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Q54 (NDA-I/2017) Geography › Maps & Locations › Indian transport networks Answer Verified

The Headquarters of Eastern Railway Zone of Indian Railway is located at

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The headquarters of the Eastern Railway (ER) zone of the Indian Railways is located in Kolkata, West Bengal [2]. Specifically, the administrative office is situated at Fairlie Place [5]. The Eastern Railway zone was formed on April 14, 1952, and currently comprises four divisions: Howrah, Sealdah, Asansol, and Malda. Kolkata is unique in the Indian railway network as it serves as the headquarters for three different zones: the Eastern Railway, the South Eastern Railway, and the Metro Railway [4]. Other options provided refer to different zonal headquarters: Bhubaneswar is the headquarters for the East Coast Railway, Hajipur for the East Central Railway, and Guwahati (Maligaon) for the Northeast Frontier Railway [2].

Sources

  1. [1] INDIA PEOPLE AND ECONOMY, TEXTBOOK IN GEOGRAPHY FOR CLASS XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 7: Transport and Communication > Table 7.2 : Indian Railways: Railway Zones and Headquarters > p. 79
  2. [2] Geography of India ,Majid Husain, (McGrawHill 9th ed.) > Chapter 12: Transport, Communications and Trade > Table 12.3 > p. 15
  3. [5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Railway_zone
  4. [4] https://er.indianrailways.gov.in/TenderDetails_cpp.jsp?T_ID=6285&lang=0&id=0,3
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