Question

The administrative centre of South-Western Railway zone is located at…..
 A.Bengaluru
 B.Mangalore
 C.Hubballi
 D. None of these

Answer 1

Hint:Indian Railways divides its operation into zones, which are then divided into divisions, each division having a divisional headquarters. There are a total of 18 zones. Presently, the South Western Railway zone is divided into three divisions as Hubli, Bengaluru and Mysore.

Complete answer:
The South Western Railway zone is one of the railway zones in India which is headquartered at Hubballi (Karnataka). South Western Railway was created after carving out the routes from South Central Railways and Southern Railways in the year 2003.

The zone came upon 1 April 2003 and there are three divisions also the fourth division at Kalaburagi will come up soon.

Area Coverage:
South Western Railway (SWR) Zone covers mostly railway lines in the state of Karnataka and many parts of, and some parts of Southern Andhra Pradesh, Western parts of Dharmapuri district, Somanayakanpatti of Tirupattur district of Tamilnadu. Since 2007, the Southwestern Railway is completely Indian Gauge.

The very first railway train in India was invented in the year 1853 and ran from Bombay to Thane. All the railway zones of India is headed by the Railway Minister of India with a general manager under him
Railway Minister of India: Piyush Goyal
Current news: In an environment-friendly move Central Organization of the railway has decided to electrify 1,728 routes of SWR by 2023. The electrification will push up the speed of trains by 10-15%.

Hence, the correct answer is option (C).

Note: Important Railway Zones and their Headquarters:
I. Central Railway Zone: Mumbai
II. Western Railway Zone: Mumbai
III. Northern Railway Zone: Delhi
IV. Eastern Railway Zone: Kolkata