tuhin4u (Unstopable Lover + Mariana World DIAMOND member): The Second World War severely crippled the railways. Starting 1939, about 40% of the rolling stock including locomotives and coaches was taken to the Middle East, the railways workshops were converted to ammunitions workshops and many railway tracks were dismantled to help the Allies in the war. By 1946, all rail systems had been taken over by the government. *
27-11-14 - 09:36:17

tuhin4u (Unstopable Lover + Mariana World DIAMOND member): On 23 April 2014, Indian Railways introduced a mobile app system to track train schedules. *
27-11-14 - 09:38:10

tuhin4u (Unstopable Lover + Mariana World DIAMOND member): Indian Railways is divided into several zones, which are further sub-divided into divisions. The number of zones in Indian Railways increased from six to eight in 1951, nine in 1952 and sixteen in 2003 and now seventeen. Each zonal railway is made up of a certain number of divisions, each having a divisional headquarters. There are a total of sixty-eight divisions. *
27-11-14 - 09:40:09

tuhin4u (Unstopable Lover + Mariana World DIAMOND member): Each of the seventeen zones is headed by a general manager who reports directly to the Railway Board. The zones are further divided into divisions under the control of divisional railway managers (DRM). *
27-11-14 - 09:41:43

tuhin4u (Unstopable Lover + Mariana World DIAMOND member): The divisional officers of engineering, mechanical, electrical, signal and telecommunication, accounts, personnel, operating, commercial, security and safety branches report to the respective Divisional Manager and are in charge of operation and maintenance of assets. Further down the hierarchy tree are the station masters who control individual stations and the train movement through the track territory under their stations' administration. *
27-11-14 - 09:42:26