-536: A further member responsible for health in 1976. In 2004, the board is expanded by the introduction of two new members responsible for signalling & telecom and for stores respectively. In December 2019, the Union Cabinet decided to reduce the size of the board from eight to five. The chairman of the railway board reports to the Ministry of Railways and act on behalf of the ministry. The following report to

168-588: A special commissioner for Indian Railways to prepare a report on the administration of Indian Railways. In his report in 1903, Thomas recommended setting up of a three-member Railway Board headed by a chief commissioner. In March 1905, the railway branch of the Public Works Department was transferred to the newly established railway board under the department of commerce and industry by the Indian Railway Board Act. In 1908,

196-584: Is a ministry in the Government of India , responsible for the country's rail transport . Indian Railways is a statutory body managed by the railway board under the ownership of the ministry that operates the national railway system. The ministry along with the railway board is housed inside Rail Bhawan in New Delhi . It is headed by the Minister of Railways . With more than 1.2 million employees, it

224-422: Is an icon of this Railway. Tindharia workshop has kept 13 locomotives surviving, some of which are over 100 years old and the youngest is about 70 years old. Timeline of DHR: These are the major railway station which have large numbers of passenger frequencies and stoppages of trains in the zone. Zones and divisions of Indian Railways In March 1905, the railway branch of the Public Works Department

252-505: Is headed by a Divisional Railway Manager, a Senior Administrative Grade officer of the rank of Joint Secretary to Government of India. The departmental setup at headquarters level and divisional setup in the field assists the General Manager in running the railways. Various departments namely engineering, mechanical, electrical, signal & telecom, operations, commercial, safety, accounts, security, personal and medical are headed by

280-809: Is one of the world's largest employers. The first railway track was operational in Madras in 1837 and the first passenger train ran in Bombay in 1853. But the earlier railways were operated by private companies with the earliest being the Madras Railway established in 1845 and the Great Indian Peninsular Railway incorporated in 1849. In October 1901, the Secretary of State for India in Council appointed Thomas Robertson as

308-689: The Amingaon side of the Brahmaputra and take a ferry across to Pandu Junction from where they could resume their journey. The majority of the tracks have been converted to BG and electrification is in process starting from Katihar till Guwahati. A few of the major sections under the Northeast Frontier Railway zone are: The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway is maintained and governed under the responsibility of Katihar division. It ascends 6,850 feet (2,090 m) from New Jalpaiguri ;

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336-482: The board along with the heads of other institutions and undertakings owned by the Indian Railways. The railway board consists of a chairman , four members responsible for operations, business development, human resources, infrastructure and finance respectively. Also part of the board are four director generals responsible for human resources, health, RPF and safety respectively. The first railway budget

364-570: The climb begins at Sukna, continues uninterruptedly to Ghum (7,407 ft or 2,258 m) and descends the final 5 miles (8.0 km) to Darjeeling . After independence, India's partition resulted in the isolation of the Northeast region. Consequently, the DHR was merged into Assam Railways, it was closed for the construction of the Assam–Bengal link line and one of its extension lines to Kishanganj

392-542: The functional verticals are represented by head of departments (HODs) responsible for the respective functions in the zone. Each division has functional staff who report to the geographical divisional managers and functional HODs in a matrix organization and are tasked with the operation and maintenance of assets. Staff are classified into gazetted (Groups A and B) and non-gazetted (Groups C and D) employees with gazetted employees carrying out executive/managerial level tasks. As of March 2022, Groups A & B constitute 1.5% of

420-549: The other responsible for general administration, staff and traffic. In 1929, an additional member was added to the board and was assigned the responsibility for staff, so that the member in charge of traffic could focus solely on transport and commercial matters. In 1944, all the railway companies were taken over by the Government. In December 1950, the Central Advisory Committee for Railways approved

448-460: The plan for re-organising Indian Railways into six regional zones and re-constituting the railway board to four members with the senior-most functional member appointed the chairman of the board with no absolute over riding power. In October 1954, the chairman of the board was made responsible for decisions on technical and policy matters, with the status of a principal secretary to the Government of India with an additional member added. The board

476-603: The railway board: The organization is divided into separate functional groups of traction , engineering , traffic , rolling stock , signalling , materials , personnel , RPF , finance , health and safety . In 1944, all the railway companies in existence at the time were taken over by the Government. In December 1950, the Central Advisory Committee for Railways approved the plan for re-organizing Indian Railways into six regional zones which were divided subsequently to create newer zones. As of 2024, there are 17 operational zones of Indian Railways. The zones are headed by

504-477: The same time by some of the most arduous terrain. This difficult terrain limits the rail network expansion, and the only state with a decent rail network is Assam. The network is not broad gauge in many parts and the rail lines are antiquated with speeds at some sections being limited to a maximum of 30 km/h (19 mph). Before the Saraighat Bridge was constructed, passengers had to get down on

532-579: The set up was re-organized on the recommendations of the Railway Finance Committee (1908) by constituting the railway board headed by a president as a separate department. Pursuant to the Acworth committee's recommendations in 1921, the railway board was expanded to four members with the addition of a financial commissioner in 1924 apart from the chief commissioner, one commissioners responsible for ways and works, projects and stores and

560-752: The total workforce, while Group C & D account for 98.5%. 80% of Group-A employees are recruited through Indian Railways Management Service (IRMS) with remaining through promotions. The various Group A cadres are as below include: Group B employees are recruited by departmental promotional exams of Group C employees. Recruitment of Group C employees are through exams conducted by the Railway Recruitment Control Board (RRCB) and Group D staffs are recruited by zonal Railway Recruitment Cells (RRC). Indian Railways operates seven centralized training institutes and 295 training centers. Railway Board The Ministry of Railways

588-448: The union ministry with the directorates of traction , engineering , traffic , rolling stock , signalling , materials , personnel , RPF , finance , health and safety reporting to the board. Indian Railways is a statutory body that reports to parliament and is under the ownership of ministry of railways. Indian Railways is further divided into 18 administrative zones (17 operational), headed by general managers who report to

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616-411: Was converted to metre gauge . DHR's other extension line to Kalimpong was washed away due to floods. On reopening, the DHR was merged with North Eastern Railway in 1952 and later into Northeast Frontier Railway in 1958. The DHR achieved worldwide fame for many reasons such as: An interest in DHR all along has ensured that it continues to operate notwithstanding very heavy losses. The steam locomotive

644-484: Was expanded to four members with the addition of a financial commissioner in 1924 apart from the chief commissioner, one commissioners responsible for ways and works, projects and stores and the other responsible for general administration, staff and traffic. In 1929, an additional member was added to the board and was assigned the responsibility for staff, so that the member in charge of traffic could focus solely on transport and commercial matters. In 1950,the railway board

672-485: Was expanded with an additional member responsible for electrical engineering in 1972 and a further member responsible for health in 1976. In 2004, the board is expanded by the introduction of two new members responsible for signalling & telecom and for stores respectively. In December 2019, the Union Cabinet decided to reduce the size of the board from eight to five. The ministry has a union minister and one or more ministers of state . The railway board reports to

700-471: Was formed on 14 April 1952 by amalgamating two railway systems: the Assam Railway and Oudh and Tirhut Railway . Later, it was bifurcated into two railway zones on 15 January 1958, the North Eastern Railway and the Northeast Frontier Railway. to better serve the needs of the northeastern states. The area of Northeast Frontier Railway operations is characterized by exceptional beauty and at

728-481: Was presented in 1924. Since then, Railway budget was presented as a standalone budget every year before the union budget till 2016. The last Railway Budget was presented on 25 February 2016 and on 21 September 2016, Government of India approved merger of the rail and general budgets from 2017. The railway budget is estimated to be ₹ 264,600 crore (US$ 32 billion) for the financial year 2023–24. On 14 February 2008, Westinghouse Air Brake , admitted to

756-464: Was re-constituted to four members with the senior-most functional member appointed the chairman of the board with no absolute over riding power. In October 1954, the chairman of the board was made responsible for decisions on technical and policy matters, with the status of a principal secretary to the Government of India with an additional member added. The board was expanded with an additional member responsible for electrical engineering in 1972 and

784-464: Was transferred to the newly established railway board under the department of commerce and industry by the Indian Railway Board Act. In 1908, the set up was re-organized on the recommendations of the Railway Finance Committee (1908) by constituting the Railway Board headed by a president as a separate department. Pursuant to the Acworth committee's recommendations in 1921, the railway board

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