The Headquarter of South Eastern Railway Zones is ____.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Kolkata
The Indian railway system is divided into zones, each with its own headquarters. The South Eastern Railway has its headquarters at Kolkata; Kolkata is also the headquarters of the Eastern Railway and the Metro Railway. Allahabad and Gorakhpur are the headquarters of the North Central and North Eastern zones, and Bhubaneswar of the East Coast zone.
NCERT (2025-26): “Rail Transport … Indian Railways is the largest government undertaking in the country. The length of Indian Railways network was 67,956 km (Railway yearbook 2019-20). Its very large size puts a lot of pressure on a centralised railway management system. Thus, in India, the railway system has been divided into 17 zones.”
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