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Overview | |
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Headquarters | Rail Soudha, Gadag Road Hubballi Karnataka |
Locale | Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra |
Dates of operation | 2003 | –
Predecessor | Southern Railway zone South Central Railway zone Central Railway zone |
Technical | |
Track gauge | Broad gauge (1676mm, 5'6") |
Previous gauge | Meter gauge |
Electrification | 1,233 kilometres (766 mi) |
Length | 3,566 kilometres (2,216 mi) |
Other | |
Website | www |
The South Western Railway (SWR) is one of the 19 railway zones of Indian Railways, headquartered at Hubballi in the Indian state of Karnataka.[1] SWR was created from carving out the routes from Southern Railways, South Central Railways and Central Railways in 2003.