The
Indian Railways
Indian Railways (IR) is a statutory body under the ownership of Ministry of Railways, Government of India that operates India's national railway system. It manages the fourth largest national railway system in the world by size, with a tot ...
are broadly organised from functional groups within the Indian Railway Service. India's rail system is managed at a regional level since Indian Railways have divided themselves into eighteen zonal railways. Each zone, headed by a General Manager, is semi-autonomous and this creates a matrix organisation where the functional branches are under dual control viz.
* Operational Control at Zonal level
* Functional Policy & Guidance from the Railway Board
Railway Board
At the apex of the management organisation is the
Railway Board
The Ministry of Railways is a ministry in the Government of India, responsible for the country's rail transport. The ministry operates the statutory body Indian Railways, an organisation that operates as a monopoly in rail transport and is h ...
, a part of the
Ministry of Railways
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. The board is headed by a
Chairman who directly reports to the Railway Minister. The board has five other members.
The General Managers of the zonal railways and the production units report to the Board.
Zonal management
The current 18 zones of the Indian Railways are
Divisional organisation
The Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) heads the organisation at the division level. There are currently
71 divisions on the system nationwide. The divisions are primarily involved with train running but may also have locomotive sheds (repair shops for locomotives), coaching depots (repair home bases for passenger trains), and wagon depots (repair and maintenance points for freight stock).
Each division has all the functional organisations (both line and staff). The heads of these functional groups report to the DRM for administrative purposes but rely on the railway board and the zonal headquarters for policy guidelines.
Cadres
The various Group A cadres are as below:
Central Civil Services recruitment through Civil Services Examination (CSE) conducted by UPSC:
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IRTS - Indian Railway Traffic Service
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IRPS - Indian Railway Personnel Service
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IRAS
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- Indian Railway Accounts Service
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IRPFS - Indian Railway Protection Force Service
Central Engineering Services recruitment through Engineering Services Examination (ESE) conducted by UPSC:
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IRSE - Indian Railway Service (Civil) Engineers
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IRSEE
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- Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers
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IRSME - Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers
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IRSSE - Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers
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IRSS - Indian Railway Stores Service
Central Health Science Services recruitment through Combined Medical Services Examination (CMSE) conducted by UPSC:
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IRMS - Indian Railway Medical Service
See also
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Zones and divisions of Indian Railways
Indian Railways divides its operations into zones, which are further sub-divided into divisions, each having a divisional headquarters. There are a total of 19 zones (including Metro Railway, Kolkata) and 70 Divisions on Indian Railway System. E ...
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Centralised Training Institutes of the Indian Railways
The Centralised Training Institutes of the Indian Railways has eight constituent institutes. The Indian Railways is the largest civilian employer in the world at approximately 1.6 million employees. Around 12000 officers form the line and staff ...
References
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External links
* Official websites
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Metro Railway, Kolkata
organisational structure
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