Question

The headquarters of North East Railway is at _________.
A. Delhi
B. Gorakhpur
C. Lucknow
D. Kanpur

Answer 1

Hint: The headquarters of the North East Railway is located in the state of Uttar Pradesh. North East Railway has been in operation since 1952.

Complete Answer: The headquarters of the North East Railway is located in Gorakhpur which is a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh. It is one of the 18 railway zones which are present in India and it is abbreviated as NER. when it comes to the food security of the country the North East Railway plays a very important role. It is responsible for moving the loaded wagons filled with food grains, which come from the Northern division, to the Eater belt and the Northern Frontier region of the Seven Sister States.

The NortH East Railway is responsible for a large area which is spread from the wester part of Uttar Pradesh to the eastern part of Uttar Pradesh and as this region is very dense in population therefore the North East Railway runs many passenger trains especially for the economically weaker sections.

The North East Railway is divided into 3 divisions - Lucknow NER Railway Division, Varanasi Railway Division, Izzatnagar Railway Division.

When we look at the history of the North East Railway then we find that it was created by combining the following railway systems - Oudh and Tirhut Railway and Assam Railway and the Cawnpore Achhnera Railway.

Therefore the correct answer is option B.

Note: Ministry of Railways is the Ministry which is responsible for operating the national railway system of India which is the Indian Railways. When we look by size then the fourth largest railway network in the world is the Indian Railways.