Indian Railways – Historical Railway Companies Abbreviations
|
S.No. |
Abbreviation |
Full Form |
|
1 |
ADCR |
Agra–Delhi Chord Railway |
|
2 |
BAR |
Bengal Assam Railway |
|
3 |
BCR |
Bengal Central Railway |
|
4 |
BDR |
Bankura Damodar Railway |
|
5 |
BDR |
Bengal Dooars Railway |
|
6 |
BB&CI |
Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway |
|
7 |
BNR |
Bengal Nagpur Railway |
|
8 |
EBR |
East Bengal Railway |
|
9 |
EBSR |
East Bengal State Railway |
|
10 |
EIR |
East Indian Railway |
|
11 |
GIPR |
Great Indian Peninsula Railway |
|
12 |
JSR |
Jodhpur State Railway |
|
13 |
JBR |
Jodhpur–Bikaner Railway |
|
14 |
MSR |
Mysore State Railway |
|
15 |
NMR |
Nilgiri Mountain Railway |
|
16 |
NSR |
Nizam's State Railway |
|
17 |
OTR |
Oudh and Tirhut Railway |
|
18 |
SSLR |
Shahdara–Saharanpur Light Railway |
|
19 |
SSR |
Sangli State Railway |
|
20 |
SSR |
Scindia State Railway |
|
21 |
TBLR |
Tezpur–Balipara Light Railway |
|
22 |
WCSR |
Wardha Coal State Railway |
|
23 |
WIPR |
West of India Portuguese Railway |
|
24 |
IR |
Indian Railways |
Indian Railways – Zone Abbreviations
|
S.No. |
Abbreviation |
Zone Name |
Headquarters |
|
1 |
CR |
Central Railway |
Mumbai |
|
2 |
ECR |
East Central Railway |
Hajipur |
|
3 |
ECoR |
East Coast Railway |
Bhubaneswar |
|
4 |
ER |
Eastern Railway |
Kolkata |
|
5 |
NCR |
North Central Railway |
Prayagraj |
|
6 |
NER |
North Eastern Railway |
Gorakhpur |
|
7 |
NFR |
Northeast Frontier Railway |
Maligaon (Guwahati) |
|
8 |
NR |
Northern Railway |
New Delhi |
|
9 |
NWR |
North Western Railway |
Jaipur |
|
10 |
SCR |
South Central Railway |
Secunderabad |
|
11 |
SECR |
South East Central Railway |
Bilaspur |
|
12 |
SER |
South Eastern Railway |
Kolkata |
|
13 |
SR |
Southern Railway |
Chennai |
|
14 |
SWR |
South Western Railway |
Hubballi |
|
15 |
WCR |
West Central Railway |
Jabalpur |
|
16 |
WR |
Western Railway |
Mumbai |
|
17 |
ECOR |
East Coast Railway (Alternate Official Capitalization:
ECoR) |
Bhubaneswar |
|
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|
18 |
SCoR |
South Coast Railway |
Visakhapatnam |
