{"id":52372,"date":"2024-04-15T23:38:24","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T23:38:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=52372"},"modified":"2024-04-15T23:38:24","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T23:38:24","slug":"the-headquarters-of-northern-railway-is-at","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-headquarters-of-northern-railway-is-at\/","title":{"rendered":"The headquarters of Northern Railway is at"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;New Delhi&#8221; option2=&#8221;Guwahati&#8221; option3=&#8221;Gorakhpur&#8221; option4=&#8221;Mumbai (CST)&#8221; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is A. New Delhi.<\/p>\n<p>The Northern Railway is one of the 17 railway zones of Indian Railways. It is headquartered in New Delhi, India. The Northern Railway zone is the largest railway zone in India, with a total route length of 6,321 kilometers (3,931 mi). It operates in the states of Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Chandigarh.<\/p>\n<p>The Northern Railway zone was formed on 1 April 1952, with the merger of the Delhi Railway Division, the Ambala Railway Division, the Lucknow Railway Division, and the Allahabad Railway Division. The zone has its headquarters at Rail Bhawan, New Delhi.<\/p>\n<p>The Northern Railway zone is responsible for the operation of over 5,000 trains, including passenger trains, freight trains, and mail trains. The zone also operates a number of railway stations, including the New Delhi Railway Station, the Old Delhi Railway Station, the Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station, and the Anand Vihar Railway Station.<\/p>\n<p>The Northern Railway zone is a major employer in India, with over 1.5 million employees. The zone is also a major contributor to the Indian economy, with a turnover of over \u00e2\u0082\u00b91 trillion (US$13 billion) annually.<\/p>\n<p>The Northern Railway zone has a long and rich history. The first railway line in India was opened in 1853, between Howrah and Sealdah in West Bengal. The Northern Railway zone was formed in 1952, with the merger of four railway divisions. The zone has played a major role in the development of India, and continues to be a vital part of the Indian economy.<\/p>\n<p>The other options are incorrect because:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Option B, Guwahati, is the headquarters of the Northeast Frontier Railway.<\/li>\n<li>Option C, Gorakhpur, is the headquarters of the North Eastern Railway.<\/li>\n<li>Option D, Mumbai (CST), is the headquarters of the Central Railway.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;New Delhi&#8221; option2=&#8221;Guwahati&#8221; option3=&#8221;Gorakhpur&#8221; option4=&#8221;Mumbai (CST)&#8221; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[693],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52372","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-indian-railway","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The headquarters of Northern Railway is at<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-headquarters-of-northern-railway-is-at\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The headquarters of Northern Railway is at\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;New Delhi&#8221; 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